Medical

If you’ve been considering orthodontic treatment for yourself or your child but are a little unsure about the best timing or type of treatment for you, don’t worry, you’re not alone.

The 18 board members and six honorary board members of Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers, Inc., will receive the 2008 President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Ever wish that you could have straight, even teeth without months of wearing metal braces?  Wouldn’t it be nice to get this done without anyone even knowing about it?  Believe it or not, there’s a new way to straighten teeth invisibly and our office can walk you through it!

Dermatasclerosis is a systemic desmosis and an autoimmune disease.  The cause is still unclear.  By now, no medicine has been found to be able to effectively prevent it from worsening. 

Free and low-cost health screenings available to all Santa Clarita-area adults

The Health Fair Expo provides many free health screenings for adults 18 and over and low-cost blood tests with several options including a PSA test for prostate cancer. 

The decision to have your knee or hip replaced is a difficult one, and a personal one.  The patient is still the only one who can determine if they are ready to undergo surgery. In general, when you can no longer live with pain and disability, it’s time.  For the doctor to evaluate the problem, it is necessary to have an x-ray of the affected joint taken while standing up.  The limb must be examined for alignment and for range of motion, and your general health, lifestyle, and goals should be assessed.

Many of our patients complain that they can no longer understand television and need to take their hearing aids out to put on headphones so they don’t disturb others in the house.  This is disheartening because they spend a lot of money on their hearing aids and then have to take them out.  This also happens in theatres, movies and places of worship.

Q: What causes that cracking sound during a chiropractic adjustment?

A: Not all chiropractic techniques produce that cracking or popping sound, but many do.  It is the sound of release caused by gas rushing in to fill the partial vacuum created when the joints are slightly separated.

Pain can affect every aspect of your life.  In its early stages, it is common for people to ignore pain or discomfort.  As the condition progressively worsens exercising, walking, driving and standing can become challenging and painful.  If you suffer from pain or limited mobility, we encourage you to explore Class IV High Power Therapeutic Laser options to help regain your highest level of function.

Recently, the dangers of imported goods have never been more prominent.  From Chinese manufactured toys contaminated with lead to diseased salmon imported from Chile, Americans are faced with unprecedented health risks.  On February 27, 2008 a television station in Columbus, Ohio reported a case where a woman received a fixed partial bridge contaminated with lead.  Chemical laboratory results confirmed the lead found in the porcelain of the bridge to be dangerously high.  Like most other cases, the fixed partial bridge was fabricated in a dental laboratory in China.  Doctors have not determined the effects of the toxin on the woman.

When one thinks of an urgent care center, the first thing that comes to mind is simply a place to go for immediate medical attention, a place to go when your primary care physician is not available, or your situation does not merit a visit to the local emergency room. When SC Physicians Immediate Care (SCPIC) first opened its doors in December 2006, most of their patients anticipated nothing more than a typical urgent care center, however, they were pleasantly surprised.

Breast MRI tumor evaluation using intravenous contrast material has emerged as the most sensitive technique to detect invasive ductal cancer, the most common form of breast cancer. The sensitivity of breast MRI is reported to be the highest of any breast imaging test, approaching 100 percent for invasive breast cancer, limited by specificity. It promises to totally revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

The shoulder is one of the body’s most mobile joints.  Unfortunately the mobility of the shoulder comes at a cost.  This high degree of mobility predisposes the shoulder joint and soft tissues to injury.  This is the reason there is an increased prevalence of shoulder injuries among highly active people.  These injuries vary and often lead to shoulder pain.  It is important to make an accurate diagnosis to the cause of your symptoms so that appropriate treatment can be rendered.

I am 64 years old and I had a miracle happen in my life.  I was in a lot of pain in my lower back for many years and I didn’t know that I had two herniated discs.  One day I was looking through a magazine and I saw an advertisement for Dr. Bowne, DC and the DRX 9000 and wondered if he would be able to help me. 

Headaches occur in nearly all ages and walks of life.  There are many types of headaches from sinus to migraines to toxic to the most common type, the tension or stress headache, which accounts for about 90 percent of all headaches.  Headaches are one of the most common complaints people have, some estimates suggest 25 percent of the population have one right now! 

Cataract surgery has been revolutionized over the past year with the development of new lens implants that allow patients to see both far away and up close without glasses or contact lenses.  In fact, with these lens implants patients can get more range in their vision than people over 45 can get with laser vision correction.

In a recent study published by Harvard Medical School,  80% of Americans at some point in their lives experience lower back pain.  It’s the fifth most common reason for visiting a doctor, one of the top reasons people miss work, and the most common cause of work-related disability in people under age 45.  Outside of trauma, research suggests that more than half of those suffering are caused by improper biomechanics of the feet.  This is also true with knee and hip pain.

Invisalign braces are a revolutionary way to straighten your teeth without anyone knowing.  Unlike traditional braces, the Invisalign system enables you to eat and drink anything while being treated along with being able to brush and floss normally to maintain good oral hygiene.