Medical

Few things are more damaging to our lives than stress. Work, finances, family and environment can create toxic stress.  The impact to health can be overwhelming.  Charles Mayo, M.D. states, “Worry and stress affects the circulation, glands, the whole nervous system — it profoundly affects heart action.” 

The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body and encounters large forces during certain activities, often up to several times our body weight.  Achilles tendonitis is typically an overuse type of problem, exacerbated by running or walking on hills, or activities like step aerobics.  One of the worst things you can do with Achilles tendonitis is to ignore the pain and run or exercise through it. 

It’s that time of year again — the kids are out of school, and you are in need of a much deserved break from your everyday work routine. It’s time for a vacation! You decide to break out the boat for the first time this summer and go camping, or you even get your bike out and decide to ride it daily with your kids.

Dr. Jeon has been helping people for over 15 years.  She is a very caring doctor. She knows how it feels to be in pain and to feel hopeless.  That is why she has dedicated her life to helping people to overcome these difficulties.  Her soft manner will put you at ease and, after a short consultation, you will feel much confidence in her knowledge and ability.  Sometimes people are a little nervous about the needles, but you can rest assured Dr. Jeon has a gentle touch and knows how to achieve healing results, quite efficiently and painlessly.

When the emergency call came in, it was after midnight.  A 47-year-old gentleman had presented to the ER with chest pains, which had began 12 hours before.
He had visited a Korean restaurant and eaten to his heart’s content.  Soon after, felt chest discomfort under his sternum.  Thinking it was indigestion, he pulled up into a McDonald’s and ordered an apple pie with a large cold coke. Drowning his pain, he felt a little better, so he returned back to work.

Disasters strike quickly and without warning. At any given moment, our community could experience an earthquake, a major fire, or a mass casualty — and Henry  Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital will be called upon to provide care to the victims of these disasters.

As I get older, I find that I often wake up with a sore neck or shoulder, even though I’ve tried 10 different types of pillows. In the daytime, I carry my stress in my neck and shoulders, leading to headaches and sometimes nerve pain that travels down my back or arm.  I understand it’s a common malady, especially for people who work at computers all day or anyone who does repetitive bending and twisting, like construction workers. If allowed to go undiagnosed or untended, pain in the neck, shoulder and back can lead to chronic ailments and sometimes permanent numbness or paralysis.

A cataract is a clouding of the crystalline lens inside the eye.  They can range from a very mild clouding which barely affects vision to a very dense “brunescent” cataract that causes blindness.  In the United States, some degree of cataract has been reported in 42 percent of those between the ages of 52 to 64, 60 percent of those between the ages 65 and 74, and 91 percent of those between the ages of 75 and 85. 

This is often the first question I am asked during consultations.  It is also one of the toughest to answer.
Pain is subjective in nature.  It is unique to each person and there is great variation. We all have different pain thresholds, and we all deal with it differently. 

Invisalign is an orthodontic treatment system that helps to straighten teeth through the use of a series of clear plastic molds (aligners).  Invisalign or “invisible” braces eliminate the metallic smile that is characteristic of traditional orthodontic braces.  Invisalign incorporates a series of clear plastic aligners that fit comfortably over your teeth and are designed to move your teeth gradually into the desired position.  Invisalign can be used to correct the following types of mild dental problems:

Ultraviolet light causes many forms of damage to your skin cells.  The ultraviolet light rays cause breaks in your DNA, which often results in cancer years later.  Ultraviolet light smashes into cell proteins causing atomic particles to shoot off at high speeds and smash into other proteins and break them apart into other particles that continue to cause damage.  So even a small amount of ultraviolet light can result in a large amount of damage to the proteins your cells need for normal function—kind of like an earthquake causing a tsunami.

weSPARK is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for cancer patients and their families and friends.  As part of our mission, this summer weSPARK is tickled to announce that a fun program is scheduled for July.  Shelley Winsor, personal stylist, and our own Lenora Gutierrez, make-up artist, will be coming in to address fashion and beauty tips. 

With an increasing number of individuals living into the eighth and ninth decades of life and beyond, factors affecting the quality of life are becoming increasingly important. 

Heel and or arch pain is one of the most common foot ailments affecting millions of people on a daily basis.  Unfortunately, this affliction is left untreated by a majority of the population, figuring that it will go away, or accepting that the pain is typical with excessive standing or walking.  Eventually, this ailment becomes chronic in nature, and eventually causes other problems such as ankle, shin, knee, hip, and lower back pain due to changes in walking patterns.

What is Purification? — Purification, also known as detoxification, is merely the internal cleansing and detoxification of your body.  Think of it as spring-cleaning for your insides.  This program helps you make new, healthier choices for yourself. 

There is now a new non-surgical option!  Find out if you are a candidate for Spinal Decompression.

This new treatment for low back pain is The DRX9000™True Spinal Decompression machine.  This is a non-surgical, non-invasive procedure that was developed for the treatment of lower back pain caused by disc herniations and degenerative disc disease. 

The Cause of Back Pain – The discs in your spine provide space between each vertebrae and act as shock absorbers to give you the ability to bend and twist.  These shock absorbers undergo a significant amount of stress.  When the stress in the disc gets to high it begins to fail.  These failures are often called herniated discs and degenerative disc disease.  These changes often pinch or irritate the nerves ultimately causing pain.

Whenever I teach a course in back and neck care, someone inevitably stands up and states, “You can’t help me, I have scoliosis — my spine is curved.”  
Actually, everyone’s spine is curved, like an “S,” with two curves in (at the neck and in the lumbar area) and one curve out (at the back).  Each “in” curve is called a lordosis; the “out” curve, a kyphosis.  Scoliosis refers to a lateral curve, meaning the spine is curving to the left or right.