Posts Tagged ‘South Carolina’
Better Questions, Better Answers: Interrogating AI & Digital Healthcare
As a consumer of and a provider of healthcare, I find the rapid evolution of digital healthcare technology exciting but also challenging. Consider a patient who has undergone total knee replacement surgery searching online or asking an AI chatbot for more information regarding exercises to perform during the first few weeks after surgery. The query…
Read MoreCan a Physical Therapist Give a Second Opinion by Telehealth?
Recently, I was asked by a patient in another state to provide a second opinion about the Physical Therapy she was receiving. I’ll call her Penelope. Penelope is a woman in her thirties with a 13-month history of non-traumatic left lower abdominal, back, and buttock pain. She had been receiving Physical Therapy for “sacroiliac joint…
Read MoreWhich Side of the Bed After Orthopedic Surgery? A Simple Rule to Reduce Pain Getting In & Out
Historically, the protocol for orthopedic joint replacement surgery was an overnight stay in the hospital the day of the surgery. Now, the majority of elective orthopedic surgeries are done as outpatient and discharged to home the day of surgery. Right after elective orthopedic surgery, getting in and out of bed, chairs, and toilets can be…
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