By Michael Glover, MD, MBA, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon at NAO (Originally featured in the Flagstaff Business News on Nov. 26, 2018 in Columnists) Patients come to see me for a variety of complaints regarding their back and neck health. Often, there are specific questions they would like me to answer (often, to help debunk Google), and end up sharing so …
ER, Urgent Care or Orthopaedic Urgent Clinic?
Injuries and illnesses occur when you least expect them. Local urgent care centers can give a person the medical care they need, usually at a fraction of the cost or time of an emergency room (ER). They provide care for a wide variety of sicknesses, diseases and other conditions. However, there is another type of walk-in care center that treats musculoskeletal injuries …