Dr. Barry Dworkin

Roller coaster therapy for kidney stones? Umm…not yet.

Health Headlines Commentary for September , 2016

Source:

Have kidney stones? Take a roller-coaster ride — and sit at the back

Reference:

Mitchell, Marc A, Wartinger, David D Validation of Functional Pyelocalyceal Renal Model for the Evaluation of Renal Calculi Passage While Riding a Roller Coaster. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Published online September 2016

 

Commentary:

Could riding roller coasters help you pass kidney stones?

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