Chiropractic – Bob Thompson

Vision Improving Eyedrops

doctorbobt — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 22:47:41 +0000

From the Department of Amazing comes this announcement from Israel’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Bar-Ilan University that their ophthalmologists have developed eye-drops that can improve both nearsightedness and farsightedness. It starts with an app on a patient’s mobile device to take measurements of their eye which is used to prepare a pattern for a quick laser proceedure. The procedure takes less that a second to perform after which the patient uses the special eye-drops to correct their vision.

The laser procedure preceding the eye-drops is much less aggressive that other laser eye procedures. Consequently, the process might need to be redone every one or two months in order to maintain the patients superior eyesight. A small price to pay for not having to wear glasses and contacts.

Get the whole story at Digital Trends.

Prescription Opioids No Better Than Tylenol

doctorbobt — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:13:40 +0000

A recent study found that prescription opioids, including generic Vicodin, oxycodone or fentanyl patches,
worked no better than over-the-counter drugs like generic Tylenol and ibuprofen. The lead author of the study said there’s no reason to use opioids if they don’t work better than the less risky drugs particularly because of “their really nasty side effects – death and addiction”.

This study focused on opioids used for chronic pain, so you might think there would be a benefit for their use in controlling acute or short-term pain. However, other research has revealed that over-the-counter medicines can also work as well as opioids at treating acute pain like broken bones, kidney stones, or dental work. Overall, it appears use of prescription opioids is not warranted.

You can find more details about the study here.

Kinesiology Tape Instructions

doctorbobt — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:52:38 +0000

Source: Circle of Docs

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