Urgent Care

02 Jun The Many Benefits of Epidural Steroid Injections

Posted at 09:30h in Blog, Internal Medicine, Pain Management, Primary Care Doctor, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

Epidural steroid injections are one of the most popular forms of intervention medicine available at a San Diego pain management center. An epidural injection allows patients to receive medication, usually, a steroid mixed with an anesthetic delivered directly into a painful or injured area. This can...

Read More

22 Apr Spine Health

Posted at 10:46h in Blog, Pain Management, Primary Care Doctor, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

As many as 80 percent of adults suffer from back pain during some part of their life. Some of this is hard to avoid – if not impossible. Aging is hard on backs, and some conditions are simply a matter of wear and tear. Other...

Read More

16 Dec Meningitis Requires Fast Medical Attention

Posted at 11:01h in Blog, Pain Management, Primary Care Doctor, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

There are several different types of meningitis with each of them designated by the cause of the illness.  As the term meningitis describes a condition defined as the swelling of protective membranes around the brain and spinal cord meningitis that is not treated can be...

Read More

26 Nov When Sinus Infections Flare Up

Posted at 09:55h in Blog, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

Chronic sinusitis, sometimes categorized as chronic rhinosinusitis, refers to a variety of inflammatory conditions that occur in the spaces between your nose and your head. As the word chronic suggests, there are variations of sinus inflammations that continue for as long as two or three...

Read More

13 Nov What Is Whooping Cough?

Posted at 02:30h in Blog, Pain Management, Primary Care Doctor, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

The disease known as whooping cough is one of the more startling illnesses parents have to confront when this strikes an infant in the family. Half the cases of whooping cough in young children end up in the hospital for acute care in part because...

Read More

04 Nov For The Elderly, Any Fall Can Be Devastating

Posted at 11:20h in Blog, Pain Management, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

To someone in their 20s falling hardly sounds like a laughable medical phenomenon. But each year millions of older adults fall with the average estimating one out of four persons over 65 falling each year. Some of those falls have catastrophic outcomes, while others have...

Read More

12 Oct A Pandemic Can Wear You Down

Posted at 05:03h in Blog, Pain Management, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

In the middle of a pandemic with cases spiking in many regions, there is a distinct possibility that fear and paranoia will also rise. If you view the world as a hostile environment all you would need to validate your fears would be a global...

Read More

24 Sep A Genetic Blood Disorder: Sickle Cell Anemia

Posted at 10:23h in Blog, Pain Management, Primary Care Doctor, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder in which a hemoglobin mutation causes healthy red blood cells to change shape from round to sickle-shaped, greatly reducing the live span of those blood cells which carry oxygen to the body. In addition, the withered, sickle-shaped blood...

Read More

07 Aug Use Caution, Common Sense, When Handling Amphibians

Posted at 11:35h in Blog, Primary Care Doctor, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

How likely is it that you will get sick from handling tropical fish or amphibians? Well, like any other wild animal, there are risks involved. With amphibians even handling them can lead to general discomfort before a full-blown infection is revealed.   Yes, it’s true: People can...

Read More

20 Jul Summer’s Here – For Some: Ouch!

Posted at 04:14h in Blog, Primary Care Doctor, Urgent Care by siteadmin 0 Comments

0 Likes

Summer’s here, Martha and the Vandellas sang in 1964, and the time is right for dancing in the street. However, it’s also the time Moms and Dads have to be vigilant and prepared for a raft of summertime injuries, even during this unsteady time with...

Read More