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Category Archives: bone health
How to avoid ACL injury?
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) helps stabilize the knee. It is a common ligament that gets torn. My daughter tore her ACL a few years ago, requiring operative management, AND months and months of physical therapy. How to avoid an … Continue reading
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Tagged ACL, ACL innuries, anterior cruciate ligament, Avoid ACL injuries, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, knee injury
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Osteoporosis and menopause: What you should know…
Osteoporosis and menopause: What you should know… How common is osteoporosis? Almost half of women older than 50 years will experience a fracture related to osteoporosis in their lifetimes. These fractures often resulting in significant symptoms and impairment of function … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, hip fracture, osteoporosis, osteoporosis and menopause
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You may NOT need to take vitamin D…
You may NOT need to take vitamin D… What?! It has been standard of care to suggest vitamin D3 1000 – 2000 IU a day. But, recently Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology published a study involving over 53,000 patients which looked … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, vitamin D, Vitamin d supplementation
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Does calcium and vitamin D help with community-dwelling older adults?
Does calcium and vitamin D help with community-dwelling older adults? JAMA put out a great article recently about calcium and vitamin D and its help to decrease fractures. The low down on this study is that in this meta-analysis (meaning … Continue reading
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Tagged bone density, bone health, calcium, doximity, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, fracture, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, vitamin D
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Arthroscopic knee surgery in some cases is not needed!
Stop the presses! There was a study showing that middle-aged people (mean age of 53 – 59) who have arthroscopic repair of degenerative meniscal tears do NOT have significantly improved long-term pain OR function over conservative measures. This study included … Continue reading
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Tagged arthroscopic surgery, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, knee pain, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
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Prescription gel helps with knee pain
Diclofenac gel (the only topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory available in the United States) was shown to help decrease pain and improve function scores for as long as 12 weeks in patient with osteoarthritis of the knee. The drawbacks are the cost … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover, diclofenac, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, knee osteoarthritis, voltarel gel, wichita
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How long should oral bisphosphonates (an osteoporosis medicine) be taken?
Short answer: Five years or less. Studies found little, if any, benefit in reducing fractures after taking bisphosphonates (a class of osteoporosis medicine) for more than five years. Furthermore, oral bisphosphonate use for longer than five years is associated with … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover, bisphosphonate, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, osteoporosis, wichita
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Will my knee pain get worse?
There are identifiable risk factors which may predict who has worsening knee arthritis. If you are male, obese, feel worse pain in your knee (your opinion), or have worse looking knee xrays (my opinion) your knee pain is more likely to … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover, arthritis, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, knee pain, wichita
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Should I insist my doctor order an MRI?
There are lots of magazine articles telling patients that if they want better care to speak up for themselves! This brings up . . . are MRIs done too often? Magnetic Resonance Imaging has become a routine test in the … Continue reading
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Tagged back pain, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, kansas, MRI, spine, wichita
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Do you need antibiotics before seeing the dentist?
My mom recently was told by her dental office that due to orthopedic hardware in her ankle she’d need to take antibiotics before teeth cleanings. There are guidelines to specifically address this. And, no antibiotics are needed. Every time you brush … Continue reading
Posted in bone health, General Medicine- Adults, infections, Uncategorized
Tagged antibiotic prophylaxis, dental antibiotics, dental cleaning, dental procedure, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, orthopedic hardware, wichita
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