For medicine to change, culture must change.  -Roger Mignosa, DO     Integrative medicine and traditional medicine share the common goal of applying the truth and benefiting all parties involved. How can we create a comprehensive model of medicine that helps everyone? It is my belief that we must find the common truths in medicine […]

Medicine is fast paced, but the majority of conditions treated in hospitals are chronic. This mismatch can leave patients overwhelmed by their experience with physicians. This can also lead to physicians being frustrated by the time limits that they are expected to meet to adequately educate and treat patients.   There is a simple solution […]

Youth is more than a numerical age. Youth is a measure of health and vitality. -Roger Mignosa, DO     Youth is beautiful. Health is beautiful. Is health limited to youth?   Every human being has three distinct ages. We have our numerical, mental, and physical age. Our numerical age is unchangeable, but both our […]

Confusion becomes frustration if we observe with judgment.  -Roger Mignosa, DO We only grasp a small amount of this world. This is well known, and it gives us a great sense of humility. Every decision that we will make in our life is based on our limited ability to observe and understand the world. This […]

To cure pain, we must ask, “Why is pain occurring?” and tailor the treatment to address the cause. -Roger Mignosa, DO     This is an audacious title for an article as back pain is the most common cause of disability in the United States. If there were a cure wouldn’t everyone know about it? […]

It is my intention to evaluate the big picture and ask a simple question about life. How can we do it better? –Roger Mignosa, DO This blog was created to provide you with a positive lens to view the problems of this world. It is all too common that news is made sensational to gain […]