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Ice vs. heat: A Mercy Medical Center surgeon's guidance on treating back pain
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (70+ words) DOCTOR. ACHES AND PAINS COME WITH AGING, BUT BACK PAIN, BOY, IT CAN REALLY TAKE YOU DOWN. JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE ON WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP IS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR MAXIM ... Search location by…...
How to treat painful labral tears before surgery is needed
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) Labral tears may be more common in women and there are several reasons why. Injuring the labrum " a rim of cartilage around the shoulder socket that stabilizes the joint " can be extremely painful. Dr. Gregory Gasbarro, an orthopedic surgeon at…...
Mercy Medical Center: Aging and shoulder pain in women
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (47+ words) Mercy Medical Center: Aging and shoulder pain in women'WBAL-TV Search location by ZIP code Mercy Medical Center: Aging and shoulder injuries in women Physician's Assistant Catherine Novotny from Mercy Medical Center explains how aging, lifestyle, and metabolic changes all can…...
Mercy Medical Center: Surgeon explains why the rate of ACL tears in women is rising
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (59+ words) Mercy Medical Center: Surgeon explains why the rate of ACL tears in women is rising'WBAL-TV Search location by ZIP code Mercy Medical Center: Why the rate of ACL tears in women is rising Mercy Medical Center surgeon Dr. John-Paul Rue…...
Woman's Doctor: ACL tears, injuries increasingly common in women | Here's why
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (459+ words) An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament can end seasons for athletes " and these injuries are increasing in women. Byers Martin, 16, enjoys being a high school athlete, but she suffered an injury in the summer of 2023. "I was at my…...
11 TV Hill: OBGYN's perspective on Tylenol during pregnancy
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (127+ words) Tylenol is one of the most common pain relievers recommended to pregnant women, but the White House wants that to change over concerns the drug may be linked to autism. Some experts, though, dispute the link. While the president's announcement…...
Women often suffer from worse back issues than men
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (423+ words) Aches and pains come with aging, but back pain can really be debilitating " especially for women. There are certain back conditions that women are more prone to experience than men. Lynda Lovette's pain was so debilitating, she couldn't sleep. The…...
Study examines necessity of opioids for post-surgery pain management
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (304+ words) Researchers find educating patients before surgery resulted in better outcomes related to opioid use The opioid epidemic in the U.S. affects millions of lives, and experts know the addiction often starts after opioids are prescribed for post-surgery pain. Researchers at the…...
20-year-old graduates from Boston hospital with new prosthetic hand
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (278+ words) A special graduation in Boston on Wednesday " a patient of Shriners Children's Boston for the past seven years is heading back home to Honduras with a new prosthetic hand. Juan Diego, 20, is in his newborn era " touching, grabbing, just about…...
The Woman's Doctor: Tips on dealing with frozen shoulder
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (158+ words) In this Women's Doctor interview, we discuss how shoulder injuries can be debilitating. There are certain shoulder injuries that doctors see more often in women than in men. Mercy Medical Center Dr. Gregory Gasbarro said one of those injuries is…...