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By Joseph Magnant, MD, FACS, RPVI and Jill Tanner, APRN Vein disease, also known as Venous Insufficiency (VI), affects over 40% of adults in the United States. Despite it being an extremely common and treatable disease, VI is often misdiagnosed, leading to a delay in treatment. Often times, patients are evaluated by multiple specialists before ending up at the office of …

Whether a person’s cancer treatment entails surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, reconstructive surgery, or alternative therapies, the bottom line is that these individuals are sick! They are not feeling well, and many times find it entirely overwhelming to function at all. Chemotherapy is poisoning the cells, radiation is burning them, and surgeries can be invasive and complicated, to say the least. …

As we age, many people find it more difficult to get around and maneuver their way throughout their daily activities. Perhaps you’re worried about tripping over uneven pavement or flooring. Maybe you are already using a cane or walker, but still feel apprehensive about your stability, or maybe you have already had the traumatic experience of falling and now need assistance. …

June is National Safety Month, and while we take the time to consider all of the preventative ways to protect ourselves, examining how to exercise in these hot summer months safely is critical. Florida ranks the highest out of any other state for bicycle injuries and fatalities, with upwards of 110 bicycle-related deaths each year. Along with injuries, we often …

By Steven J. Gibbs, Esq. Most people want to make their own choices. We all have the right to think for ourselves, choose our own paths, make our own mistakes. Unfortunately, though, sometimes situations arise in which a person is no longer capable of making decisions about important matters like healthcare or financial affairs. Incapacity of this nature typically arises from …

As of 2019, there are over 15 million cancer survivors in the United States, and approximately two million of them have survived for 20 years or longer, according to the National Cancer Institute. Some of the reasons cancer survival rates have dramatically increased over the past two decades can be linked directly to such things as improvements in early detection …

Cathleen Yun Ehrlich, ARNP-C Scleroderma is painful skin, tissue and organ disorder that causes hardening of the cells and membranes. It is categorized as an autoimmune disease and unfortunately, affects nearly 300,000 people in the U.S. The American Academy of Dermatology describes scleroderma in the following way: What is scleroderma? “When a person has scleroderma (sclare-oh-dur-muh), the body makes too …

Did you know that several different specialties stem from radiology? MSK or musculoskeletal radiologists are a subspecialty of radiology. MSK specialists diagnose various disease states and conditions that coincide with joints, soft tissues, and bones throughout the body. An individual may have faced trauma, from accidents, sports injuries, or other circumstances; an MSK expert physician can diagnose these. Genetic malformations …

Are you one of the Millions of Americans that suffer from peripheral neuropathy? Have you been told you have to deal with it, live with it, and rely on Gabapentin, Lyrica, Cymbalta, injections or other dangerous off label drugs with serious side effects. You see, it’s not your medical doctor’s fault, it’s the completely irrational medical system that continues to treat …

Our joints are constantly enduring wear and tear, which can cause pain, inflammation and injury to occur. Over the past several years, Regenerative Medicine has been utilizing stem cell therapy with remarkable outcomes, due to the natural and proven healing effects, anti-inflammation and immunomodulation for various orthopedic conditions. Not all Stem Cells are Equal Our own stem cells are not …