NEW STUDY FINDS $15 BLOOD TEST CAN SHOW IF YOU'RE AT RISK FOR A HEART ATTACK

$15 Blood Test Predicts Heart Attack Risk

A simple, widely available blood test could help predict which patients with chest pain are at risk for a heart attack, according to another new study published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology. Because chest pain is a relatively common symptom, the ability to rule out heart attack risk in the ER with a simple, low-cost blood test is an important breakthrough, says Doneen.

The test checks for levels of a biomarker called high-sensitivity cardiac trophin T (hs-cTnT), a substance released when heart muscle dies.  Higher-than-normal levels of hs-cTnT are a sign of heart damage and elevated risk for a heart attack. Swedish researchers report that if levels of this biomarker and an ECG are both normal, there is a 99 percent probability that the patient will not suffer a heart attack during the next month—and a 100 percent probability that the person will not die from cardiovascular causes during that time span.

Easy Ways to Lower Blood Pressure

The test used in the study is widely available in the U.S. through medical providers and hospitals—and it comes with a small price tag. The blood test costs about $15 and is covered by most insurance plans, according to Stan Morse, regional sales director of Singulex, Inc., makers of test in the US.

The Swedish study included nearly 15,000 patients who had sought medical help at a Stockholm Hospital for chest pain over a two-year period.

Predicting Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular-Related Death

The Swedish study adds to earlier research reporting that this test can also predict long-term risk for heart-related death. In a 2012 study published in Journal of Clinical Chemistry, initially healthy patients were tracked for eight to 15 years. Those with rising levels of hs-cTnT during the study period were more than eight times more likely to die from cardiovascular (CV) causes than those with stable levels.

The study analyzed blood test results from 211 people who died from CV causes and those from 253 matched control patients. The study took such factors as age, sex, smoking, abdominal obesity, cholesterol, diabetes, and other biomarkers into account.

Doneen cautions that this test is just one of many biomarkers—including blood sugar levels, cholesterol levels, and inflammation—that should be tracked in patients with cardiovascular risk.

Source:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/simple-heart-attack-tests-could-save-lives

If you have been injured in a Miami car accident, please call our clinic at (305) 834-7900 for a free consultation. Offices in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

Minor Car Accidents Can Cause Major Symptoms

Even the most minor Miami car accidents can have major effects on your neck, back, shoulders, and other joints of the body. Sometimes it takes weeks for underlying symptoms to present. That is why it is so crucial to get the necessary medical attention immediately. The doctors at the Miami Car Accident Clinic will properly evaluate and document your injuries. They will take a thorough history of how the Miami accident happened, and then perform a physical examination to find out exactly what's causing your pain. People who have been injured in a Miami car accident can have damage to muscle, tendons, and ligaments. More serious accidents can result in fractures, contusions, and other serious injuries. The Miami Car Accident Clinic will get you the proper diagnosis and treatment plan to get you feeling better fast.

Leaving injuries untreated may result in a lifetime of pain and suffering. We realize whiplash symptoms may be difficult to diagnose. But we can assure you the doctors at the Miami Car Accident Clinic have the experience and insight to help you feel better fast. So please, do yourself a favor, and choose a competent Miami chiropractor that has the experience with car accident and slip and fall injuries.

We will help you with all the paperwork to make this daunting experience easier. We even will work directly with your insurance company to minimize any extra worry. That means, no out of pocket expenses for you and your family. The Miami Car Accident Clinic also can refer you to a competent Miami personal injury attorney to get you any compensation you deserve.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Miami car accident or Miami slip and fall accident, call the staff at the Miami Car Accident Clinic for a free consultation at (305) 834-7900.

Author: Dr. Jared L. Rose

ULTRASOUND THERAPY HELPS WITH MIAMI CAR ACCIDENT INJURIES

Ultrasound therapy is not a new therapy. In fact, initial ultrasound therapy dates all the way back to the 1940s. Now that's a proven modality if you ask me. I see a lot of patients who were injured in various Miami personal injury type situations. Whether they were injured from a Miami car accident, or a Miami slip and fall accident, or even a Miami workers' comp accident, all injuries can benefit from ultrasound therapy. This therapy really works.

In fact, it works so well, my Miami accident patients are in disbelief. The first thing they say is, "I do not feel anything." This is what surprises them the most. Ultrasound therapy is gentle, yet effective. The instrument send tiny sound waves into the cells of the tissue.

There are three immediate responses by the tissue:

1. It speeds up the healing time by increasing blood flow to the treated area.
2. It decreases pain by reducing inflammation and edema.
3. It provides a gentle massing action into the muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the treated area.

