Have you ever felt like you brain was acting slow… you were just not thinking clearly. You may have pondered, “I wish my brain would work better” or, “I wish I had more brain cells”? Well, turns out, at one point you did have more brain cells… they just died off. During the early stages…
A brain MRI is a way to take a picture of your brain without using ionizing radiation. It uses magnetic fields and radiofrequency pulses to produce a very detailed picture. It is crucial for the diagnosis of many neurologic conditions. The average MRI brain scan takes about 30-60 minutes to complete. To obtain the images,…
John Madden would have called it a “double doink”. Last year the Chicago Bears’ Cody Parkey missed a potentially game-winning field goal against the Eagles, in one of their more promising seasons of recent years. But Bears fans found quick salvation in their 2019 kicker, Eddy Pineiro, who was 100% in extra points and field…
Those MIT guys are at it again… Now that they’re banned from blackjack and casinos, they’ve redirected their time to research brain vascular problems… in more minimally invasive ways than ever before. Aneurysms and stroke have long been challenging conditions for neurologists and neurosurgeons to treat. Both arise from blood vessel problems in the brain.…
When evaluating a patient, providers need to know exactly where the pain starts and potentially radiates in the body. The components of a pain history are location, quality, intensity, aggravating and alleviating factors. The most basic is location. Cervical Neck pain very often is midline in the neck or slightly lateralized to the muscles on…
The United States has the largest number of stem cell clinics in the world. For anywhere between $2,500 to upwards of $20,000 cash, anyone can have stem cells injected in their spine. Most clinics offering this therapy advertise the regenerative nature of their procedure. “…industry-leading experience”, “… published research”, “… specialized training”. I’ve personally heard…
Many of us watching Monday Night Football, Raiders versus the Broncos, saw the concerning injury to Raider’s cornerback Gareon Conley. While attempting to tackle Bronco’s Royce Freeman, the Raider’s safety, Abram, caught the top of Conley’s helmet with his leg, producing sudden axial compression and flexion. One of the most dangerous compression/ flexion injuries to…
These days there are phone apps for dating, banking, travel booking, ordering food… you name it. As a physician, I can even find apps to help me with medication dosing and interactions, or medical information. In the European Union and United Kingdom, Kaia Health recently created a “back pain app”, which offers video exercises with…
It has recently been purported that other civilized nations have better healthcare than the United States. If we were to adopt systems similar to Canada or Europe, then our care would be cheaper, faster and better. Canada and some European countries have tax-subsidized healthcare. Legal residents, but no illegal immigrants, obtain “free” healthcare. But by…
Dye your hair… get a piercing… get a tattoo? A recent article published in Plos ONE, August 2019, describes 3 different adolescent male skeletons found in Croatia from the Great Migration Period. What is most interesting is that one is thought to be from West Eurasia, one from East Asia, and one Near Eastern. So…