Making Sense of Medicine: Recent Episodes
Bob Keller
Making Sense of Medicine helps you understand what's going on in your mind, body, and spirit including some things that can go wrong, and some ways to fix them.
When is a doctor your best choice? When is an alternative better for you? Here are some differences, and often the best answer is both.
In Spring, tennis season will soon be in full swing, as will Tennis Elbow, that pain radiating from your elbow to your wrist, and tenderness on the outside of your elbow.
Here's some guidance about how to treat, and to prevent, Tennis Elbow.
Numbness or tingling in your thumb and first two or three fingers? Maybe it extends up your arm, or wakes you from sleep. Weak grip on the steering wheel or phone, or when picking up something with your thumb and fingers? It could be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
The good news is that Bob's M Y K treatment for carpal tunnel has been effective.
In this episode, you can learn what is your rotator cuff, and what to do if something goes wrong with it. My description is interleaved with the experience of one rotator cuff patient, Richard.