Providing language services in healthcare is essential to serving the increasing number of Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients admitted to hospitals across the country. An LEP person entering a healthcare facility has the right to the same services as an English speaker, but data shows that Hispanics, African-Americans, and other minority groups receive poorer healthcare [...]
Musculoskeletal problems aren’t silent. They announce themselves with pain. Bon Secours Orthopaedic Institute responds with exceptional care and the appropriate surgical, medical and physical therapies to relieve the pain, and get you moving again. Through this blog we hope to educate you to preventative strategies, health news and tip off to events that will help keep you in the game.Bon Secours Ortho Health News
3 Ways to Prevent Back Pain and Strain
April 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sometimes we don’t even realize how much we are using our back. While, your spine can withstand a certain amount of use, it’s still vulnerable. The smallest things – how you stand, sit, or even sleep can cause back pain throw your back out of whack. Here are three steps for preventing back pain and [...]
Tour the Joint & Spine Center at DePaul
April 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Joint and Spine Center is one of DePaul’s distinctive and specialized units specifically dedicated to helping patients overcome pain and recover mobility. In addition to the center, The Orthopaedic Institute at DePaul provides patients with comprehensive care by offering access to its inpatient physical therapy unit, inpatient rehabilitation unit, transitional care center, home care [...]
Falling Prescription Use Reflects Economic Struggle
April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Patients cut back on prescription drugs and doctor visits last year, a sign that many Americans are still struggling to pay for health care. Despite huge advances in the drug industry, including medicines from treating cancer, multiple sclerosis, and hepatitis C, the number of prescriptions issues to patients fell by more than 1%. Doctor’s visits [...]
Orthopaedic Surgeons: Avoid Trampoline Injuries
April 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Have your kids been asking for a backyard trampoline? A national group of orthopaedic surgeons recommends parents say no to this idea because trampolines put children at high risk for injuries. Indeed, more than 100,000 trampoline-related injuries were reported in 2006, according to the Consumer Product Safety Review. “Although trampolines can be fun for both [...]
Good Sports: Tips for the Everyday Athlete
March 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or an amateur athlete, it’s important to know how to prevent injury, and achieve optimal health and performance. Join us as we bring together a comprehensive team of sports medicine specialists, surgeons, physical therapists and nutritionists, to discuss these important issues and more. There will be free demonstrations, refreshments, and [...]
Shoulder and Knee Injury Prevention
March 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bon Secours Sports Medicine has invited all Hampton Roads residents to attend a free seminar series addressing the prevention and treatment of sports-related knee and shoulder injuries. There are three evening seminars scheduled on the southside and peninsula for convenience: March 27th in Newport News, Virginia March 28th in Virginia Beach, Virginia April 3rd in [...]
Quick Thanks from the Shamrock Marathon Team!
March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Thank you to Bon Secours Sports Medicine and all Bon Secours and community volunteers for providing exceptional medical care during this year’s 40th annual Yuengling Shamrock Marathon weekend in Virginia Beach. The race weekend saw more than 25,000 finishers. Special thanks also to Dr. Ernesto Luciano, medical director of Bon Secours Sports Medicine, who served [...]
An Overview of “Tapering” to Reach Your Training Goals
March 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Tapering can be defined as a technique of systematically decreasing training to facilitate a physiologic fitness peak. The taper can be effective by manipulation of a number of variables such as training intensity, volume, duration and frequency of the exercise. Athletes who commonly experience persistent deficits despite six weeks of relative rest have been classified [...]
