Medical

I was struck by something I read a few days ago on our corporate web site.  It was a letter by a Home Instead Senior Care owner in Metairie, LA, about a client who so appreciated the services she received from CAREGivers with Home Instead that she decided to become one herself. 

The chiropractic approach to healthcare is holistic, stressing the patient’s overall health and wellness.  It recognizes that many factors affect health, including exercise, diet, rest, environment and heredity.Chiropractors provide natural, drugless, non-surgical health treatments and rely on the body’s inbuilt recuperative abilities.  They also recommend lifestyle changes in eating, exercise and sleeping habits to their patients.

From subtle changes to major repairs, your dentist can perform a variety of procedures to improve your smile.  There are many techniques and options to treat teeth that are discolored, chipped, misshapen or missing.  Your dentist can reshape your teeth, close spaces, restore worn or short teeth or alter the length of your teeth.

When a person is told by their physician, “You have cancer,” they are hit with a host of emotions, including fear, anxiety and confusion.  Often these people feel very alone and don’t know where to turn.  

Here are some interesting stats to think about over the summer.  Do you fall into one of these categories?

• 28 percent of Americans need counseling, but only a third of them actually get it.  Seeking out help to improve your life and mind is not a weakness; it is courageous and smart.

From hairstyles to clothing, tattoos to jewelry, today’s youth, as part of their rite of passage, are making their own fashion statements.  However, those that want to look cool with an oral piercing may be looking to their dentists and physicians for help afterwards and quickly afterwards at that.

Now that we are entering the middle of the summer season, we need to take a closer look at the skincare products that we are using.  Are you still using the same facial and hair products that you were using over the winter months?  If so, you need to keep in mind that just as the winter weather makes us pay special attention to our skin, summer with its sun and heat can have its own negative effects on your skin and scalp.  Now, reminding you all to wear your sunscreen is only a small part of what you can do for a smooth complexion and healthy glow.

While millions are still searching for the fountain of youth, today’s savvy patients and consumers are looking for treatments and services that work in concert with their highly sophisticated skin care products to provide more discernable results.

One of the best ways to live happy and healthy life is to check your health by getting in tune with your body.  In this article, I’ll mention two of them in my seven-part series. 

Sinus headache is one of the most common reasons of patients visit to the physician’s office.
During the winter months, wind, cold air and abundance of viruses aggravate this condition.  In the spring, however, allergy to trees and grasses and in the fall, weed pollens, could all be culprits for allergies and consequently sinusitis or a sinus infection.

Now that the FDA has approved Silicone gel implants for most women, has the dust really settled on this subject?  Most of my patients that I see in consultation still have mixed feelings.  There have been too many years of controversy and junk science for there to be a consensus either way. 

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has been collecting procedural data since 1992 and for the first time breast augmentation tops the list of the most popular surgical cosmetic procedures.  Approximately 329,000 breast augmentations were performed in 2006, compared to rhinoplasty (307,000) and liposuction (303,000), both of which had been the top two cosmetic procedures since 2000. 

A common statement following a cranial sacral treatment (CST) is, “Wow, what did you just do to me.”  I know that you hardly touched me and I fell asleep during the session, but the impact is phenomenal.

Cranial sacral work has been known to have a profound impact on the body.  Gentle hands are used along the skull, spine and sacrum to encourage the body to help heal itself.  CST is used to treat a multitude of conditions, illness as well as to encourage general good health.

Almost everyone has parasites.  It’s simply a fact of life.  Even Dr. Oz, the now famous Oprah Winfrey guest says, “90 percent of humans will have a problem with parasites in their lifetime.”

All children hit their heads during their childhood.  Most head injuries are minor and as long as the child is otherwise healthy do not require immediate medical attention.  If your child is alert and responding well after the head injury then usually no additional testing will be needed.  Often times, your child may cry initially and then continue to play afterwards.

Today’s prospective patient has more choices than ever before for the type and technique of breast augmentation.  Silicone gel-filled implants were recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, providing an excellent alternative for many women.  Unfortunately, because silicone gel-filled implants come pre-filled, they cannot be placed through small, remote incisions.

Injuries are common among physically active people. Especially when you start a new activity or resume an activity after taking a break from it, you get muscle aches and pains very easily, because the muscles used for the activity need time to build strength and endurance.  Most sports injuries are caused by either accidents or overuse.  Overuse injuries can be avoided if you train properly for activities and use appropriate equipment.

Surgeons dramatically overestimate the effectiveness of surgery.  Specifically, surgeons predict at least moderate improvement for almost all patients undergoing back surgery, yet nearly 40 percent of patients experience little or no improvement one year after their operation.  These findings are from a just published study in the journal spine.