Healthcare

Peterson: Oh My Aching Back!

By KREIG PETERSON
Medical Massage Therapist

I’ll be the first to admit it. Back pain is awful! I myself suffer from chronic back pain due to a severe injury I sustained over 10 years ago.

Having said that, I learned to use a wide array of tools to manage my own pain. It has also given me a great deal of compassion for clients who suffer from this debilitating condition.

Our bodies live for motion. Today more than ever people are inclined to sit for hours in isometrically contracted postures without physical activity. When muscles contract as in sitting, fuel burns and waste products accumulate.

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Classic Air Medical Thanks LAMC Frontline Workers

LAMC CEO John Whiteside welcomes Classic Air Medical crew member Eric Parker, RN, who along with fellow crew members delivers lunches Tuesday to frontline healthcare workers at the hospital, to thank them for their service to the community. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Classic Air Medical crew members deliver lunches Tuesday to LAMC Human Relations Director Jacqui Carroll for distribution inside the hospital. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Classic Air Medical thanks the LAMC staff. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

LAMC Chief Nursing Officer Lori Coffelt, left, Read More

Wiemann: Planning For Your Own Incapacity

By SHELLY WIEMANN, CFP®
Founder, Wiemann Wealth Strategies, LLC
Financial Advisor, Raymond James

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined – in fact, one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia1.

These statistics, combined with the fact that Americans are living longer and are having smaller families, mean that planning for incapacity has become just as important as (or even more important than) end-of-life planning.

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NM Economic Recovery Council Backs Phased Reopening

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STATE News:

The state Economic Recovery Council, a group formed to advise the governor on the recovery of New Mexico’s economy in the wake of the unprecedented public health emergency caused by COVID-19, voted unanimously this week to endorse a preliminary plan for reopening the New Mexico economy, starting with a preparation phase that begins Friday, May 1.

The council is composed of 15 business and labor leaders representing a variety of industries from around the state. It is chaired by Christina

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State Extends Modified Stay-At-Home Order … New Mexico Enters ‘Preparation Phase’ For Safe Reopening

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state leadership this afternoon announced the extension of the state’s emergency public health order through May 15 as the COVID-19 pandemic remains a grave risk to residents of all ages and in all communities across New Mexico. 

As of today, there were 3,411 reported positive cases in the state of New Mexico and 123 reported fatalities associated with the virus.

The highly contagious virus continues to spread in communities statewide, with particular emphasis in the northwestern part of the state.

Despite continued spread, New Mexico as a state has begun to Read More

Alme: COVID-19 Doubling Time For New Mexico (Excluding McKinley And San Juan Counties) Appears To Be Varying 20 To 25 Days

Figure 1.  New Mexico excluding McKinley and San Juan Counties: The COVID-19 doubling time is shown by NMDOH reporting date. Also presented are the doubling times for all of New Mexico, for Bernalillo County and for McKinley and San Juan Counties combined. Created by Marv Alme

Figure 2.  Projected COVID-19 dynamics for New Mexico (excluding McKinley and San Juan Counties) assuming the doubling times from April 18 to April 27 repeat in a 10-day cycle. The solid curves are from the DOH reported data. The dotted show the results of the projection through the first week of June. The number of active Read More

Governor Announces Gradual Reopening Beginning May 1

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state officials this afternoon hosted a remote news conference to provide an update on COVID-19 efforts in New Mexico and details of a new emergency public health order … the current order expires at midnight today and the new order begins Friday and extends through May 15. The new order allows for a slow and gradual reopening. The governor said,Let’s be very clear: The reopening of New Mexico depends upon New Mexicans. Going out and congregating will worsen the spread of this disease. It will lead to more illness and death. We cannot win this fight Read More

Chart 47: COVID-19 In New Mexico April 30

Statewide counts. Shown are the cumulative numbers of tests, diagnoses and deaths in New Mexico. Created by Eli Ben-Naim

The doubling time. The doubling time is the time it takes the number of diagnoses to double. This quantity was estimated by comparing the number of diagnoses on a given day with the corresponding number one week before. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases At 3,411; 11 More Deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials has announced this afternoon 198 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update includes 11 additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

Per the New Mexico Department of Health, the most recent cases announced today include:

  • 48 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 5 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases in Curry County
  • 13 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 74 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Roosevelt County
  • 45 new cases in San Juan County
  • 4 new cases in Sandoval County
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Heinrich Demands Labor Secretary Put In Place Worker Health And Safety Standards Before Reopening The Economy

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

  • In a letter to Labor Secretary Scalia, Democrats demand that OSHA put in place standards, guidance, enforcement, and outreach to protect workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the top Senate Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee; Patty Murray (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workforce Safety, are leading 26 of their Democratic colleagues in demanding that Read More