Good morning NIDPC family,Continuing our discussion for common musculoskeletal injuries, we will talk about acute low back pain and when we need imaging. This is one of the most common reason people seek medical care, and while I...
Alright, we know that X-rays can be really useful for seeing fractures, but are they worth the cost? A typical X-ray can range anywhere from $63 to extortionist prices of over $1000. With sports ramping up this spring, I am seeing our young athletes for the routine...
Spring is in the air (almost), and we are going to start our first Walk with Your Doc. This will be an opportunity to meet your doctors outside the clinic and our families. Glad to talk about the weather, medicine, but not politics. It will be a safe place for...
To recap, we have discussed the mainstay of treatment for insomnia: sleep hygiene and non-medication techniques. Today, I am going to address medications and supplements. It is important to recognize that all substances we put into our body have side effects. Often...
Good morning North Idaho DPC Family, Exciting new for the clinic is we have our own Alpha Stimulator. This is a tool that I utilized in the Air Force for anxiety, depression, insomnia and pain. For some people this is really a revolutionary technique. My plan is to...
Good morning North Idaho DPC, As the weather gets warmer and we start to venture outside for longer parts of the day, many of us start to notice shifts in our sleeping patterns. I would like to talk about a few strategies to improve our sleep WITHOUT supplementations...
Good morning North Idaho DPC, First, thank you for all of the support last week. I truly felt the support, and the big and small success that each of you have our journey has been a buoy in a bad week. You are amazing and I...
Kicking Nicotine Getting close to finishing the AHA Life’s Simple 7 – Kicking Nicotine. Over the last 20 years, nicotine has had a significant shift in American culture. There was a huge push to quit cigarettes and dip because of the cancers that it caused. However,...
Good morning North Idaho Family, I will be out of the office Thursday and Friday because I will be presenting at the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians. This is the organization that all military family medicine physicians work together to perform...
Hello North Idaho DPC Family We are about half way through reviewing the American Heart Association’s Simple Seven. The next topic is managing cholesterol. American media has done a good job terrifying people about cholesterol, and I am going to try to help demystify...