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SOCKS AND FOOT PAIN
"Your socks might be the culprit causing your foot pain. Stop wearing them and see!"
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5 EASY DAILY EXERCISES WITH BIG LONG-TERM PAYOFFS
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!
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DITCH THOSE HIGH HEELED SHOES…WHEN YOU CAN
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 wearing them became so painful, I had to take them off under a conference table…and get to a table quickly. All are gone, except one pair of boots, a shrine to past abilities. At 6 feet tall, I was somewhat outstanding in a pair of 3 to 4-inch shoes, and my hubby, comfortable with his own masculinity, did not care that I was several inches taller than him…or at least he never indicated he did. Have to think on that…
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
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. I hate to put it in those terms, but let’s face it. Orthopedic surgeons get paid to treat a lot of conditions you bring on yourselves. So, you’ve got your holidays, when we start climbing ladders to hang ornaments and lights. That used to start after Thanksgiving, but now that Halloween has become less about trick or treating and more about decorating the house, I’d have to say that season starts in October. You’ve got winter, which refers to a…
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ICE AND THE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
It’s not the title of a romance novel. Orthopedic surgeons have an ambivalent relationship with ice. Think about it…we hate it, because we know no matter how much warning people get about the dangers of ice…many won’t listen, they’ll get hurt and we’re going to have to go out and work…in the ice! But on the flip side, it goes back to my old adage. Anything which makes your orthopedic surgeon money, is probably something you shouldn’t do. To that end…STAY OFF THE ICE! As soon as ice develops, this is what we see: -Lots of car accidents, and when there are car accidents, orthopedic surgeons are going to work…
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FEEL BETTER!
We think of the holiday season as a “feel-good” time of the year. I look forward to November and December. But sometimes it’s a little like looking forward to a roller coaster ride. Ever since I was a kid, I have loved riding roller coasters. As a taller-than-average child, my parents were able to lie about my age so I could ride with them on the wooden roller coaster at Coney Island; the Cyclone. Despite hearing desperate screams echoing and whipping around the structure, I couldn’t wait to get on. I was not disappointed. Yet, every time I stand in line for a ride on a roller coaster, there is…
