| Few know physiatrits could help with pain
CHICAGO, Oct. 8 Only 1 percent of U.S. adults know the term "physiatrist," a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, a U.S. survey found.
However, 67 percent of those surveyed by L.C. Williams & Associates Research Group for the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation said they could benefit from medical care provided by a physiatrist -- once the specialty was defined for them.
Physiatrists, or rehabilitation physicians, specialize in non-surgical management of a full range of conditions including low back, shoulder and neck pain, tendonitis, arthritis, osteoporosis, sports injuries, or more complex conditions such as spinal cord injuries, stroke and cardiac rehabilitation and traumatic brain injuries, using advanced diagnostic techniques and treatment options.
Catholic Schools Week events
Students in preschool through 12th grade will collect personal care items for residents of local area nursing homes. Elementary students will make placemats for nursing homes. TUESDAY: Elementary students will enjoy a fun day with games, movies and activities. Junior and senior high students will participate in a Chicken Soup for the Soul program in religion class. All students will write thank-you notes to their parents for the sacrifices they make for Catholic education. WEDNESDAY: Catholic Schools Week Mass will be at 8:45 a.m. The Rev. Mark Pasik will officiate. Parents and friends are invited to attend. Students will design and send valentines to veterans. Read with the principal will take place at 6 p.m., followed by an ice cream social at 6:30. THURSDAY: Students will write thank-you notes to bishops, priests, sisters, deacons and lay ministers. FRIDAY: Students will dress in "spirit wear" and take part in a pep rally at 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Pou and the Hurricane — Implications for Patient Care during ...
During the flood after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, health care providers in marooned New Orleans hospitals worked in almost unimaginably difficult conditions while awaiting rescue. Nowhere was the situation more desperate than at Memorial Medical Center, where for 4 days a small staff struggled to care for critically ill patients in a dark building with no electric power, no fresh water, a flooded first floor, a nonfunctional sanitation system, and an interior temperature above 100°F. Dr. Anna Maria Pou, a cancer surgeon on the faculty of Louisiana State University School of Medicine, was supervising residents at Memorial when Katrina hit on Monday, August 29, and she remained at the hospital after the storm. Pou, 51, is a New Orleans native whom colleagues describe as a dedicated, hardworking physician who, though physically small, "had a huge presence."1 At least 34 patients died at Memorial during and after the storm, and shortly thereafter, media reports began to suggest that some had been euthanized.
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