These three responses get fantastic results for my Miami car accident patients, Miami bus accident patients, Miami workers comp patients, and my Miami slip and fall patients. And when I couple this therapy with other effective therapies such as electro-stim, chiropractic adjustments, trigger point therapy, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, the results are compounded.

So if you have been injured  in a Miami car accident, call the Miami Car Accident Clinic today for a free consultation. You may be entitled to medical benefits up to $10,000. 305-834-7900

Author: Dr. Jared L. Rose

Miami Car Accident Clinic

301 NE 79th Street

Suite #2

Miami, FL 33138

(305) 834-7900

www.miamicaraccidentclinic.com

WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN IN A MIAMI CAR ACCIDENT

The Miami Car Accident Clinic realizes car accidents are an extremely sensitive and stressful situation. This blog post is to help prepare you in the event of a Miami car accident. We will provide you with a checklist of the necessary things you need to do after you have been in a Miami car accident. Being prepared for such events can help you manage the situation better. And if you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to call the Miami Car Accident Clinic at (305) 834-7900. Also feel free to print out the car accident checklist and put it in your glove compartment for convenient access. Below is the checklist:

VITAL INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT:

• CALL 911 FOR THE POLICE/AMBULANCE
• STAY CALM TO PREVENT THE CAR ACCIDENT FROM GETTING WORSE
• RENDER AID - IF QUALIFIED
• WARN OTHER MOTORISTS AWAY
• CALL THE MIAMI ACCIDENT CLINIC - (305) 834-7900
• CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY
• CHECK YOURSELF FOR WHIPLASH SYMPTOMS (SEE BELOW)
• TAKE DOWN THE OTHER DRIVER'S INFORMATION (NAME/ADDRESS/PHONE, LICENSE #, INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER)
• TAKE PICTURES OF BOTH VEHICLES

Whiplash is an injury to the neck muscles from rapid forward and backward motion of the neck caused by a trauma (eg, a car accident). It can cause acute (short-term) neck pain as well as restricted movement in your neck. Most symptoms occur within 24 hours of the event. Whiplash symptoms include:

• Headache, usually at the base of the skull
• Neck pain/stiffness
• Ringing in the ears
• Jaw pain
• Back pain
• Shoulder pain
• Fatigue
• Blurred vision
• Dizziness

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Miami car accident or any other type of Miami personal injury accident, call the Miami Accident Clinic today for a free consultation. 

Author: Dr. Jared Rose DC

Miami Car Accident Clinic

301 NE 79th Street

Miami, FL 33138

(305) 834-7900

www.miamicaraccidentclinic.com

ATTENTION FLORIDA LICENSED DRIVERS - NEW 14 DAY LAW

Last year Governor Rick Scott passed a law that only gives you 14 days to seek medical attention after you have been injured in a Miami car accident. If you do not seek initial care, you will lose all coverage of benefits that you pay for every month.

I repeat, beginning January 1, 2013, you must seek medical attention within 14 days after a Miami car accident, or any other county car accident in Florida for that matter. If you do not, you will not be entitled to your personal injury protection (PIP) at all!

What this means is if you have any type of injury, big or small, you should always get it checked out by a licensed healthcare practitioner. Because you never know if a small injury will turn into a big one. I have seen this happen first hand. Growing up, my mother and I were injured in a Miami car accident. We were in a parking lot and she wasn't even going fast. A car backed out of a parking spot and hit us. Her initial reaction was, "that we were not going fast, so she should feel okay." That was the case until a couple days passed. She began experiencing all types of symptoms and pain. To make a long story short, she needed to have neck surgery to remove 3 intervertebral discs. This was all from a "minor" Miami car accident. If this crude law was in effect back then, there was a chance that my mother would not have been covered. 

The point of this Miami Car Accident Clinic blog is to inform the public of this new law. If you are injured, you must seek medical attention immediately or within 14 days following the accident. Call the Miami Car Accident Clinic if you have any questions regarding this new law. You pay for your PIP coverage, and we are here to make sure you receive it when you need it.

If you or someone you know has been injured in any of the following Miami personal injury type accidents, call the Personal Injury Doctors at (305) 834-7900 for a free consultation.

