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Health insurance options for the self-employed, a doctor explainsIt’s hard to figure out what to do for health insurance if you are self-employed. The standard employer sponsored plans end up being way too expensive for most people to pay for on their own. I’m self employed and I use a combination of Direct Primary Care (DPC), and a healthshare. I believe that this is the best option for most people. What are the best options if you and your family are healthy? If you and your family are...

What makes your knee sound crunchy?If your knee sounds crunchy, it is usually caused by the cartilage underneath your kneecap being abnormal. When this happens, your kneecap slides into the groove of your femur and will engage abnormally and tend to make a crunching feeling or noise as it slides down. There is also popping of the knee. Sometimes a single pop in your knee when you bend it can be caused by an air bubble forming and collapsing in the joint fluid inside your knee. If you have...

How to tell if your wrist is broken or sprainedIf you broke your wrist, it will be very swollen and painful. If you broke it badly, it may look deformed meaning that it looks twisted or bent strangely. A sprained wrist will still look straight and you should be able to take it through most of its full range of motion. With a broken wrist, you may not be able to keep it straight, and may not be able to bend it fully. At Easy Orthopedics in Colorado Springs, we frequently see and treat the many...

How to tell if your thumb is broken or sprainedIf you broke your thumb, it will be very swollen and painful. If you broke it badly, it may look deformed meaning that it looks twisted or bent strangely. A sprained thumb will still look straight and you should be able to take it through its full range of motion. With a broken thumb, you may not be able to keep it straight, and may not be able to bend it fully. At Easy Orthopedics in Colorado Springs, we frequently see and treat the many...