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Your Good Health: Spinal stenosis treated first with PT, meds

Your Good Health: Spinal stenosis treated first with PT, meds

There are many back surgeons who are very slow to operate and who only do so when other treatments have failed to provide adequate relief
Your Good Health: Pain doctors' stance on cannabis cruel, puzzling

Your Good Health: Pain doctors' stance on cannabis cruel, puzzling

The data on cannabis for chronic pain is mixed, but most studies have shown modest benefit for chronic pain and sleep
Your Good Health: Short naps can reduce fatigue, improve concentration

Your Good Health: Short naps can reduce fatigue, improve concentration

The optimal length of a nap seems to be about 20 minutes; longer than that and there is a higher risk of 鈥渟leep inertia"
Your Good Health: Infection most common reason to remove surgical hardware

Your Good Health: Infection most common reason to remove surgical hardware

Pain and joint stiffness are possible after surgical hardware placement, although that doesn鈥檛 mean the hardware is causing the problem.
Your Good Health: Shortness of breathe not caused by valve issue

Your Good Health: Shortness of breathe not caused by valve issue

Additional testing on patient's heart, lungs and blood might be necessary
Your Good Health: For women with history of blood clot, IUD a good option

Your Good Health: For women with history of blood clot, IUD a good option

Nonhormonal forms of birth control are best for patient who has had a blood clot
Your Good Health: Estrogen therapy ups cancer risk if given without progestin

Your Good Health: Estrogen therapy ups cancer risk if given without progestin

In the case of uterine cancer, giving estrogen alone (without a progestin) absolutely increases the risk of developing abnormalities
Your Good Health: Microvascular disease increases risk of a stroke

Your Good Health: Microvascular disease increases risk of a stroke

Diagnosis is most commonly made by MRI but an ophthalmologist examining the retina can see findings indicative of small vessel disease.
Your Good Health: Multivitamins only benefit people with deficiencies

Your Good Health: Multivitamins only benefit people with deficiencies

A recent review of nine clinical trials showed no benefit of multivitamins in preventing cataracts
Your Good Health: Some patients need meds long term for panic attacks

Your Good Health: Some patients need meds long term for panic attacks

Unfortunately, there is a stigma associated with mental illness, which can keep people from getting the help that they need.