Recently I came across an article on Doximity, a networking site for healthcare professionals, that suggested a couple of orthopedic surgery operations may be doing patients and their pocketbooks more harm than good. Reading through the article, I was astonished by how much it misled with half-truths, and I bookmarked the piece so that I […]
Study Shows Exercise Information on Menus Can Influence Food Choices
A recent study found that participants chose healthier foods and ate less when they were presented with menus that displayed the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories in a meal. The study was led by a graduate student at Texas Christian University, and its goal was to determine what impact exercise and […]
Exercise Improves Glycemic Control in Diabetics
A study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that patients with type 2 diabetes saw a substantial improvement in glycemic control when they added a single, moderate-intensity workout to their daily routine. Method In their study, researchers gathered 60 people afflicted with type 2 diabetes and monitored their glucose levels over […]
Double-Jointed Teens at Higher Risk for Musculoskeletal Pain
A new British study suggests that adolescents with joint hypermobility are at a greater risk for developing certain types of musculoskeletal pain later in life, especially if they are obese. Joint hypermobility at age 14, sometimes commonly referred to as “double jointedness”, led to increased musculoskeletal pain four years later in the ankle and foot, […]
Hospitals Can Save Time and Money, Researchers Say
A new study revealed that post-splinting radiographs of non-displaced fractures do not demonstrate changes in fracture alignment; they merely add to emergency room wait times and cost health care facilities millions of dollars each year. Researchers were granted permission to examine orthopaedic consultations in a trauma center for nearly two years. They initially believed that […]