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Straight, No Chaser: Sciatica

My pain has a name, and it’s sciatica. There’s always a sense of relief in patients when a name is given to a medical sign or symptom. This Straight, No Chaser places sciati
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD February 18, 2016

Straight, No Chaser: Low Back Pain

For many, low back pain begins with a slip and subsequently becomes a slippery slope that never seems to end. This Straight, No Chaser will help you understand why you’re
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD February 17, 2016

Avoiding Sports Injuries

Introduction Today is Super Bowl Sunday, a de facto American sports holiday! Last year, over 111 million Americans watched this exhibition of athleticism and violence. In fact, th
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD February 7, 2016

Straight, No Chaser In the News: Lead Poisoning

In the news is the story of dozens of cases of lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan, resulting from elevated levels of lead in the city’s drinking water supply. This followed&n
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 22, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Text Neck and Other Smart Phone/Computer Related Difficulties

It shouldn’t be too much of a chore to be mindful of your future as you unwrap your new technologic gadget this holiday season. You really should think more about your quality of
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 16, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Life Begins (To End) at 40 (Unless It Doesn’t) – The Musculoskeletal System

The second part of this series on how your body changes with age is about your muscles. This section combined with the previous skin section explains why you wrinkle. As before, I
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 8, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Hernias Are Why Your Doctor Asks You to Turn Your Head and Cough!

Hernias are an uncomfortable topic (no pun intended, for many reasons). Hernias are yet another example of body parts not being in their proper place. They are caused by weak muscl
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD March 11, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Sciatica

My pain has a name, and it’s sciatica. There’s always a sense of relief in patients when a name is given to a medical sign or symptom. This Straight, No Chaser places sciatica
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 30, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Low Back Pain

Now that Christmas is over, you’ve been straining your back lifting all those gifts and taking down those trees. This Straight, No Chaser will help you understand why youR
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 29, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Text Neck and Other Smart Phone/Computer Related Difficulties

It shouldn’t be too much of a chore to be mindful of your future as you unwrap your new technologic gadget this holiday season. You really should think more about your quality of
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 17, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Low Back Pain

Over 40 million Americans suffer from various forms of chronic low back pain. We must work really hard. Lower back pain is a tricky subject for an emergency physician. The lower ba
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 24, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Chronic Pain

If I could talk to you about pain (oh wait, I can), I’d begin by asking you to get more in touch with your “you sensitivity” and learn to differentiate between different type
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD July 2, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Addressing Your Low Back Pain

Over 40 million Americans suffer from various forms of chronic low back pain. We must work really hard. Lower back pain is a tricky subject for an emergency physician. The lower ba
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD April 27, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Kid's Fun Gone Wrong

So I’m back in the emergency room with a little girl who looks like her forearm is going to fall off the rest of her upper extremity. People love trampolines. Yet somehow the
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD April 22, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: My Back and Neck Pain Has a Name – Herniated Disks

  It’s quite common for someone to come to me and say, “I have a herniated disk.” I used to ask how they knew, but I came to realize the answer to be unimportant. The pain a
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD March 15, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Maintaining Healthy Feet

Your feet are a very good barometer of your overall health. The fact that your feet are further away from your heart than any other part of your body means you must be at your phys
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD February 26, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Hip Pain

The hip bone’s connected to the … If you remember this song, you’re dating yourself. You’re also anatomically incorrect. There is no hip bone. The hip is a joint connecting
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD February 25, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: The Dangers of Shoveling Snow and Other Winter Chores

You have probably heard it said, but you’d be surprised to know how often people hurt themselves shoveling snow. Of course, this time of year, people are doing many more strenuou
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD February 7, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Avoiding Sports Injuries

Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday, a de facto American sports holiday! Last year, over 111 million Americans watched this exhibition of athleticism and violence. In fact, the last four
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD February 1, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: The Treatment of Arthritis

The thing about treating arthritis is you’d better do it. If you’re not lucky enough to have a form that readily responds to treatment or if you didn’t get early treatment, y
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 28, 2013
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