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Walking can be a powerful remedy for back pain according to Australian study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 20, 2024 Source:Walking Can Be a Powerful Remedy for Back Pain Reference:Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomised controlled trial
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How helpful are school-based scoliosis screening programs? Should they be reinstated after screening ceased years ago? That brings us to face the factors that constitute a good screening test and the answer we may not want to hear.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 5, 2023 Source:Canada stopped checking kids’ spines years ago. Why experts say screening should come back Reference:Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening
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Children + e-scooters = High Speed Pedestrians. Health Canada report reviews the stats and a pediatric ER expert weighs in on the injuries they have seen and provide advice on how to reduce the risk of harm.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 20, 2023 Source:How safe are scooters? A pediatric ER expert weighs in Reference:At-a-glance – Characteristics of outdoor motorized scooter-related injuries: analysis of data from the electronic Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (eCHIRPP)
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Small study with caveats suggests that osteoarthritic knees worsen after steroid injections. I am not convinced but open to further evidence to establish veracity.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2022 [display_podcast] Source:A common treatment for your knee osteoarthritis may be making it worse, studies say Reference:Steroid Injections Worsen Knee Arthritis
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Meta-analysis of high vs low dose Vitamin D for prevention of fractures, falls, and effects of bone density concludes that the end result is the same. High and low doses had similar outcomes.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 10, 2018 [display_podcast] Source: Why some doctors are saying it’s time to ‘drop the D’ Reference: Effects of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis
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Strategies for reducing risk of falls an important aspect in curtailing morbidity and mortality
Health Headlines Commentary for July 5, 2018 [display_podcast] Source: Falls sending more Canadians to hospital: report Reference: Watch your step! Falls are sending more Canadians to the hospital than ever before
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The slippery ice
Health Headlines Commentary for February 25, 2016 [display_podcast] Source: Common Injuries Caused by Slipping on Ice
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Osteoporosis Canada publishes guidelines aimed at preventing falls and fractures for those in long-term care residences
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 16, 2015 [display_podcast] Source: Guidelines aimed at preventing falls, fractures in long-term care residents
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Prosthetic hand now can directly transmit tactile sensation to human brain
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 14, 2015 [display_podcast] Source: Paralyzed man becomes first person to “feel” sensations through a prosthetic hand connected to his brain