Risk Factors
Risk factors are characteristics or conditions that increase the likelihood of developing a particular disease or experiencing an adverse health outcome. Understanding and addressing these factors are essential for prevention, early detection, and management of various medical conditions.
Subscribe to the BlogEpidural Steroid Side Effects: Repeated Injections Cause Diminishing Relief
On the surface, as a nonsurgical way to relieve pain and inflammation, epidural steroid injections seem like a great idea. However, when we dive beneath the surface, we find that epidural steroid side effects are pretty awful. I’ve observed many times, that for some patients, that while that first shot seems nothing short of miraculous,…read more
The Number of Knee Replacement Risks Increases
A recently published study out of Sweden looked at the medical records of the “entire Swedish population born between 1902 and 1952.” Of those receiving knee replacements, the risk for hip fracture before surgery was low. There was a total of 3,221 patients who had a hip fracture within 10 years following knee replacement, and…read more What Causes Shoulder Arthritis?
What causes shoulder arthritis? See that shoulder x-ray up there with that big bone spur in the bottom of the joint? That scares me. This past month or two, my shoulders have been aching. As a now 50 year old physician who loves to lift weights, maybe this shouldn’t be too surprising? However, I’ve also…read more Does Spinal Fusion cause Cancer?
More low back fusion side effects? I’m blogging from Rome where the Vatican stem cell conference begins tomorrow. My initial plan was to lay off the blogging this week and take a much needed break, but I just saw the MedPage article on BMP’s and cancer and thought it was too interesting to pass up. As a…read more 