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The leading sports medicine clinic on the Western Slope is Colorado Advanced Orthopedics. Our board-certified orthopedic surgeons can accurately evaluate and treat your injury, allowing you to continue your active lifestyle with maximum performance. Knee Injuries Associated with Sport. The knee is your body's most extensive and most complicated joint. It comprises a multitude of complex structures, such as bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons, and joins the two major bones in the leg (the thighbone and shinbone). The knee is highly vulnerable to damage due to the intricacy of the joint. This is especially true for athletes because the knee is the most commonly injured joint. Because of the severe, rapid motions required, some sports are more demanding on the knees than others. The s...

They are direct impressions in the mouth by means of a digital intraoral camera, leaving the data obtained in a computer with an image management program for the design and preparation of digital models. Impressions can be full arch, half arch, individual teeth, or both arches. There are different techniques: laser photogrammetry, structured light (blue or white LED light), 3D video. Photogrammetry: By means of a scanner, we take a series of overlapping photos, having a series of anatomical structures as a reference point. Photographs are taken that are digitally assembled and a 3D model is made. To be: Itero. It is a laser beam that is reflected on the surface, and through a sensor, we obtain a 3D image. Structured light: Cerec Blue Cam.  There are 2 beams of light...

Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels) is a common complication of diabetes. However, it is occasionally observed in individuals who do not have diabetes or prediabetes. Hypoglycemia occurs when the balance of food, activity, and medications is thrown off. Therefore, do regular health screening and get a rough idea of your body profile.  To help prevent hypoglycemic episodes in people with and without diabetes, it is recommended to eat some foods and avoid others. Some foods that are indicated to increase low blood sugar levels include the following: Candy When patients have hypoglycemia, they should follow the 15-15 rule. Consume 15 grams of carbs to boost blood glucose levels and recheck them 15 minutes later. When the numbers return to normal, consume a snack to ...

Health is defined as a state where the body and society are completely healthy, and there is just no disease. Screening refers to the use of typical and inexpensive diagnostic tests to examine a group of asymptomatic people for high-probability diseases. Screening tests classify healthy people who may have the disease from those who do not. Through early detection of selected diseases or conditions, health screening is effective even if there are no symptoms or signs of the disease. Early detection of the disease means receiving the right treatment at the right time, allowing patients to better control their health.  In the 1940s, mass microradiography (MMR) demonstrated the benefits of disease detection to identify patients with tuberculosis (TB). The effective treatment of tuberculosis ...

Many people are there who spend their bucks on shopping and partying. But it is suggested that these people should change their focus from shopping and partying and shift their focus on health. Likewise for the people, who work hard, should shift their focus on health. Now, many people would think that does that means go to the doctor, or exercise or eat well. However, the simple answer is no and that they should choose some good kneading (massage) center to keep their health up to the mark. There are many benefits of a good massage on overall health.  How Kneading Helps the Body & Skin  Therefore, instead of spending a huge amount on shopping, etc., it is better that you take some good massage sessions, to help your body. There are many benefits of massage. A good kneading helps...

Cardboard is now widespread in the life of each of us. This happened because the use of cardboard is certainly a more ecological choice than many others and at the same time because it is truly eclectic. In fact, cardboard adapts to any situation and any need, appearing as an excellent choice when one needs to be made. For this reason, therefore, here are some curiosities about the product: Origin of the Product This very important element was actually born by mistake. It was 1879, in New York, when an employee of a paper factory did not notice a mistake. The print line was positioned too high and as a result the worker accidentally cut a lot of bags of seeds instead of folding them. Once the owner of the place, Robert Gair arrived, the latter realized that, by changing the height of the...

Skin disease (penyakit kulit) is usually considered as harmful because the majority of dermatological patients are having mild to moderate cases. Besides, it can be treated and will usually resolve especially if the treatment is given early. However, some cases are not that straightforward. Although dermatological emergencies are considered as very rare, it can somehow lead to unwanted health complications or even death especially if it is not treated early. There are a lot of causes that can cause a rare and dangerous skin disease. It can be down to genetics, environmental factors and also lifestyle choices. Individuals with this type of skin condition will usually need a life-long treatment as it is very difficult to handle. However, with early treatment, this case can be tackled efficie...

Medicare is always changing to keep up with the status quo of the country’s healthcare system. The year 2020 brought many twists and turns with COVID-19, the election, and much more. Therefore, you should expect to see many new things in Medicare for 2021. While some of these changes reflect the events of 2020, some of them are typical changes that tend to happen every year or new policies that have long been in the making. Increased Medicare premiums, deductibles, and copays Generally, Medicare increases costs, such as premiums, deductibles, and copays each year due to inflation and other factors. Fortunately, the new year’s increases aren’t as high as initially estimated because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) determine the Pa...

Hepatitis simply means inflammation of the liver(hati). The liver is the largest gland in our body and does multiple essential functions to keep the body healthy. One of the main functions of the liver is to detoxify waste metabolics from our body and thus preventing accumulation of urea. Apart from that, it also functions to produce important proteins such as albumin, clotting factors and hemoglobin. In the digestive system , liver helps to produce bilirubin which is very important for the emulsification process of lipids in the digestion. Inflammation of liver or simply hepatitis can be caused by multiple factors. Generally, it can be categorized under infective and toxic causes which will be discussed further below. Types of hepatitis Infective causes Viral hepatitis - ...