Post provided by Scott Smith, MD
I love youth sports. The benefits are many: fitness, social skills, competitive outlet, self esteem, life lessons. I have four very active children who I have been blessed to coach over the last 15
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Vitamin D Deficiency Common Among Orthopaedic Surgery Patients
Pain Pills- part 5
Post provided by Barbara Bergin, MD
Here’s the story of two fictitious young men. They are not actually my patients, but I see these two scenarios played out over and over in my practice. These are two teens, both of
…New South Austin office opens Wednesday, December 1st
Texas Orthopedics new South Austin office is located at:
3755 South Capital of Texas Highway, Ste. 160
Austin, TX 78704
The office is conveniently located just east of the Mopac/360 intersection and shares the parking lot with the Barton Creek
9 Texas Orthopedics Physicians Named Super Doctors by Texas Monthly
Congratulations to our nine physicians who were voted Super Doctors by Texas Monthly magazine!
– Bradley Adams, DO
– Barbara Bergin, MD
– Donald Davis, MD
– Robert Foster, MD
– Peter Garcia, Jr., MD
– Tyler Goldberg, MD
Texas Orthopedics Employees Pick a Christmas Charity
Each year Texas Orthopedics employees donate to a local Austin charity during the holidays. This year, we are collecting donations for the Center for Child Protection. The Center for Child Protection is the first stop for children who are suspected
Pain Pills- part 4
Post provided by Barbara Bergin, MD
So why do some people use a ton of pain pills and other’s don’t? Umm, it’s complicated.
1) Some people have a low tolerance for pain. It’s that simple and yet it’s that complicated.
Texas Orthopedics volunteers at Race for the Cure
Texas Orthopedics employees, friends and family passed out water to the Komen Austin Race for the Cure participants Sunday, November 7th!
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Pain Pills- part 3
Post provided by Barbara Bergin, MD
So I talked about tapering off pain pills as you feel your need diminish. But what are some other things you can do to decrease your need to take pain pills?
Don’t forget R.I.C.E.: …
Pain Pills- part two
Post provided by Barbara Bergin, MD
Last time I mentioned that prescription pain pill abuse was a national health issue. It’s really a difficult problem for doctors and patients. We don’t want any of our patients to get addicted to …
