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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
HOW YOU GET YOUR GRANNY’S GAIT
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A youthful gait and posture contributes to the appearance of health and youthfulness, every bit as much as the appearance of things like your skin and teeth. I often saw [ … ]
Articles
Doctors Say Never Do These Things After 60 — Eat This Not That
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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 [ … ]
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
1010 Park Place
WOMEN OVER 50 AND JIGGLY ARMS – 1010 Park Place
This is another post in the series I did for www.1010ParkPlace.com regarding the conditions which develop in female bodies as we reach our middle ages. You can check out [ … ]
WOMEN OVER 50 AND FAT KNEES – 1010 Park Place
I hope you’ve been reading Dr. Barbara Bergin’s humorous and informative series of blog posts about what happens to our bodies as we age. She cracks me up sometimes, but [ … ]
More Recent Posts
HOW YOU GET YOUR GRANNY’S GAIT
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A youthful gait and posture contributes to the appearance of health and youthfulness, every bit as much as the appearance of things like your skin and teeth. I often saw [ … ]
WHAT I DO: MORE LADDER SAFETY
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“If I get just one or two of my readers to prevent a ladder injury…it will be a job well done!”
LADDER SAFETY
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“If resposting this blog every holiday season saves one life or limb…I’m going to do it.”
SHOULDER STIFFNESS
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A neighbor asked if I could do a post on shoulder stiffness, and upon considering it, I figured I may as well discuss stiffness in general…especially the part on how [ … ]
SOCKS AND FOOT PAIN
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“Your socks might be the culprit causing your foot pain. Stop wearing them and see!”
5 Easy Daily Exercises with Big Long-term Payoffs
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Don’t wait to start having symptoms, and then start doing the exercises. Start when you’re 40-years-old, or as soon as you read this!
DITCH THOSE HIGH HEELED SHOES…WHEN YOU CAN
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I loved a high heeled pump as well as any other healthy, All-American girl, and I wore them from the time I was able to buy my own shoes, until [ … ]
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
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Looking back on my career, we all recognized the “seasons” of orthopedics. No, not like summer and winter…but instead, times of the year when we see surges in our business. [ … ]
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.
WOMEN OVER 50 AND JIGGLY ARMS – 1010 Park Place
This is another post in the series I did for www.1010ParkPlace.com regarding the conditions which develop in female bodies as we reach our middle ages. You can check out [ … ]
WOMEN OVER 50 AND FAT KNEES – 1010 Park Place
I hope you’ve been reading Dr. Barbara Bergin’s humorous and informative series of blog posts about what happens to our bodies as we age. She cracks me up sometimes, but [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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. [ … ]