By Dr. Conway McLean, FAPWHc, DABFAS ESCANABA — The numbers tell the truth, the years to come will see a continued rise in the number of Americans afflicted with diabetes. That and our aging population will have significant consequences to healthcare expenditures. Both of these issues can ...

ESCANABA — Nerves are interesting structures with a unique function and very special physiology. Their ability to transmit information nearly instantaneously is unmatched in the biological world and it’s essential for mammalian life. This capacity for nerve impulse transmission is what ...

ESCANABA — Pain, an unpleasant sensation, is part of the human existence. Everyone is subject to it at some point in their life. The why and where of pain naturally varies, with low back pain apparently the most common location. As to why so much discomfort is generated by this part of the ...

ESCANABA — Instinctively, most people think of inflammation as something bad, something to get rid of. We usually choose to medicate our pain or stiffness with drugs to relieve the discomfort. However, what you might not know is that inflammation is a critically important part of our defense ...

ESCANABA — Some say our healthcare system needs to make a U-turn, a radical shift in its approach. Are we curing hypertension with our medications? Our approach to many musculoskeletal problems consists of masking symptoms, which is generally what’s happening with an anti-inflammatory, ...

By Dr. Conway McLean, FAPWHc, DABFAS ESCANABA — Pain is a common sensation, experienced by most of us at some point in our lives. When the discomfort lasts more than 12 weeks, it is classified as chronic, experienced by about 20 percent of the population. 50 million US citizens live with ...