Medical Minute: Kidney Stones And Roller Coasters

”Medical Minute” with Dr. Ford Vox and Jim Burress

In this “Medical Minute” segment, WABE senior reporter Jim Burress and medical analyst Dr. Ford Vox talk about kidney stones, some common ways to lessen your risk for them, and one very uncommon “treatment” you can find at Disney World: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

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Mitchell et al. Validation of a Functional Pyelocalyceal Renal Model for the Evaluation of Renal Calculi Passage While Riding a Roller Coaster. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2016 Oct 1;116(10):647-52.

Quaseem et al. Dietary and pharmacologic management to prevent recurrent nephrolithiasis in adults: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Nov 4;161(9):659-67.

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