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NICK GOLINVAUX, MD March 9, 2024 Hi Reader, How is your week going? So far, I've had a productive one: I learned that Taylor Swift and poet Emily Dickinson are related. I accepted a generous invitation to be on an upcoming episode of an orthopedic surgery podcast (more details soon!). Due to popular demand, I wrote about upper extremity safety in the gym. If you workout regularly, you've surely had a hand or upper extremity twinge from time to time. It can be difficult to know...was that just...

December 7, 2024 | SUBSCRIBE Good morning. This week I learned that 'the smell after rain' is called petrichor. It's actually made by bacteria that hang out in porous soil and release the compound when wet. We also can detect this smell better than sharks can smell blood in the water. So that's pretty awesome. ♻️ ICYMI (Recent Articles) ♻️ • How to See a Specialist in 2025 • • Should You Eliminate These 5 Things In The Gym? • • ‘If It Dries It Dies’: A Surgeon's Guide to Wound Care • ☝️ First...

November 30, 2024 | SUBSCRIBE Good morning. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I got a lot of great feedback from my Thanksgiving turkey carving article last week, with one very notable exception. I'm pretty sure my mom unsubscribed after my 'dry, tasteless' turkey comment. Which unfortunately brings my subscriber count down to roughly two. 😉 I'll see if I can win her back, but it's not looking good. ♻️ ICYMI (Recent Articles) ♻️ • Should You Eliminate These 5 Things In The Gym? • •...

November 23, 2024 Sign Up Good morning. Thanksgiving week has arrived. That means just six more days until you can take off your headphones and openly listen to that Christmas music you've been sneaking since Halloween. To my American readers, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! To my international readers, I'm sorry that I will never be able to explain to you why we have an entire holiday centered around a dry, tasteless meat that we generally refuse to eat the remainder of the year....

November 16, 2024 Sign Up Good morning. Thank you to all who spent an extra minute responding to my poll from last week. The official tally is in. Two-thirds of you would like a deeper dive into carpal tunnel, and the other third wants arthritis. Sounds like I ought to do both! It'll take me a bit of time to put together (still gotta work that darn day job), but stay tuned. And thank you again! ♻️ ICYMI (Recent Articles) ♻️ • Treat Any Pain Like A Doctor, Prescription-Free • • How Diabetes...

November 9, 2024 Sign Up Good morning. We currently have 11 inches of snow on the ground here in Colorado. How's that for early November? I literally mowed my lawn Tuesday and shoveled the driveway Wednesday. Quite the turnaround! It's officially warm mug and sweater season. ♻️ ICYMI (Recent Articles) ♻️ • Hand and Wrist Pain During Pregnancy: Causes and Relief Strategies • • Arthritis: What Does It Actually Mean? • • Your Guide: Trigger Fingers and Trigger Thumbs • ☝️ First Hand Think you...

November 2, 2024 Sign Up Good morning. Did you know 'Goldfish' are completely rebranding themselves to 'Chilean Sea Bass?' No, seriously. But only for a limited time. Apparently, it's a bit of a publicity stunt to interest older consumers. The real question is...will it work on you? (It might work on me). ♻️ ICYMI (Recent Articles) ♻️ • What You MUST Know About Flexor Tendon Injuries • • I Jammed My Finger…How Do I Know If It’s Broken? • • Ice, Ice, Maybe? A Surgeon's Perspective on Icing...

October 26, 2024 Sign Up Good morning. This is my last chance to wish you a Happy Halloween before it arrives next week. Best of luck to all you parents out there as you debate whether or not to limit your kids' candy intake. If you figure out the 'right' answer, let me know. My current tactic involves wolfing down as much as I can when the kids aren't looking. What could go wrong? ♻️ ICYMI (Recent Articles) ♻️ • Should You Eliminate These 5 Things In The Gym? • • How Orthopedic Surgeons Fix...

October 19, 2024 Sign Up Good morning. I learned this week that the bright yellows, oranges, and reds of the fall leaves are actually there all year. They're just hidden behind the bright green color of the chlorophyll. As the nights grow longer, the leaves stop producing chlorophyll and the fall colors we know and love become more visible. Huh. I had no idea. ♻️ ICYMI (Recent Articles) ♻️ • Pocket Guide: Ski and Snowboard Injuries • • Ulnar Nerve Entrapment and a DIY Cure • • What Is A...