Conditions
Stress
As you handle the demands of your work and daily life, it’s normal to feel stress. Stress can help you focus. It can help you reach your goals. But constant stress is bad for your health.
Cosmetic Surgery
Procedures
BOTOX® Injections for Chronic Migraine
If you have the frequent, severe headache condition known as “chronic migraine,” your doctor may want you to try injections of BOTOX® in your head and neck. The injections can help stop migraines before they start.
BOTOX® Injections for Wrinkles
If your frown lines, crow’s feet or other facial wrinkles bother you, ask about BOTOX injections. It’s a simple, safe procedure. It makes wrinkles less noticeable and gives you a younger look.
PRP Therapy for Hair Loss
If you have certain types of hair loss, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help stimulate your follicles. These are the structures in your skin that grow hair. PRP therapy may be able to slow hair loss and support new hair growth.
Diabetes
Care and Management
Are You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
If you aren’t as healthy as you should be, type 2 diabetes is something to worry about. That’s a disease you can develop, especially later in life, if you don’t take care of your health. It can cause damage to your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and other body parts.
Diabetes and Choosing the Right Foods
Because you have diabetes, it’s important that you choose the right foods. Making a poor food choice or missing a single meal can raise or lower your blood glucose (also called blood sugar) to an unsafe level. Choosing the right foods can help you control your blood glucose level and your body weight.
Diabetes and Exercise
Your diabetes management plan is not complete without a focus on physical activity. Regular exercise helps you control your weight. And, it helps keep your blood glucose levels on target. Daily exercise also lowers your risk for heart disease and other serious complications of diabetes.
Diabetes and Foot Care
Diabetes can lead to problems with your feet. Loss of feeling in your feet can make it easy to miss an injury. And poor blood circulation can let a small infection turn into a major issue. So let’s learn about proper foot care.
Diabetes and Healthy Eating
If you have diabetes, you know it’s important to keep your blood glucose level within a safe range. One of the best ways to do this is by eating a healthy diet. Let’s take a few minutes to learn about some good eating habits that can make a difference for you.
Conditions
Diabetic Foot
This term is used to describe foot problems that stem from diabetes. These problems can be difficult to treat.
Brain and Mental Health
Care and Management
Talking to Your Doctor About Depression
If you feel sad and hopeless, and these feelings won’t go away, you may have depression. Depression is a real illness. For most people, it doesn’t get better on its own. But it can get better with treatment. You may not feel comfortable telling your doctor you are depressed. But the truth is, it’s probably easier than you think. Just follow these steps.
Conditions
Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)
This is an anxiety disorder. You have it if you feel certain symptoms of stress in the month after a shocking, scary or traumatic event, even though you aren’t in danger. It’s similar to post traumatic stress disorder (commonly called “PTSD”). Some people who have ASD go on to develop PTSD.
Depression
Everyone feels sad sometimes. But if deep sadness and hopelessness makes your daily life hard, you may be depressed. Depression can last for a long time. You may have depression many times throughout your life.
Wellness
Health and Fitness
Setting Weight-Loss Goals
If you’re planning to lose weight, congratulations! Before you begin, let’s talk about weight-loss goals. Many people set goals that that aren’t well thought out. This leads to failure. But by avoiding common pitfalls, you can set goals you can achieve.
Staying Motivated While on a Weight Loss Plan
You’re working hard to lose weight, and even though you’ve had some success, it’s not easy. Maybe your weight loss has stalled. Maybe your diet is beginning to bore you. Maybe you’re having cravings you just can’t ignore. You need help to stay motivated. Let’s talk about some tricks that can keep you on track.
Arm and Elbow
Care and Management
Living With Peripheral Neuropathy
If you have peripheral neuropathy, you know how frustrating it can be. It keeps you from doing many of the things you enjoy. It can affect your emotional well-being. But don’t lose hope. There are things you can do to get some relief.
Foot and Ankle
Care and Management
Ankle Nerve Block
This outpatient procedure numbs the ankle and foot with an injection of local anesthesia. Typically, it is used for surgery on the foot. The block requires a series of injections that will numb up to five nerves in the ankle.
Stem Cell Therapy (Overview)
If you have an injury, or if you have tendons or ligaments that have become inflamed, stem cell therapy may help. It uses your body’s own stem cells to help heal damage. It may help you avoid surgery.
Conditions
Joint Pain
Joint pain is a common problem for many people. It can keep you from doing the things you want to do. It can make it hard for you to be as active as you like. Let’s take a moment to learn about the causes of joint pain, and what you can do about it.
General Body
Care and Management
BOTOX® Injections for Pain
When we think of BOTOX, we often think of wrinkle reduction. But these injections have other uses. They also treat pain. Let’s learn about BOTOX and what types of pain it treats.
PRP Therapy (Overview)
Platelet rich plasma therapy can help injured joints and other problems. It uses parts of your own blood to reduce pain and speed up healing.
Conditions
Peripheral Neuropathy
This condition is a problem with the peripheral nervous system. These are the nerves that branch out from your brain and spinal cord and travel to all of the other parts of your body.
Hand and Wrist
Conditions
Peripheral Neuropathy
This condition is a problem with the peripheral nervous system. These are the nerves that branch out from your brain and spinal cord and travel to all of the other parts of your body.
Head, Neck and Spine
Care and Management
BOTOX® Injections for Chronic Migraine
If you have the frequent, severe headache condition known as “chronic migraine,” your doctor may want you to try injections of BOTOX® in your head and neck. The injections can help stop migraines before they start.
PRP Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
If you have back pain, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself. PRP can help your back feel better and work better.
Hip, Leg and Knee
Care and Management
Living With Peripheral Neuropathy
If you have peripheral neuropathy, you know how frustrating it can be. It keeps you from doing many of the things you enjoy. It can affect your emotional well-being. But don’t lose hope. There are things you can do to get some relief.
Stem Cell Therapy (Overview)
If you have an injury, or if you have tendons or ligaments that have become inflamed, stem cell therapy may help. It uses your body’s own stem cells to help heal damage. It may help you avoid surgery.
Stem Cell Therapy for Hip Pain
If you injure your hip, or if you have tendons or ligaments that have become inflamed, stem cell therapy may help. It uses your body’s own stem cells to help heal hip damage. It may help you avoid surgery.
Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Pain
If you have injured your knee, or if normal wear and tear has caused degeneration of your joint, stem cell therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help repair knee damage. It may help you avoid surgery.
Conditions
Joint Pain
Joint pain is a common problem for many people. It can keep you from doing the things you want to do. It can make it hard for you to be as active as you like. Let’s take a moment to learn about the causes of joint pain, and what you can do about it.
Knee Pain
Our knees take a lot of force. They support the weight of the body. They keep us upright and stable. They cushion us when we walk and run. So it’s not unusual to feel knee pain at some time in our lives. Let’s learn about knee pain, and what you can do about it.
Shoulder
Care and Management
PRP Therapy for Shoulder Pain
If you have shoulder pain, platelet rich plasma therapy may help. It uses parts of your own blood to help your body heal itself. PRP can help your shoulder feel better and work better.
Stem Cell Therapy (Overview)
If you have an injury, or if you have tendons or ligaments that have become inflamed, stem cell therapy may help. It uses your body’s own stem cells to help heal damage. It may help you avoid surgery.