• Miami car accident
• Miami workers' comp
• Miami slip and fall
• Miami boat accident
• Miami bus accident
• Miami pedestrian accident

Author: Dr. Jared Rose DC

Miami Car Accident Clinic

301 NE 79th Street Suite #2

Miami, FL 33138

(305) 834-7900

www.miamicaraccidentclinic.com

MIAMI CAR ACCIDENT - WHIPLASH EFFECTS

This blog is intended to educate the people of Miami, FL about the manifestations, symptoms, and signs of the Whiplash Effect following a Miami car accident. Whiplash is one of the most common types injuries sustained from a car accident. The head goes through a sudden acceleration-deceleration motion, which puts a great amount of stress on the neck and upper back anatomy. Muscles, tendons, and ligaments all are effected and can become inflamed and damaged. In Miami-Dade county alone, there are approximately 120 Miami car accidents every single day. Unfortunately, that's a lot of whiplash.

A study by Bismil and Bismil reported, out of 1025 people who experienced whiplash, that the most common symptoms are neck pain, reduced cervical range of motion, and myofascial-entheseal dysfunction. Myofascial-entheseal dysfunction are trigger points in the muscle, tendons, or ligaments, which cause pain and restrict normal movement. This dysfunction has proven effective by the utilization of Trigger Point Therapy. This therapy is common practice at the Miami Car Accident Clinic, as it gets excellent results in patients suffering from whiplash symptoms.

Other common symptoms of whiplash include:

• Headache (usually at the base of skull)
• Neck stiffness
• Arm pain
• Fatigue
• Jaw pain
• Dizziness
• Back pain

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Miami car accident, contact the doctors at the Miami Car Accident Clinic at (305) 834-7900.

Author: Dr. Jared Rose DC

Miami Car Accident Clinic

301 NE 79th Street

Miami, FL 33138

(305) 834-7900

New Florida PIP Laws

Last year, Governor Rick Scott passed a law that would forever change the PIP laws in Florida. The new laws were effective January 1, 2013. Unfortunately, this is not a good thing for licensed Florida drivers. The laws' main objective was to lower monthly premiums for drivers in Florida. It has now been 7 months, and I have not heard one person say their monthly insurance premium went down. In fact, I hear the opposite! Maybe it's because it has only been 7 months, you say. Well personally speaking, I am not buying it. Below is a list of the new laws put into effect this year:

• If you are injured in a Miami car accident, you have 14 days to seek initial treatment for your injuries. This means if you seek treatment after 14 days, you will not be covered under your Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage that you pay for.
• Massage and acupucture are not covered anymore.
• If you do seek treatment, you are only entitled to 25% of your PIP coverage. This means you can only get $2,500 of treatment for your injuries. But if you have a Emergency Medical Condition (EMC), only then are you allocated your full $10,000 in PIP coverage. See below for the state's definition of EMC. Keep in mind, you pay for $10,000 in coverage every month, either way.
• Only licensed medical doctors, osteopaths, dentists, physician assistants, or advanced registered nurse practitioners can determine if you have a Emergency Medical Condition.

Emergency Medical Condition: a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, which may include severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in:

-serious jeopardy to patient health, and/or

-serious impairment to bodily functions, and/or

-serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part

So if you were hurt in a Miami car accident, be sure to call the Miami Car Accident Clinic ASAP to schedule a free consultation. The Miami Car Accident Clinic is open 7 days per week, so don't delay to get examined. 

Author: Dr. Jared Rose DC

Miami Car Accident Clinic

301 NE 79th Street

Miami, FL 33138

(305) 834-7900

Miami Car Accident Clinic

In June 2013, the Miami Car Accident Clinic opened its doors to the people of the City of Miami. The Miami Car Accident Clinic is a specially designed clinic catered toward people who were injured in any type of Miami personal injury situation. This includes, but not limited to, Miami car accidents, Miami bus accidents, Miami pedestrian accidents, Miami workers' comp accidents, and Miami boating accidents.

Dr. Jared Rose DC is the founding Miami chiropractor who had such a vision. He believes that the people of the City of Miami needed a Miami chiropractic clinic that helped those in need of healthcare from Miami personal injury. Dr. Rose is a passionate, caring doctor who always puts patients first. He discovered such a passion while he was a patient earlier in life. He realized changes needed to be made and he will take the road less-traveled to make positive changes in healthcare. He believes that the clues to a patient's prognosis lies in a thorough history. He takes his time finding the proper diagnosis, which leads to a successful treatment plan. This is the foundation and mission of the newly opened Miami Car Accident Clinic.

The Miami Car Accident Clinic is conveniently located on 79th Street in Miami, FL. It is 4 blocks West of Biscayne Blvd. and 8 blocks East of I-95. The address is 301 NE 79th Street Miami, FL 33138.

So if you or someone you know has been injured in a Miami car accident or any other Miami personal injury, call the Miami Car Accident Clinic at (305) 834-7900 for a free consultation.