By Bobbie Fisher After a winter that saw more snow than most years, Hampton Roads seemed more than ready to welcome spring – even that yellow pollen that collects on cars, sidewalks, creekbeds and of course, lungs. So like clockwork, rather than the cold, people are now grumbling about the allergies that accompany spring. It’s a common complaint: “Hampton Roads is the worst … [Read more...] about Treating Allergies and Asthma in Hampton Roads
Treating the Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in 2015
By Robert J. Snyder, MD The patient who is diagnosed in 2015 with an auto-immune form of arthritis, such as Rheumatoid (RA) or Psoriatic Arthritis (PA), will most likely be treated by a team of physicians and ancillary providers. Overseen by a Rheumatologist, this multi-disciplinary team may include Orthopaedists, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and … [Read more...] about Treating the Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in 2015
Arthritis and PT Treatments:
Patient Education By Marcia Miller, PT, MS, CHT Tidewater Physical Therapy, Williamsburg Hand Therapy Center, Clinical Director Wakes up. Checks phone. Runs shower water. Checks phone. Brushes teeth. Checks phone. Makes toast. Checks phone. Types quick email for work. Checks phone. Heads to the car for work. Sound like the morning narrative of patients you … [Read more...] about Arthritis and PT Treatments:
Uveitis “Arthritis of the Eye”
By Alan L. Wagner, MD It’s well known that skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, and that melanoma, which accounts for only two percent of these cancers, causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths. Over the past twenty years, those cancers and deaths have increased between three and five-fold. It’s less well recognized that there has been a similar increase in the … [Read more...] about Uveitis “Arthritis of the Eye”
Helping hearing impaired patients manage expectations
By Theresa H. Bartlett, AuD Have you ever recommended hearing aids to patients in your practice? How many of those patients follow your recommendation and purchase hearing aids? Of those who have, do you know how many of them don’t wear their hearing aids? Have you ever asked your patients why? There can be one or a combination of several reasons. Patients often have … [Read more...] about Helping hearing impaired patients manage expectations
