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 [...]
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
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Rotator Cuff Repairs
March 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Does PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) increase the healing rate of high risk rotator cuff repairs? The rates of re-tears after rotator cuff repair of high risk patients continue to be high. Factors such as larger tear size, increased age and increased fatty degeneration of rotator cuff muscle play a significant role. Over time, we have [...]
Three Body Pain Don’ts
March 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There may be some times you just want to ignore your body’s aches and pains. But in doing so you may be overlooking or exaggerating a serious physical condition. In order to help you identify important pain signals, here are three things you should avoid doing: Don’t ignore chronic aches and pains. Some aches and [...]
Tackling the Cost of Excessive Testing
February 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest U.S. medical specialty group, is trying to cut rising medical costs by developing a set of guidelines to help doctors better identify when patients should be screened for specific diseases and when they can be spared the additional high cost of these screenings. Numbers show that excessive [...]
Mary Immaculate Hospital’s Sterile Processing Department Featured on TODAY Health
February 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Spurred into action by a growing problem with dirty surgical instruments in the operating room, NBC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman investigated the wide range of instruments used during surgical procedures and the care with which they are handled. She explored the sterilization process and regulations. The story highlights a patient who is [...]
Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fractures
February 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Post-menopausal women are already susceptible to bone injury due to bone density loss, but certain indigestion drugs may exacerbate their risk of debilitating hip fractures. U.S. researchers found that a woman’s risk of hip fracture was 1.35 times higher among post-menopausal women who regularly took drugs used to treat heartburn and acid reflux for two [...]
Chronic Disease is Crippling the United States
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
According to a new report released by the Institute of Medicine, nine chronic conditions dominate the U.S. medical landscape and account for billions of dollars in annual health care spending. In fact, approximately 133 million U.S. residents have a chronic disease, and $1.5 trillion are spent annually to treat these chronic condition patients. According to [...]
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital Earns ACR MRI Accreditation
January 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bon Secours Virginia Health System is pleased to announce that Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, in Newport News, Va. has earned a three-year accreditation in MRI. This designation was awarded by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is [...]
