The National Athletic Trainer’s Association met for its annual conference last month, and one of the group’s main focuses was to update their “best practices” for treating ankle sprains. In developing their guidelines, the association looked into methods and health practices supported by either Level A or Level B evidence. Level A evidence is considered […]
Ingrown Toenails: Signs, Symptoms and Prevention
Imagine going throughout your day with a thumbtack stuck in the bottom of your big toe. Every day actions like running, walking and even standing would be extremely painful. For some people, that pain is real because they suffer from an ingrown toenail. Ingrown toenails can occur for a variety of reasons, and some ingrown […]
Patients React to Their Visit with Dr. Silverman
In order to ensure that we are doing everything in our power to satisfy our patients every time they walk/limp/hobble through the door, we ask them to rate many aspects of their visit in a patient exit-survey. The exit-survey is mailed out by our parent healthcare network, Fairview Health Services, and it touches on a […]
Balancing the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Juggling a variety of prescription doses, patient allergies, and surgical techniques can be tough for any doctor to handle, but one aspect of the job that has no clear-cut answer is the delicate balance he or she must toe between treating the patient as a patient, or as a friend. If you asked 10 patients […]
Obesity to be Classified as a Disease
The newest disease may affect 35.7% of Americans, but good luck calling into work with “obesity”, which was recently classified as a disease by physicians at the American Medical Association (AMA) 2013 Annual Meeting. Although the vote passed by an overwhelming majority, physicians and health officials held an impassioned debate in the hours before the […]
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