Hip and Knee Replacement: Separating Fact from Fiction
Knee replacement surgery offers tremendous benefits for the right people, but what?s right for you? Joining Andrew on this episode of Patient Power to help patients cut through the hype and make...
View ArticlePsoriasis and Fibromyalgia: Patients Winning the Battle
Andrew Schorr, a leukemia survivor, has been a pioneer in the movement for each of us to become a smarter patient who retains control over their healthcare rather than blindly ceding it to doctors and...
View ArticleFoot and Ankle Problems: What Options are Available to You?
Whether it happens by whacking your foot against the bedpost or spraining your ankle while playing a game of soccer, most people will experience some form of foot or ankle injury during their lifetime....
View ArticleChronic Pain Management: Expert Answers to Your Aching Questions
Chronic pain affects millions of people in the U.S. and is often linked with a variety of health issues that can devastate a person’s quality of life. The truth is, modern medicine has few answers for...
View ArticleTreatment Options for Cancer Pain
About one-third of patients being treated for cancer experience pain, and each patient’s pain is unique. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has experts that carefully design each...
View ArticleThe Latest Treatments for the Classic Migraine Headache
Over 25 million Americans are affected by migraine headache. What is migraine headache? What treatments are available? How is it diagnosed? What triggers it? Dr. Peter Goadsby from University of...
View ArticlePsoriatic Arthritis: Early warning signs, diagnosis and treatment
Psoriatic arthritis is a life-altering condition that can potentially leave patients debilitated. Early diagnosis and treatment are key factors in controlling the disease. What are the symptoms and...
View ArticleThe Goal of Advances in Joint Replacement Surgery
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View ArticleThe Latest in Joint Replacement Surgery
As we age, arthritis and joint pain can get in the way of our favorite activities, but orthopedic surgeons are performing innovative and joint-preserving surgeries to help sufferers in the long-term....
View ArticleExtreme Inflammatory Skin Conditions: Understanding Erythrodermic Psoriasis
Erythrodermic Psoriasis (EP) is a rare but serious skin condition causing the skin surface to shed severely. On this episode of Patient Power, renowned expert Dr. Abby S. Van Voorhees and two EP...
View ArticleIs Fibromyalgia Real? Find Out from Experts
Fibromyalgia, once called an “invisible disability,” is a chronic condition afflicting millions of people with pain, discomfort and unfortunately, there is no known cure. On this episode of Patient...
View ArticleExplaining the New Range of Hip Surgical Procedures
When it comes to surgery on your hip, there are many different options. Begin to understand these options -- from hip resurfacing to hip replacement to hip revision surgery -- all this and more on this...
View ArticleFinding Relief for Chronic Pain
We all experience pain in a different way, making it impossible to standardize measurement and difficult for doctors to diagnose and treat. If you’ve been suffering with chronic pain, maybe for years,...
View ArticleShoulder Arthritis and Shoulder Replacement Surgery
How common is shoulder arthritis and how is it treated? In this program, Dr. Matthew Saltzman, an orthopedic surgeon from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, will discuss total shoulder replacement as a...
View ArticleYoung Adults with Hip Pain
In this podcast, Dr. Dolan will discuss hip pain, including typical symptoms, when to seek evaluation and treatment and details about femoroacetabular impingement. Dr. Dolan also will describe...
View ArticleControlling Cancer Pain & When it Breaks Through
For bladder cancer survivor Rick Johnson of Galveston, Texas, the pain from his cancer was so bad at one point that he said he stopped focusing on beating the cancer and simply couldn’t get past the...
View ArticleWhat Can I Do About My Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Dr. Calvin Brown, Jr., from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, discusses recent advances in treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), shares ongoing research efforts and explores whether or not a cure is...
View ArticleThe Integrated Approach to Treating Cancer Symptoms
Cancer symptoms--ranging from physical pain to emotional stress and anxiety--can often occur during and after treatment. Dr. Michael Rabow, director of the Symptom Management Service at the UCSF Helen...
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