Chronic pain can wear you down and further degrade your physical and mental health. Your family medicine provider can work with you to reduce your pain and improve your ability to carry on with your everyday activities. Approaches to pain management have evolved over the last decade. Medical professionals increasingly put you at the center…
Have you ever had a cramp in your hand from persistently trying to open a jar, but no matter how hard you tried, it just would not budge? leaving you with nothing but frustration and a hurt hand. Whether your hands are overworked or time has simply taken its toll, joint pain is nothing we…
Do this for a moment: place your hand over your chest, take a deep breath, and then let it out. Your respiratory system can often seem both intricate and delicate, very susceptible to change and problems. From the common cold, to conditions such as asthma or bronchitis, there are many things that can compromise the…
Body aches and pains, vomiting, sore throat/coughing, extreme fatigue and exhaustion, fever, and stuffy nose — these are the symptoms of influenza, or as most people like to call it, the dreaded flu. It’s something we all try to avoid around flu season, so pointers for guarding against the flu are always handy. Influenza (flu)…
Different types of headache pain, a tension headache being the most common, typically range from mild to severe. Headache pain usually occurs on both sides of your head, specifically in the areas of your temples, or radiating towards the back of the head or neck. Traditional headaches are classified as unpleasant, sometimes persistent or pulsating…
As modern and advanced as we think the United States is, it may still come as a surprise to some that obesity is a very real and present epidemic. In fact, 35 percent of adults and 17 percent of children and adolescents are considered overweight to the point of being obese. And this number continues…
Family medicine providers want to protect their one-one-one relationship with their patients. Therefore, having a good primary care provider (PCP) or family medicine care provider that has provided care for you anywhere from infancy to adulthood, is beneficial and important for many reasons. A family medicine provider who has taken care of you and sometimes…
Do you know anyone who has had shingles? If you do, you probably know that it is a very painful illness that can have many serious consequences. But what causes shingles? It is actually caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Once you have been infected by the Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in an initial…
What Qualifications are You Looking For? A primary care provider is your most personal contact to the healthcare system. He or she is your partner in health as well as your advisor, your confidant, and the one professional you can turn to when you have a problem with your health. However, this role can be…
What Causes Colds and Flus? The common cold and the flu are not caused by changes in temperature, but by viruses. However, the reason they seem associated with the cooler months is because different viruses are more active at certain times of the year. For instance, rhinoviruses, which have many different strains, are some of…
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