Physician and medical staff burnout has been an ongoing and significant concern. Fortunately, however, the physician burnout rate has dropped to less than 50% of U.S. doctors, according to the results of a recent survey discussed at AMA-ASSN.org. Over 5,000 physicians responded to this survey conducted by American Medical Association, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. The Study’s Results The results showed that physician burnout has somewhat decreased. In 2011, for example, 45.5% of physicians exhibited a minimum of one burnout symptom. In 2014 this was 54.4%, and in 2017, this was reduced to 43.9% of physicians …
Day: September 9, 2019
Common Treatment for Chronic Back Pain
The human skeleton is unique in the animal kingdom, as the human form has been naturally adapted for a lifetime of upright walking. This gave our ancestors an advantage when hunting, and it reflects in the modern skeleton’s S-shaped spine, long leg bones, arched feet, and upright pelvis. But this skeletal form also takes its toll on the body over time, since a person’s spine is fighting gravity for decades. Not only can this cause hip, knee, and ankle issues, but it can cause chronic back pain and lower back issues. Even today, millions of people around the world contend …
