Benjamin J. Sloop MD

Interventional Pain, lifestyle changes over taking medications, the hard way is the right way, dog lover, aspiring pitmaster

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Getting quality sleep is the most underrated health habit

[Bryan Carmody @jbcarmody]

Last year’s performance data for USMLE Step 1 are now available.

The pass rate for first-time test-takers dropped again, to 92%.

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[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

One of the best investments in myself has been learning to cook. Stop eating out y’all. It’s killing ya.

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

The mundane will run your life if you let it. There’s more to life than mowing the lawn, watching tv and shopping

[Gavin Preston, M.D. @GavinPrestonMD]

Year after painful year, the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the US is massive, unpayable medical bills.

[Gavin Preston, M.D. @GavinPrestonMD]

It is never correct to tell a patient "We have nothing left to offer you."
Patients are healed by us simply being with them;
they are healed when we listen to them;
they are healed when we are willing to suffer with them.
#TipsForNewDocs #Caring #compassion

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Fitness twitter is a contest to see who can come up with the most ridiculous supplement regimen. If you eat well you don’t need ridiculous supplements.

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Why has the medical community normalized insurance companies denying necessary treatments? We just act like it’s not a big deal. It’s a huge deal! And it’s unfair to our patients.

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

The more I study, the more I realize how little we actually know about how our brain and nervous system modulate signals

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

DEA Will Move to Reclassify Marijuana in Historic Shift, Sources Say https://t.co/W4l5vJTXfD

What?!?! I never thought I would see the day. It’s past time.

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Imagine going your whole life and anytime you’ve gotten injured, it gets better. Then you get injured and it doesn’t get better. That can really mess with your mind. #ChronicPain

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

I hear this sentiment frequently: bc of chronic pain it’s hard for me to get out and last thing I feel like doing is jumping through hoops at my pcp just to get a referral to a pain clinic where I don’t want to go anyway. It’s a viscous cycle. #chronicpain

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Traeger chicken rub is my new favorite rub for smoking chicken. Why did I wait so long to try this?

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Uber eats is such a disappointment every time I use it

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Everyone should learn how to decompress their spine on their own at home. It’s very simple but does take a bit of practice and instruction. Anyone can do it!

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Mental health is an integral part chronic pain. Helping patients see this is challenging, what they hear you saying is “it’s all in your head”. #chronicpain

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

When evaluating patients who complain of back pain radiating to the leg it’s very important to differentiate what hurts worse, the back or the leg

[Benjamin J. Sloop MD @dr_sloop]

Modern food is so addictive. It’s made to be that and profitable more than it is made to nourish. I combat this using a form of intermittent fasting. For me it’s all or nothing.

[Curmudgeon Cardiologist @curmudgeoncard]

You can teach folks all the basic science in the world, be board-certified in 5 disciplines, or have 500 publications. But what you can’t teach is common sense. I will die on this hill. You can’t do it. People have to want to covet it and intentionally develop it.