Dr. Taylor Brown on KPFT

noemail@bjc-houston.com — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Dr. Taylor Brown of the Bone and Joint Clinic of Houston was a guest speaker on KPFT on Monday January 28, 2008 on Open Forum with host Elizabeth Ann Stein discussing Power in Motion. Power in Motion is a Houston based running group which encourages and coaches beginning runners over a 3-month period to reach a goal race of 5 kilometers at the conclusion of the course. The group has spring and fall courses. The next course begins March 5, 2008. More information on the group can be found at http://powerinmotion.org.

Dr. Brown has been involved with the group for the past two years. His topic of discussion during this broadcast was running specific injuries and their treatment. You can listen to Dr. Brown’s broadcast at http://archive.kpft.org/

MORE THAN 100 PHYSICIANS, CHIROPRACTORS SIGN UP AS EARLY ADOPTERS OF NEW BACK PAIN RECOGNITION PROGRAM

noemail@bjc-houston.com — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:00:00 GMT

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jeff Van Ness, (202) 955-3518 MORE THAN 100 PHYSICIANS, CHIROPRACTORS SIGN UP AS “EARLY ADOPTERS” OF NEW BACK PAIN RECOGNITION PROGRAM Back pain, second most common symptom-related reason for doctor’s office visit, accounts for 25 percent of workers’ compensation claims; plans, employers express interest in program WASHINGTON—More than 100 physicians and chiropractors nationwide [see attached list] have committed to be evaluated under the Back Pain Recognition Program (BPRP), a new program developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) that recognizes health care providers who deliver top-quality care to patients with low back pain. Back pain is among the most common ailments in America. Each year, nearly 1 in 9 Americans experience pain severe enough to impair their usual daily activities. Treatment costs total approximately $91 billion a year and accounts for 25 percent of all workers’ compensation...