by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Mar 13, 2021 | Stress, Stress Strategies, Travel
One of the best stress strategies has always been to take a break. In football, it is called “half time”. In school it is called “recess”. In F1 car races it is called a “pit stop”. During our work lives, we have the “weekend” (hence the TGIF...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jul 22, 2020 | Health
The Coronaviris Pandemic has been adding stress to all our lives. Within a few short months the world has been shocked into a new reality, with millions of cases leading to hundreds of thousands of deadly outcomes. But even those of us fortunate enough to have (so...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jun 19, 2020 | Ergonomics, Health, Stress, Trigger Point Injections
Stress has been greatly increased by the covid-19 pandemic of 2020. Millions have been infected, hundreds of thousands have died, and more millions have lost their jobs. Until a vaccine or a curative drug is available, our main strategy is to modify our...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Nov 18, 2016 | Blood Pressure, Obesity, Pain control, Stress
About “The Joy of Stress”: The Joy of Stress was written originally over three decades ago, and has proven to have lasting and universal appeal. The concept was started as an information piece for specific questions asked by my patients. In the course of a...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Aug 18, 2016 | Healing, Health, Pain, Pain control
Dr. Hanson now has several locations in the Vancouver, BC area where he routinely provides trigger point injections. Physical pain can often be caused by a mechanical source, which is why pills don’t always work. Trigger points are painful sites inside...