Anyone who has been my patient knows I have a lot of recommendations for those of us over 60. Here are a couple of them from this article in Eat [ … ]
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Prevent Falls
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See what I had to say in this brief article about a simple exercise you can do to prevent falls. And if you don’t fall, you’re much less likely to [ … ]
Prevent Arthritis
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Check out what I had to say about this important subject. We have very little control over whether or not we develop arthritis. About the only two things you can [ … ]
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RESPECT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU
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As Austin continues to grow, it seems there are more and more traffic jams. Traffic jams at odd hours: 5:45AM on a weekday, 2:00PM on a Saturday afternoon. Now I [ … ]
RESPECT THE KEYBOARD
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RESPECT THE KEYBOARD If you type on any regular basis, you should drop your keyboard down below desk or table height. Today I saw two patients in my office who were [ … ]
RESPECT THE KNIFE
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It would generally go without saying, that we all should respect the knife, but really, a surprising number of people don’t. And they become…”patients.” People who carry knives regularly always [ … ]
Obesity and the Orthopedic Community
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See what I had to say in this article from Becker’s Spine Review.
RESPECT YOUR PINKY TOE
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Last week I saw two pinky toe fractures (attached to patients of course). I estimate that I see at least one broken or dislocated pinky toe a month, sometimes more. If [ … ]
RESPECT THE GROCERY STORE FLOOR
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Fall precautions are dear to my heart because I see so many injuries due to falls. We need to stay off the ground. When we go to ground we often [ … ]
RESPECT THE LUGGAGE CAROUSEL
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This is a danger zone, kind of like the sidelines at an NFL football game. You have to keep your eyes open at all times. You have to position yourself [ … ]
RESPECT THE PURSE
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I’m sure I’m not going to get anywhere with this one. But look, I have to try. Purses are bad for your health. You never know which one of you [ … ]
Dr. Barbara Bergin
I’m Barbara Bergin, an orthopedic surgeon from Austin, Texas. I’m not originally from these parts though. I was born in the Bronx! That surprises everyone who knows me because I have a pretty thick Texas accent, which I developed sometime after becoming a cowgirl. It’s the horses. But the New York accent got tempered a little during the time I spent in Kansas City too. As all of us who were not born in Texas say…”I got here as fast as I could.”
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Dr. Bergin's Posts On 1010 Park Place
Dr. Bergin is a regular contributor to another great blog - 1010 Park Place. Below you'll find a few selected posts that Dr. Bergin wrote.
Important Concepts
Over the years, Dr. Bergin has written about some important concepts to understand about the human body.