Medical

Many people think high blood pressure (hypertension) is a “stress disease” – the result of overwork, no exercise, too many cocktail lunches, smoking, eating an unhealthy diet and other common but shortsighted behaviors.  The truth is, such behaviors don’t cause high blood pressure but do increase your risk of developing it.

Most likely you have Achilles tendonitis.  The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the human body and can withstand forces of 1,000 pounds or more.  But it also the most frequently ruptured tendon.  Both professional and weekend athletes can suffer from Achilles tendonitis, a common overuse injury and inflammation of the tendon.  If you’ve noticed a round lump develop behind your heel see you local Podiatrist immediately, you may have a small tear of your Achilles tendon.

As most of us are feeling the real pressures of life, a basic yet important need is emerging within us: the need to truly take care of ourselves and find balance in our lives. However, finding balance in life can be very difficult if we feel bombarded by stress and fear.  So what can we be doing to achieve that balance, to find relief and peace?  Here are a few tips you can use in your daily life:

Eighty percent of us have some form of periodontal disease.  Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection which attacks the gums and bone that support the teeth.  Most adults over 30 display some form of periodontal infection. 

How often have we felt that someone we care about hurt us intentionally?  Before we escalate conflict, we need to ask what this person has to gain by hurting us.  Frequently, our own self-protection patterns attack before we seek the facts.  Are we talking about miscommunication or insensitivity?

If you have silver fillings you do!  Amalgam fillings leak a poisonous gas called mercury.  All silver fillings leak mercury and the amount increases upon stimulation like chewing food, grinding your teeth or drinking coffee.  Mercury vapors attack the brain and central nervous system causing chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, depression, migraine headaches, and autoimmune problems to name a few.

Both long-distance runners and casual joggers can improve their performance by keeping their feet in top condition and taking steps to control foot problems common in runners, according to a Valencia foot and ankle surgeon.

Dr. Fellows, a native of Illinois, studied in both the Midwest and Southern California. He graduated magna cum laude with a psychobiology major from the University of Southern California. He then earned his medical degree from the prestigious Northwestern University in Chicago. After a five-year general surgery residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, he returned to the University of California Los Angeles’s renowned program to complete his plastic and reconstructive surgery residency. His skill and passion for his profession is apparent as UCLA extends this honor to only three surgical residents per year. He furthered his training by completing an additional six month aesthetic surgery fellowship in Los Angeles, which is accredited by the Aesthetic Foundation. His training ranges from maxillo-facial surgery to plastic and reconstructive surgery and he currently specializes in breast, body sculpturing and facial aesthetic surgery.   

People with diabetes are prone to develop a variety of foot ailments.  Even ordinary problems can get worse and lead to serious complications.

Do you think that having back pain is a normal part of life?  The fact is that those aches and pains may be warning signs that your back is wearing out, or degenerating, prematurely.  Everyday your spine has to handle the stresses you put on it.  Whether your job requires repetitive bending, lifting or twisting, or doing things as simple as getting into your car or caring for your baby, your spine has to support your upper body and help you move. These activities produce repeated micro (tiny) traumas to your spine and its supporting structures, contributing to spinal degeneration.

Sounds. Hearing aids should allow you to: (1) hear soft sounds (e.g. child’s voice, soft speech) that you could not hear without amplification; this is part of the enjoyment of hearing aids; (2) prevent loud sounds from becoming uncomfortably loud for you. Very loud sounds that are uncomfortable to normal hearing people may also be uncomfortable for you.

When you bite down, you feel a sharp pain.  It quickly disappears, and perhaps you ignore it.  You avoid certain foods or chew only on one side of your mouth.  Does this sound familiar?  If so, you may have a cracked tooth.

Tues., Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. — November Holistic Moms Network Meeting.  The Holistic Moms Network is a non-profit support and discussion network for moms with an interest in natural/holistic and alternative health and parenting. Our goal is to develop a thriving local community of...

Urination disturbance is manifested by frequency of urination, painful urination and incontinence of urination, resulting mainly from accumulation of heat in the bladder, and sometimes also from emotional factors and deficiency of the kidney.

A patient in her young 40s recently shared her fears about breast cancer.  She had no symptoms, but struggled with obesity, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol levels.  Her blood sugars were above normal and there was no effort on her part to exercise.  Despite her risks, she was more afraid of breast cancer than heart disease.  In a national survey of US women, sixty percent believed they were more likely to die of breast cancer than heart disease.  In reality, about one in 27 women will die of breast cancer, but one in two women die of heart disease.

Glaucoma is a disease that affects approximately 2.5 million people in the United States and is the second leading cause of blindness.  Glaucoma is a group of diseases that result in damage to the optic nerve.  “Open angle glaucoma” is the most common type.  This type of glaucoma is usually associated with elevated pressure inside the eye.  This causes a gradual loss of vision, beginning with peripheral vision.  The damage typically happens slowly. 

This holiday season, more than ever, seniors in need - need your help.  In a report released in May by AARP titled “The Economic Slowdown’s Impact on Middle-Aged and Older Americans,” 59 percent of seniors 65 and older surveyed said they’d found it more difficult to pay for essential items such as food, gas and medicine. Nearly half (47 percent) said they found it more difficult to pay for utilities such as heating, cooling or phone service.

We take spinal decompression treatment as serious as we take surgery.  Our office comprehensively evaluates every patient and spends a significant amount of time determining if the patient qualifies for our program.  We recommend that patients research their treatment options and the doctor who will be performing the treatment.  In my opinion, you want an experienced doctor who is using the latest technology and research to help administer the appropriate treatment.  In our office we have performed thousands of decompression treatments utilizing the DRX-9000.