Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Don’t let heel pain keep you off your feet this summer
By Ujjwal Datta, D.P.M., FACFAS The human foot has an amazingly complex anatomy, with 33 joints and a network of more than 100 tendons, muscles and ligaments. The heel bone is the largest of the 26 bones in the foot, and like all bones, it is subject to conditions that can affect its ability to…
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Six tips to overcome wound healing challenges in warmer weather
By John Kramer, DPM Warm weather is finally on its way. People with healing wounds, however, may not be as excited about the warm-weather months. Understanding the main wound healing challenges during this season can give you a head start on mitigating any possible difficulties. Staying focused on preventing the spread of germs, caring for…
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Trim your waist, lose weight, and feel amazing
By Ken Freedman, D.C. Being overweight can cost a person the ability to move well and live independently. Over time an overweight person is more prone to developing diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, depression, and certain cancers. The treatment of these conditions can deplete a person’s savings, take years off of their life, and increase the…
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Healing childhood trauma is possible with reiki
By Heidi Scanlon, CRMT “The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming it.” — Helen Keller Imagine growing up in an abusive, alcohol or chemical dependent household, never knowing what a normal family life is like. A typical day might include being screamed at, ridiculed, beaten or neglected. Love seems nonexistent.…
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Physical therapists can provide golf performance training
By Dr. Leonard J. Somarriba, P.T., D.P.T., C.S.C.S. Spring is officially here, and that means golf season is in full swing! This year, you can improve your game by visiting a Titleist Performance Institute certified medical professional. The Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) is a network of golf performance professionals seeking to educate the golf community about…
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CentraState to offer free prostate and colorectal cancer screenings June 15
CentraState Healthcare System is offering free prostate and colorectal cancer screenings on June 15 at 6 p.m. at The Statesir Cancer Center at CentraState Medical Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold. The screenings are for men 40 years of age and older who have never had a PSA blood test and have no previous diagnosis…
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This Father’s Day, give the gift of good health
By Sameer Shetty, M.D. Father’s Day is around the corner and to all the dads; Happy Father’s Day! It almost seems surreal to see how time flies and, if you’re like me, we find ourselves in our mid-lives, with no time for ourselves as life races by. I have two boys entering their teen years…
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DeMetro brothers capture county tennis titles for Jaguars
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School sports fans are stumped to remember the last time the boys tennis team had a county champion, let alone at two positions as it did this year. Two of the three players involved in the county titles are sophomore twin brothers Chris and Zach DeMetro at third singles…
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New Egypt’s baseball, softball teams seeks sectional crowns
By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School’s softball team again extended its season into June, advancing to its sixth straight NJSIAA sectional championship game, this time in Central Jersey, Group I. The Warriors’ baseball team hoped to do the same when it played in the section semifinals May 31 at Pitman High School. New Egypt’s…
