The Narcotics Trap

    When you show up complaining that something hurts, the easiest way for a doctor to get you out of the office is to send you off with a prescription for a pain medication that contains a narcotic (like Vicodin or OxyContin). The drugs are relatively easy to get and tempting to take, but you should never use them for chronic pain. Narcotics addiction is insidious. The drugs change who you are, and over time they make any and every pain worse. Stay away from them except in cases of acute, time-limited pain — and if you're on them already, work hard to get off them.

    Risks of Coumadin

    There is one drug whose reportedly serious complications are not publicized nearly enough, in my opinion: the blood-thinner Coumadin (warfarin). If you're taking it, your doctor should be continually monitoring its effect via regular blood tests (at least once a month). And even if you've been taking the same dose for years, the degree to which it thins your blood may suddenly change because of changes in your other meds, your diet or your underlying metabolism. That can lead to severe joint problems, gastrointestinal bleeding, strokes and hemorrhage.

    Statins' Side Effects

    Millions of Americans take statins to lower their cholesterol. Common side effects from these drugs include muscle pain and soreness. Usually those effects are just annoying, but some patients suffer muscle weakness as well, especially around the haunches, which can be debilitating. My findings? The side effects don't always go away when you stop taking the pills. Orthopedists see this all the time and say it is a concern, but most docs downplay it. Be vigilant if you're starting a statin regimen, and talk to your doctor about switching or discontinuing drugs immediately if you develop severe or disabling symptoms.

    Delaying Treatment

    Most folks will hurry to the emergency room for pain in their chest, belly or head. What many patients don't realize is that pain, numbness or weakness in other parts of the body — particularly in the limbs — can be a sign of something serious too. It could be a fractured bone, an infection or nerve damage and needs to be seen by a doctor immediately. Too many patients compromise their long-term health by ignoring nerve problems like carpal tunnel, tendon issues like rotator cuff tears or curious moles that they assume are harmless. Don't wait until your hand freezes numbly in a claw or your knee is crippled by arthritis or the little black spot on your arm turns into metastatic cancer. By then it's too late. Too macho or scared to see a doctor? Too bad. Don't wait.

    Exercising an Injury

    When you rip, tear, sprain or break something, it needs to be immobilized, not stretched, kneaded, heated or worked. A large number of patients (and some trainers) mistakenly take dysfunction as a sign of needing more exercise. So they recommend overusing athletic injuries, like muscle tears and stress fractures, which prolongs pain and delays healing for months and months. A good rule of thumb: no stretching or hard work until tenderness (pain when you push on the muscle or joint) is gone.

    麻醉陷阱

    當你由於某種受傷而痛苦不堪求助醫生時，對他們來說最簡單的方法就是給你開一些用於止疼的處方藥，這些藥常常含有麻醉成分（比如維柯定和奧克斯康定）。這zhe種zhong藥yao物wu相xiang對dui來lai說shuo比bi較jiao常chang見jian，效xiao用yong也ye很hen明ming顯xian，但dan是shi對dui於yu一yi些xie慢man性xing疼teng痛tong，你ni不bu應ying該gai再zai服fu用yong這zhe種zhong藥yao物wu了le。這zhe種zhong藥yao物wu有you潛qian在zai上shang癮yin危wei險xian。他ta們men會hui使shi你ni的de生sheng理li機ji能neng產chan生sheng變bian化hua，事shi實shi上shang，一yi旦dan你ni服fu用yong這zhe些xie藥yao物wu，你ni的de病bing患huan就jiu會hui變bian的de更geng加jia嚴yan重zhong。除chu非fei非fei常chang緊jin急ji
、極大的病痛，否則不要服用這種藥物
，但是如果你現在已經在服用了，那麼要想停止服用
，就很困難了。

    可邁丁風險

    可邁丁具有嚴重的並發症，但是這一風險卻沒有被詳盡告知於患者
，在我看來：像可邁丁（華法林）這樣的抗凝劑，假如你使用它，那麼你的醫生應該通過定期的血液測驗持續觀察它的影響（至少一個月一次）。並bing且qie即ji使shi你ni是shi多duo年nian前qian服fu用yong過guo此ci藥yao物wu
，它ta對dui於yu你ni血xue液ye的de稀xi釋shi程cheng度du也ye可ke能neng會hui因yin為wei你ni服fu用yong其qi他ta藥yao物wu，你ni的de日ri常chang飲yin食shi或huo者zhe基ji本ben的de新xin陳chen代dai謝xie的de改gai變bian而er突tu然ran改gai變bian。這zhe可ke能neng會hui導dao致zhi嚴yan重zhong的de關guan節jie病bing症zheng、腸胃出血
、中風和大出血。

