By Boyd W. Haynes III, MD If your patient is a woman with numbness in her hands, she is three times more likely to have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) than her male counterpart. Some common symptoms of CTS are: Numbness, pain, burning or tingling in the thumb, index and middle fingers and palm; discomfort which awakens individuals from sleep, where shaking of the hand provides … [Read more...] about Women and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Power of Touch: Manual Physical Therapy
By Steve Howell Someone once said, “I don’t care how much you know until I know how much you care,” and it’s always stuck with me. It’s applicable to so much of what we do as physical therapists, but perhaps most for manual physical therapy. Putting your hands on a patient gently and confidently shows someone how much you care. Doing it the right way – in a way that … [Read more...] about The Power of Touch: Manual Physical Therapy
Lynne Stockman, DO
Honoring the Volunteer Service of Lynne Stockman, DO Growing up as the daughter of an Army officer, Lynne Stockman became accustomed early on to pulling up roots and moving. “I attended 10 different schools,” she remembers, “four of them high schools.” In fact, she began her senior year at Portsmouth’s Churchland High, but finished at Nürnberg American High … [Read more...] about Lynne Stockman, DO
Elise French, NP
Recognizing Outstanding Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Hampton Roads Elise French, NP Riverside Medical Group, Partners for Women’s Health Care In a scrapbook at the home of Elise French’s parents is a photograph of her as an 8-year old, ready for trick-or-treat, dressed in the traditional red cape and white cap of a nurse. It was much more than just a … [Read more...] about Elise French, NP
“Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman…”
So begins a certain country music song that unwittingly turned out to be an anthem of both the pro– and anti–feminism movements alike. Although the song itself dealt with broken hearts rather than unhealthy ones, the sentiment expressed in those seven words has a significant basis in medical fact. There’s the obvious; that is, conditions and their sequelae that apply only to … [Read more...] about “Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman…”
