Torn meniscus: surgery or integrative healthcare?
Knee pain is a common complaint among older adults. Up to 25% of persons 55 years and older consult a doctor for it. Torn meniscus and osteoarthritis are frequently seen with a painful knee. ...
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To sit or to stand, that is the question
If ‘sitting is the new smoking’, should sit-stand desks (SSD) become the cure? A recent study in Applied Ergonomics highlighted in this ScienceDaily story discuss the ups and downs of the evidence gathered from...
Chronic low back pain: Overview and treatment recommendations
DynaMed Plus has published an extensive overview and recommendations for chronic low back pain. This overview contains clinically supported foundations for best practice examination procedures, treatment choices, evidence supported outcome measures, management protocols, medications,...
Practicing gratitude and health
Early research on practicing gratitude, i.e. reflecting on all of the good things currently going on or that have happened in your life, is linked to health benefits. According to the March 2019 edition...
Fast Food Update
According to a recent article, “Fast Food Offerings in the United States in 1986, 1991, and 2016 Show Large Increases in Food Variety, Portion Size, Dietary Energy, and Selected Micronutrients” in the Journal of...
ED and Low T: Testosterone Therapy
June is Men’s Health Month. CHP blog posts in June will focus on health care for problems unique to men. Men’s Health Week was designated by an act of the US Congress in 1994...
Prostate cancer screening: PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) Testing
Prostate cancer is common in men. About 1 in 6 men (16%) will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Events during Men’s Health Month often encourage men to be screened for...
Prostate Cancer Screening: Digital Rectal Examination
[su_box title="June is Men's Health Month" style="soft"]CHP blog posts in June will focus on health care for problems unique to men. Men’s Health Week was designated by an act of the US Congress in...
Hormone Therapy Over Age 65
Although using hormone therapy in women over age 65 remains controversial, based on a 2016 statement from North American Menopause Society (NAMS) & National Institute for Health (NIH) there are some guidelines providers can...