    斯他丁的副作用

    數shu百bai萬wan的de美mei國guo人ren服fu用yong斯si他ta丁ding類lei藥yao物wu降jiang低di膽dan固gu醇chun含han量liang。這zhe種zhong藥yao物wu的de常chang見jian副fu作zuo用yong有you肌ji肉rou疼teng痛tong
，發fa炎yan。通tong常chang這zhe些xie症zheng狀zhuang就jiu已yi經jing很hen讓rang人ren煩fan惱nao了le，但dan是shi還hai有you些xie病bing人ren會hui感gan覺jiao肌ji肉rou無wu力li，特te別bie是shi在zai腰yao部bu
，這zhe使shi人ren非fei常chang虛xu弱ruo，這zhe可ke不bu是shi我wo首shou先xian發fa現xian的de！zhexiefuzuoyongchangchangbuhuiyinweinitingzhifuyaoerxiaoshi。gukeyishengchangchangfaxianzhezhongzhengzhuang
，yeyinciyouxinchongchong，dandaduoshuyishenghuiditiaochulicishi。ruguonijijiangkaishiyigesitadingyaowudezhiliaoliaocheng，xiwangnibaochijingti
，dangnifaxianyouyanzhongfanyingdehuozheqitaxiangguanzhengzhuangshi，lijigaosunideyishenggenghuanhuozhegancuitingzhifuyonggaiyaowu。
    
    耽誤治療

    大多數人們在感覺到胸腔疼痛，肚子疼或者頭疼的時候都會火速到急症室就醫
，但是許多病人都沒有意識到這種疼痛----身shen體ti其qi他ta部bu位wei的de麻ma木mu或huo者zhe虛xu弱ruo無wu力li，特te別bie是shi在zai肢zhi體ti部bu位wei，這zhe也ye是shi某mou種zhong嚴yan重zhong疾ji病bing的de症zheng狀zhuang。這zhe能neng導dao致zhi骨gu折zhe，某mou種zhong感gan染ran或huo者zhe神shen經jing損sun害hai，需xu要yao立li即ji看kan醫yi生sheng。眾zhong多duo病bing人ren損sun害hai了le自zi身shen的de長chang期qi健jian康kang

，正zheng是shi由you於yu忽hu略lve了le像xiang腕wan管guan綜zong合he症zheng這zhe樣yang的de神shen經jing疾ji病bing、肩袖撕裂這樣的肌腱問題
、或者長出奇怪的痣，但自己卻猜想無損健康。不要等到僵硬的手在一次撕扯中折碎、你ni的de關guan節jie因yin為wei關guan節jie炎yan而er變bian跛bo或huo者zhe手shou臂bi上shang小xiao小xiao的de黑hei點dian變bian成cheng轉zhuan移yi性xing癌ai症zheng的de時shi候hou才cai會hui想xiang到dao去qu看kan醫yi生sheng
，到dao那na個ge時shi候hou就jiu太tai晚wan了le。無wu畏wei的de人ren或huo者zhe膽dan小xiao的de人ren才cai會hui去qu看kan醫yi生sheng嗎ma？如ru果guo是shi這zhe樣yang就jiu太tai糟zao了le，不bu要yao等deng待dai！！

    受傷時鍛煉

    當你有傷口
、撕裂
、扭傷或者身體某處折斷時，你需要使受傷處固定，不要伸展、揉、捂或者動它。很多病人（包括一些教練）錯誤的把機能失調當作需要更多鍛煉的信號。所以他們出現運動損傷時，往往更加過度運動，比如肌肉撕裂、應力骨折等情況
，這樣會數月數月的延長痛苦、耽誤治療。告訴大家一個很好的拇指判別法：除非觸痛（當你用拇指按肌肉或者關節時）消失，否則不要拉伸患處或者做大量運動！