Every year millions go to hospitals for routine checkups or because of a serious health problem. Once they are at the hospital the general consensus is that they are in a safe and bacteria free environment. The thought of contacting an infection from a hospital visit or stay generally doesn’t cross one’s mind. However, several new studies by non-profit organizations are now challenging this assumption.
Typically in the US one out of 24 people that go a hospital for medical reasons tend to get infections. This …

Children look forward to moving out from under their parent’s wing, getting their own place and living under their own rules. Parents also look forward to having their own home without their children living there, being proud of their children for living on their own and sharing in their accomplishments. This is especially true for people (children) in their 50’s and 60’s that should financially stable, have a family, and be responsible. Moving back in with parents is typical for 20 year olds but is now becoming …

Recently I have had a couple of Worker’s Compensation patients with this condition. Both worked in the factory setting and were required to perform repetitive tasks. Both of my patients did eventually undergo surgical repair.
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is inflammation of tendons on the side of the wrist at the base of the thumb. These tendons include the extensor pollicis brevis and the abductor pollicis longus tendons. De Quervain’s tenosynovitis typically is associated with pain when the thumb is folded across the palm and the fingers are flexed over …