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Little Injuries Need Attention Too!

Often times, when someone gets an injury, you may feel that you don’t need to receive medical attention.  It’s understandable, after all it’s time out of your day to go and get the attention that you need.  But, it’s those little injuries that may cost you the most.  For example, if you get a burn, do you take care of it yourself, or do you seek medical attention?

There are a couple of things for you to consider off the top.  While a burn is often considered to be a ‘small’ thing, it’s also something that if it’s not taken care of properly, it can cause life-threatening problems.  Infection, potential amputation and other complications are things that can result if a burn isn’t properly handled.  If you it’s anything other than a minor burn, you need to receive medical attention.  If time and money are things that stress you, then consider urgent cares like Boca Regional Urgent Care are places where you can be seen quickly and swiftly.

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Sprains

Sprains are something that are overlooked often.  For your consideration is the possibility that your sprain has caused more damage than you originally thought!  A sprain simply put, is when your ligaments and tendons are over stretched and are consequently damaged.  It’s often the case that people are able to recover from things, but it’s a long and tedious process.  But what if the damage is deeper than you imagine.  Sometimes, those tendons and ligaments need to be surgically reattached.  Odds are, you won’t know if that’s the case, after all you’re probably not a doctor.  Again, this makes sprains a reason why you need to drop by an urgent care, and let them have a look.

Other Things

There are an unlimited number of other little things that you need to see a doctor for, sprains and burns are just two.  Cuts, head injuries, colds, flus, falls and blood sugar are just some of the ‘little’ things that you’d need to check-in with an urgent care physician for.  It’s not worth the risk or possibility of further damage and complications because you didn’t take a little time out of your day to find out if you’re day.

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Health Begins In Your Mouth

Your health is more than just important, it’s everything.  More than just about anything else, your health is what determines what you go and how far you go.  If you don’t feel well,  you’re not going to feel like working, studying or being involved with people.  Most people know this, after all when was the last time that you heard someone say, “I wanna be sick”.  But what few people think about is that your health begins in your mouth.  It does, it truly does.  Did you know that your digestion begins in your mouth as well?  It’s not just about the saliva that’s starts breaking down your food, it’s also about your teeth that start to break food apart so that your saliva can start doing it’s job.

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Your Teeth!

Your teeth are arguably the most important part of your health and your digestion.  Consider some of the challenges that come with  from not taking proper care of your teeth.

  1. You won’t be eating properly.  How can you, after all it hurts when you chew, how could you possible eat properly.
  2. If you’re teeth are at any point of decay, chances are they’re leaking poison into your system.  That means that your immune system is depressed and you’re more susceptible to get sick.
  3. If you’re diabetic, your mouth won’t be able to heal as quickly and potentially can bleed easier, which in turn increases the likelihood of you getting an infection and becoming seriously ill.

All because you didn’t take care of your first line of defense in health maintenance: your teeth.  No, this wasn’t a complete list, but it is one that will give you an idea of what can happen if you chose not to take care of your teeth.

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