by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Jun 27, 2013 | Health Articles

Help for Long Haul Drivers Ergonomic principles are used to make a workplace suitable for the employees. Making beneficial changes improves the safety and productivity, but what about occupations with variable conditions. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, truck drivers top the list of professionals who lose the most time from work...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Jun 25, 2013 | Health Articles

Speeding Up Recovery Time For most people, recovering from a broken bone is an exercise in patience. For an active person, being told that you have to significantly reduce or cease activity in order to let the bone heal is equivalent to torture. However, there are a few things you can do to help speed the...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Jun 18, 2013 | Health Articles

Did you know that the smallest vertebrae in your spine supports the most vital organ in your body- the brain? Incredibly, the cervical spine supports the full weight of your head, which is on average about 12 pounds. Your neck, also called the cervical spine, begins at the base of the skull and contains seven...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Jun 13, 2013 | Health Articles

The apparent dangers of high blood pressure and the frequent recommendation of prescription drugs to reduce the problem create a seemingly constant flood of both media warnings and advertising. Now, the results of a recent study could shed an entirely different light on the source of the problem. A study recently concluded in Chicago found...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Jun 6, 2013 | Health Articles

Steroids are organic compounds that are produced naturally in the human body. They’re also produced by other animals, plants, and fungi. Humans use steroids to produce several different hormones that are important to the body’s proper functioning. Outside of natural human physiology, there are also drugs called anabolic steroids, whose purpose is to increase muscle...
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