Vol. 5 No. 5 (2013): September/October 2013

In the summer of 1996 I was in a motel on the way to med school when I watched Kerri Strug's Olympic vault, which led to a victory for her team and a horrible sprain for her. She is not a big person but I knew enough about physics to know that she was driving a lot of force onto her rolled ankle, a...

Acute ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries evaluated and treated by primary care physicians. Ankle sprains are common in adolescents and young adults and typically occur during athletic activity. Risk factors include a previous ankle sprain and body mass inde...

Acne vulgaris is one of the most common conditions presented to the family physician. The vast array of topical and systemic medications available can make choosing an appropriate treatment seem overwhelming. Because every case of acne is different, the choice of medication should be sel...

Background: Physicians have long understood that the privilege of professional autonomy would only continue to be granted to the profession by demonstration of effective self-regulation.Discussion: Although initiatives in demonstration of continued fitness for practice are sometimes look...

Among cancers in the United States, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed, and the second leading cause of death. Most colon cancers are thought to develop from adenomatous polyps through the adenoma-carcinoma sequence, which emphasizes the importance of screening colono...

Heat- and cold-related illnesses represent a broad spectrum of preventable common conditions affecting diverse populations every year. Clinicians treating patients near areas of outdoor recreation and nursing homes or who potentially see critical pediatric, indigent, or intoxicated patie...

Cardiac auscultation skills amongst many physicians are lacking. This brief report discusses 2 mobile apps designed to improve cardiac auscultation skills. ...

To the Editor: I read with interest the review article in the January- February 2013 issue of Osteopathic Family Physician entitled, “ Fertility Awareness-Based Methods of Family Planning: A Review of Effectiveness for Avoiding Preg- nancy Using SORT ” (Manhart M.D., Duane M., Lind A., Sinai...

In the years of conducting use-effectiveness studies in the various natural methods of family planning, there has been very little effort placed into the better understanding of the statistical measures upon which family planning systems are actually studied. There has been an emphasis to try to ma...