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 Helping Hands Helping Lives
Source: Ramadan Hand Institute
Jennifer Thomas
Ramadan Hand Institute is a medical practice devoted to the treatment of injury and disease of the hand.
The doctors at Ramadan Hand Institute treat patients with a wide variety of injuries and diseases including:
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
Traumatic Injury
Congenital Deformities
Work Related Injuries
Arthritis
Reconstructive Microsurgery
… » Read more Benefits of “minimally-invasive”
Source: Dr. Charles Shaw Orthopaedic Group
Dr. Charles H. Shaw M.D.
Recently, “minimally-invasive” surgery has been the focus of increased media attention. In fact, these surgical techniques have been around for several decades. Modern arthroscopy of the knee was first performed in the late 1960s. With improvements of arthroscopes and higher-resolution cameras, the procedure has become highly effective for the accurate diagnosis and proper treatment of knee problems… » Read more  If It Doesn't Hurt, Why Fix It?
Source: Member Submisson
Y.T. White
How many times have you heard a friend, relative, or maybe even yourself utter this very common question? It is a perfectly normal response. Your dentist has just informed you that you have a problem; perhaps a cavity, gum disease, a cracked tooth, or a failing filling. The automatic response in many cases is: “It isn’t hurting me, so how can it be so bad?”
There is a very important fallacy… » Read more |
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