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Easing Arthritis Pain: Natural Remedies & Medical Treatments

Center for Family Medicine

In many cases, the diagnosis is arthritic pain. Smoking can increase arthritic pain and reduce the effectiveness of treatment. Medication and physical therapy If lifestyle changes cannot reduce pain significantly, pain management is a useful tool. Physical therapy (PT) is a non-surgical, natural remedy for arthritis.

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The Link Between Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease

Vascular Physician

These risk factors include: Obesity Smoking Inactivity High blood pressure High cholesterol Family history of diabetes, PAD, or heart disease Symptoms and Complications of PAD It is normal for some individuals with PAD to have symptoms that are mild or not noticeable at all.

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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

In our direct primary care setting, we take the time to deep-dive and explain options to our patients so they’re comfortable with a diagnosis and treatment plan that might not require an X-ray. An MRI augments and adds confidence to our clinical diagnosis. Imaging isn’t always required to get them there. Reach out today.

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Getting Answers: A Patient's Guide to Discussing Unexplained Symptoms with Your Doctor

Vida Family Medicine

Come prepared to your doctors’ appointment: Make sure you are scheduled for a problem visit, not a physical or check-up, so that you are scheduled appropriately in the correct time slot and there will not be confusion about billing. Here are my tips to make the most of the system we have, and how to avoid the snake-oil!

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

And when you and I talk about, what’s the key medical decision or diagnosis that we’re making all the time, we’re making a decision about like, “Is this patient sick enough to die? They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging. It’s a great example.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

So how physically active the patient is, how much time they spend awake, how much they’re eating, how much care they need, that type of thing. And just like cultural background, there are some individuals and families that would really never have their loved one enter a nursing home, choosing instead to take care of them.

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