There is a time and place for temporary use of opioids for acute pain following injury or surgery. However, for an opioid naive patient (a person whom has never taken them before), the risk for addiction increases dramatically if taken longer than 3-5 days. Not to...
Life is good. Working a job you love. Taking care of your body with regular hiking in nature. Until an injury happens on the trail and you need surgery. It happens. Accidents happen that require medical care and sometimes surgery. Could you imagine going through...
What do papaya and pineapple have in common besides being tropical fruit? They contain potent vegetarian proteases. A protease is an proteolytic enzyme that helps break down protein. How does this relate to healing from orthopedic injury or surgery? A lot actually....
Vitamin C, a natural constituent of many fruits, is a powerful anti-oxidant. It helps to prevent free-radical damage that contributes to aging and degenerative disorders. Vitamin C also prevents other antioxidant vitamins from being oxidized. Eating citrus is a good...