by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jun 19, 2020 | Ergonomics, Health, Stress, Trigger Point Injections
Stress has been greatly increased by the covid-19 pandemic of 2020. Millions have been infected, hundreds of thousands have died, and more millions have lost their jobs. Until a vaccine or a curative drug is available, our main strategy is to modify our...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Aug 18, 2016 | Healing, Health, Pain, Pain control
Dr. Hanson now has several locations in the Vancouver, BC area where he routinely provides trigger point injections. Physical pain can often be caused by a mechanical source, which is why pills don’t always work. Trigger points are painful sites inside...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Dec 26, 2013 | Ergonomics, Exercise, Health
Work injuries used to be from highly mobile tasks of hunting and gathering, for which the body was actually well designed. So the injuries tended to be from pure accident, rather than from enforced ergonomics. This changed with the industrial age, when we started to...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Dec 2, 2012 | Addiction, Insomia, Sleep
Insomnia is very often a simple disorganization of ones time, diet, or habits. But for many, the lack of sleep makes them look terrible, and feel even worse. Naturally, when I see a patient with insomnia I prefer to start the treatment with the least...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jan 16, 2012 | Ergonomics, Exercise, Health, Managing Stress, Prevention, Stress, Stress Strategies
Many people have been attracted to Yoga for its many benefits. Doctors have often recommended Yoga for their patients, to help with back pains, injuries to the limbs, or for routine post-operative care. However, that does not mean Yoga is automatically safe for...
