Tag: Health & FItness
-
Foot pain relief with EPAT
Aching feet can take a toll on your everyday life. Chronic foot pain is disruptive to one’s everyday life and can be debilitating enough to put a stop to the everyday activities that are usually taken for granted. One common cause of foot pain is a condition called plantar fasciitis. This common condition accounts for…
-
How emergency surgery – through the wrist – saved one stroke patient’s life
The last thing Kerri Squires remembers is checking herself in to the Emergency Room. She had just dropped her children off at school and couldn’t handle the intense pain in her head any longer. “It felt like someone was hitting me in the head with a baseball bat every time I took a step,” Squires…
-
New treatment shows promise for Achilles tendonitis, other chronic tendon injuries
During recent years, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has grown in popularity for treating chronic tendon problems. Many famous athletes have turned to this treatment so that they can return more quickly to competition. Our blood is mainly a liquid called plasma. It also contains red cells, white cells and platelets. The platelets, known for their importance…
-
Six tips to make your healthy resolutions stick
Does becoming healthier top your list of New Year’s resolutions? Among the millions of Americans who make resolutions, nearly 40 percent will strive to lose weight and get into shape. Recommended methods for reaching this goal include eating plenty of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and lean protein, while controlling portion size. However, there are several…
-
Hearing health in the New Year
When you’re making your list of New Year’s resolutions, be sure to put your hearing health near the top. Why? Research shows that when individuals address hearing loss, it improves their quality of life in many ways. Ignoring hearing loss and leaving it untreated can lead to these negative effects: Brain Atrophy: Many individuals do…
-
A pain-free New Year’s resolution
By Jerry Moczerniuk PT, DPT How many of you experience some form of regular or frequent musculoskeletal pain? Does your pain prevent you from living your life the way you would want? Pains such as low back pain, neck pain, and pain in the ankles, knees, hips, hands and shoulders are very common, and can…
-
Raritan Bay Medical Center attending surgeon honored for time spent in Afghanistan
Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) recently recognized Ghazali A. Chaudry, M.D., FACS, attending surgeon, during the semi-annual physician meeting at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge for his service in Afghanistan as lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. “We are pleased to honor Dr. Chaudry who has recently returned from overseas…
-
No more waiting for great healthcare
Do you have a luxuriously flexible schedule that permits you to calmly and patiently tolerate long wait times for appointments? If you do, your are blessed and need not read further.But, if you are like most of us, you simply do not have the luxury of time. Let’s run through the typical steps before you can…
-
How gum disease affects your health and entire well-being
Gum disease, something that a large percentage of Americans suffer from, is far more dangerous that people often think. Porphyromonas gingivalis, the bacteria that causes gum disease also causes heart disease and inflammatory Alzheimer’s. P. gingivalis has been referred to as a “guerilla” agent, able to invade a person’s cells, and prevent immune responses. Luckily there…
