This study shows that PROM in the ICU might be a waste of time.

“Research has linked social isolation and loneliness to higher risks for a variety of physical and mental conditions: high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, a weakened immune system, anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and even death.”

There’s more stability than a traditional bridge, so you can create greater force while maintining very low spinal torque.

According to a recent meta-analysis we know 2 things:

• Most exercise based interventions work

• Except stretching

A new systematic review found that high muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness reduced cancer mortality by as much as 46%.

One of the major problems in modern healthcare is language.

Patients don’t understand that most diagnoses are purely hypothetical. It’s a guess. It’s giving a name to what the doctor may think is the cause or the symptoms.

I saw this pain scale a few years ago.

At first it made me laugh.

Then as I looked at it, I realized it might be the best clinical pain scale out there.