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Opioid abuse and resulting drug addiction have become such an issue that presidential candidates are talking about it. It is becoming much more prevalent and has even hit close to home last year with the bust of a heroin ring on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. A discussion about it this week on NPR’s On Point […]

If you’ve wondered where I’ve been for the past few months…  I’ve been focusing my efforts on my growing family and work.  My husband and I had our second son last fall and with two children in diapers, efforts have focused on keeping our family in a relative state of sanity.  In reality, we are enjoying […]

A recent patient came to me with pain in her shoulder. She said it started with just pain in the shoulder that would come and go, then it became more constant and interfered with her ability to use her arm. After evaluating the patient, I explained that I thought most of the problem was originating […]

Childbirth is a physically-demanding process.  Though they try, no amount of birthing class instruction or self-help books can fully prepare an expectant mother for the demands of childbirth.  Even though I did all I could do to prepare, the feeling of childbirth came as a surprise.  Likewise, postpartum has its own demands and surprises.  Moms, […]

It was recently suggested that I provide another blog on cortisone injections.  I wrote one of my earlier blogs to address the topic of cortisone injections because of the number of questions I get about them from my patients.  I answered questions about how they work, my opinion on their use, and the side effects you would […]

I’ve officially crossed the threshold into the third trimester of pregnancy.  I tried to prepare myself as much as possible prior to getting pregnant and based on stories and conjecture I had a few preconceptions (pun intended) about what this experience would be like. Monique’s Preconceptions on Pregnancy (circa early 2012) 9 months of tired, […]

  An injury to the rotator cuff can be very painful, not to mention make simple tasks like putting on a shirt or picking up a gallon of milk very difficult.  When I see a patient who has a torn rotator cuff, rotator cuff tendinitis, or rotator cuff “impingement,” I spend a good amount of […]