It’s no surprise that the effects of a concussion can linger for a while in the wake of a traumatic brain injury, but new research in the New England Journal of Medicine shines a light on just how long symptoms can persist. The study involved 31 patients who had suffered a serious head injury within […]
Archives for April 2016
Spine Pain Care For Veterans in Minnesota
Spine and musculoskeletal back pain is one of the leading causes of disability in America. In fact, the National Center for Health Statistics suggests that one in four adults suffers from chronic back pain, and roughly 90 percent of Americans will deal with problematic back pain at some point in their life. Unfortunately, those numbers […]
Diagnosing, Evaluating and Treating Concussions in Football
New research out of the Florida State University College of Medicine suggests that more than 40 percent of retired professional football players showed signs of traumatic brain injury. Although the study was relatively small, it produced some concerning findings. For their study, researchers conducted MRI scans on 40 retired NFL players whose ages ranged from […]
Is Your Cell Phone Causing Your Neck and Back Pain?
Smartphones and other media devices are changing the way we stay connected to the world. It’s almost impossible to find an adult who doesn’t have a cell phone, as they allow us to stay in touch with family, send work emails on the go and stay connected with the news of the day. Unfortunately, sending […]
Minnesota Has The Best Doctors in the Nation
A new study by the research site WalletHub suggests that Minnesota has some of the best doctors and surgeons in the United States. To determine which states have the best healthcare systems and doctors, researchers looked at 11 key metrics. A few of the metrics they examined included number of hospitals per 100,000 residents, percentage […]
