Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

Kelsey earned her Master of Science degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Texas Woman’s University in 2017. She earned her ASN from Collin College in 2013 and her Bachelor of Science Nursing from Texas Tech Univerity in 2014. She is certified by the AANP. Kelsey works in physical medicine focusing on musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. She also helps patients manage and control various chronic cardio metabolic diseases. Her passion as an NP is to help patients function act their highest level possible. Kelsey lives in Farmersville, TX with her husband and two dogs. In her spare time, she loves to be outdoors, exercise, travel, and spend time with her family and friends.

Chronic Low Back Pain Solution: Physical Activity

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

Patients often ask, “what exercise or stretch can I do to help my low back?” Most of the timethey are looking for a one exercise, one stretch chronic low back pain solution and it isn’t that simple. The reality is there is no one exercise or stretch that is going to fix and prevent chronic … Read more

Non-Emergent Low Back Pain Drug-Free Treatment and Evaluation

August 15, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

I know all of you at some point or another have had patients with low back pain and probably even had low back pain yourself. We are all aware of how common low back pain is — and the reality of it being a costly issue due to lost work days, a decrease in productivity … Read more

Fibromyalgia: is it Treatable?

August 1, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

Fibromyalgia…I feel that the waters are somewhat muddy when it comes to this chronic condition based on what I have heard or read some health care providers say. Through my own research and experience it is a very real condition that is treatable. It hurts my heart when patients who are suffering with the symptoms … Read more

Who doesn’t need a strong, healthy brain?

May 14, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

Meditation and the Brain A few months ago I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, The Doctor’s Farmacy with Dr. Mark Hyman, in this particular podcast the topic was meditation. Dr. Hyman was talking with Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva Meditation, and their discussion really got the wheels in my head turning. Meditation … Read more

Non-traumatic knee pain, Part II

April 10, 2020March 17, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

In the previous blog post, “non-traumatic knee pain, part I,” I discussed two common knee overuse injuries, iliotibial band syndrome and patellofemoral pain syndrome. In this blog post we are going to look into another common cause of non-traumatic knee pain, pes anserine bursitis, and discuss the infamous osteoarthritis.

GERD Management and Patient Education

January 16, 2020 by Kelsey Bates APRN, FNP-C

The reason for this blog post is to bring awareness to a common scenario we see on a daily basis, long term proton pump inhibitor use. I see multiple new patients come in the office who list either Prilosec or Nexium as a daily medication. When I go over their medications and ask about these PPI’s the patient typically tells me they have been taking them for “awhile” and buy them over the counter so they won’t get heartburn. When I ask them how long “awhile” is, I generally hear anywhere from six months to a few years.