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By Physicians Rehabilitation Got aching joints? It’s tough to be in constant pain, but one of the worst things is it puts a big damper on all of the activities that we love and enjoy. Do you want to improve your golf game, pickleball game, tennis, and card playing? Physicians Rehabilitation has several options to treat and retrain your joints …

Telemedicine (also referred to as telehealth) has become the main medium for healthcare workers that are able to do so. Telemedicine refers to the practice of caring for patients remotely when the provider and patient are not physically present with each other. Modern technology has let doctors to consult patients by using HIPAA compliant video-conferencing tools such as Zoom, TheraNest, …

As a mental health provider, I have recently been involved in much discussion about the mental health effects of COVID-19 infection. Patients often discuss the anxiety and depression associated with the fear of contracting the disease or the isolation necessary after becoming exposed or infected with COVID-19. A report from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention poll showed that …

Innovative radiation treatment reduces side effects, improves quality of life for cancer patients Advocate Radiation Oncology is bringing revolutionary treatment in the fight against cancer closer to home by establishing the first proton therapy center along Florida’s west coast. Advocate Radiation Oncology, in conjunction with its affiliate Southwest Florida Proton, selected IBA’s (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT) Proteus®ONE compact proton …

It’s important for those of all ages to protect their vision. This is especially the case for aging adults. May is National Healthy Vision Month. Do you know the steps necessary to keep your eyesight in peak condition? If you have blurry vision, double vision, floaters, eye pain, headaches, trouble seeing up close or far away, you absolutely need to …

By Charles Etgen – Certified Aging in place consultant Falls are the second leading cause of accidents in the home and account for 8.9 million trips to the emergency room every year. Fortunately, most are preventable. With a few simple changes around the house, you can reduce your risk greatly. According to the National Safety Council there are lots of …

Master Herbalist Steve Frank If you suffer from chronic sinusitis and have been through multiple courses of antibiotics then you know the ills of the antibiotic approach. The antibiotics leave you with intestinal problems and often yeast infections while they only get rid of the sinus infection for 6 months or so. The next time it comes back, you have …

By Dr. Noël Crosby, Au.D. The Covid-19 pandemic not only poses a health risk for our entire population, it also increases the risk of losing hearing aids for those of us who wear masks. Wearing a mask with behind the ear hearing aids certainly poses a new challenge. The removal of the mask can dislodge hearing aids. We suspect the …

While not as common as some other types of malignancies, oral cavity and oropharyngeal (head and neck) cancers can often be discovered during routine screening exams by a dentist, medical doctor, dental hygienist, or even by self-exam. During the pandemic, many people have chosen to delay or even skip routine screening exams that can detect these cancers at an early …

Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a chronic and progressive disorder. 100,000 Americans are diagnosed with PD each year, and 15% of those are under the age of 50, which is called “young-onset.” As of yet, there is still no cure for Parkinson’s disease. The treatments available are medications, which help alleviate symptoms, and a …