Saturday, April 5, 2008

THE SCARY SIDE OF DRUGS


Drugs, Surgery, and PT. Drugs and surgery continue to be at the forefront for many musculoskeletal diagnosis. However, the adverse affects of these two treatments can be scary and very costly. In an article titled, "The 10 Deadliest Drugs," a 2007 study by Furberg and colleagues was published, which looked at the adverse events of drugs reported to the FDA. From 1998-2005 1,393 deaths were associated with Acetaminophen, the 5th deadliest drug ~ Scary huh! This should be a wake up call to everyone. With these kind of numbers health care professionals need to be educating their patients as well as looking for alternate first line defenses for musculoskeletal problems... Enter Physical Therapy. 

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