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TV Interviews
Back-to-School: Heavy Backpacks Hazardous to Your Child’s Health?
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Check out my KVUE interview. I’ve been asked to give this talk a number of times. It’s important. Back pain isn’t just for us old folks! Lighten the load. Here [ … ]
Respect Series
RESPECT THE STAIRS
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“When you get to the top of the stairs…stop, look and hold on!”
RESPECT YOUR PANTS
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And don’t put them on one leg at a time. That way no one can ever say you do! Why do I have a RESPECT blog on this? Because my [ … ]
Just Posted
36 Bottles of…Water
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As any of you who have followed my blog will know, I often post regarding conditions I see frequently, especially if they come in threes. Last week I saw three [ … ]
Articles
More Sit Like A Man (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Why this orthopedic surgeon insists women should ‘sit like a man’ by Elizabeth Kiefer
The Bustle: Signs of Inflammation
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Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in adults in this country.
Covid-19
PART 12: STAYING PAIN-FREE DURING COVID-19: BACK PAIN
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Back pain. Most of us get it. I just hope you don’t get it during the viral pandemic. It is harder and harder to get treatment for back pain any [ … ]
PART 11: STAYING PAIN-FREE DURING COVID-19 – DON’T LET THE SUN SET ON THESE PAINFUL CONDITIONS
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This series presents a great opportunity to talk about stopping pain before it gets ramped up…before the sun sets. There are some conditions which if addressed on the first day [ … ]
More Recent Posts
WHAT HAPPENS TO A WOMAN’S BUTT AFTER 50 – 1010 Park Place
In a recent post, Brenda suggested if we wear tight leggings, some of us might want to cover our bums. Unfortunately that’s true, because there comes a time when we might [ … ]
36 Bottles of…Water
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As any of you who have followed my blog will know, I often post regarding conditions I see frequently, especially if they come in threes. Last week I saw three [ … ]
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
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What do the viral pandemic and New Years Resolutions have in common? Believe it or not, they both result in visits to your local orthopedic surgeon! There was a brief [ … ]
BONE AND JOINT PAIN IN WOMEN
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Some orthopedic conditions are experienced almost exclusively by women, and there’s a tendency to ignore them, partly because society tells us not to complain and to cowboy up. But if [ … ]
WHAT I DO: SOCKS
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Do you find the overabundance of socks in stores a little confusing? Besides fashion socks, there are all sorts of sports socks, with different kinds of cushioning, different degrees [ … ]
WHAT I DO: Don’t sit on my foot and ankle
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Last week I had a couple of female patients tell me they felt a twinge in their knee when they sat down on their bent knee. Women do this all [ … ]
PART 12: STAYING PAIN-FREE DURING COVID-19: BACK PAIN
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Back pain. Most of us get it. I just hope you don’t get it during the viral pandemic. It is harder and harder to get treatment for back pain any [ … ]
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.
WHAT HAPPENS TO A WOMAN’S BUTT AFTER 50 – 1010 Park Place
In a recent post, Brenda suggested if we wear tight leggings, some of us might want to cover our bums. Unfortunately that’s true, because there comes a time when we might [ … ]
FALL PREVENTION: SINGLE LEG STANDING
“BOTTOM LINE: IF YOU DON’T FALL, YOU PROBABLY WON’T BREAK BONES.”
FALL PREVENTION… SLOW DOWN!
“I’m late! I’m late! To a very important date! This common denominator is often responsible for falls and injuries. http://www.1010parkplace.com/fall-prevention-slow/
TAIL BONE PAIN | 1010 Park Place
“I have become the tail bone pain (coccydynia) expert of Central Texas. Recently I saw someone with coccydynia, from…” TAIL BONE PAIN | 1010 Park Place
BENEFITS OF AN ELEVATED TOILET | 1010 Park Place
How many times a day do you sit on the throne? Obviously for women it’s a lot more than… Source: BENEFITS OF AN ELEVATED TOILET | 1010 Park Place
OUR POOR FEET
“The high heel is a no-brainer. It takes our forefoot and crams it down into the narrow portion of the shoe.” Check out my latest 1010 Park Place post. I [ … ]
WHAT I DO BEFORE MY OWN SURGERY – New post on 1010ParkPlace
“…thought you might like to know how a surgeon nests before her own operation.” Take a look at my 1010ParkPlace post to see what I do before getting ready for [ … ]
SUMMER SHOE DANGERS – New post on 1010ParkPlace
“You know I wouldn’t be talking to you about this if it wasn’t hazardous to your health…” Check out my post on http://www.1010parkplace.com/summer-shoe-dangers/ to find out how you can prevent some [ … ]
PRESCRIPTION NARCOTIC ADDICTION – New Post on 1010ParkPlace.com
“Here are some quick tips to reduce the use of narcotics when/if that time comes.” Check out my original post on 1010ParkPlace to find out how to limit the potential to become [ … ]
FALL PREVENTION – New Post On 1010ParkPlace.com
“Any woman over the age of 40 who falls from the height of her own body–in other words, doesn’t get bucked from a horse or fall off a ladder–and suffers [ … ]
Important Concepts
Over the years, Dr. Bergin has written about some important concepts to understand about the human body.
SIT LIKE A MAN (S.L.A.M.)
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I’ve been promising to put this blog on my site for a long time. If you’ve read some of my responses to blog comments in the past several months, [ … ]
Kids and Pills
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Before I say anything about kids and pills, I have to preface it by saying that for adults and pills, whatever I say goes double. But first a few definitions. [ … ]