Tag: Health & FItness
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Something always hurts
By Dr. Ira Shapiro Director, Plaza Chiropractic Center Old Bridge It’s impossible to play sports or even go through life without experiencing pain. If you’re competitive and active, you just can’t escape it. Sixty percent of all runners inevitably pull a muscle, strain something or suffer injury at some point during workouts. Tennis elbow or…
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How to clean your ears properly
When cleaning your ears, you may be doing more harm than good. Here are a few tips to prevent harming or damaging the inside of your ears, and especially your hearing. Ears are self-cleaning. After waking up in the morning, have you noticed a buildup of earwax in and/or around your ears? This is evidence that…
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How to clean your ears properly
When cleaning your ears, you may be doing more harm than good. Here are a few tips to prevent harming or damaging the inside of your ears, and especially your hearing. Ears are self-cleaning. After waking up in the morning, have you noticed a buildup of earwax in and/or around your ears? This is evidence that…
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Don’t let knee pain stop you
Many people suffer from osteoarthritis, a condition in which the natural cushioning between the joints wears away. When this happens, the bones of the joints rub closely against one another with less of the shock absorbing benefits of cartilage. The rubbing results in pain, swelling, stiffness, decreased ability to move, and the formation of bone spurs.…
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Three ways podiatric care is essential for diabetics
Most people know that in order to combat Type 2 diabetes, you’ve got to make certain lifestyle changes. To control blood sugar, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure, individuals with diabetes must get to a healthy weight, improve eating habits, exercise regularly and quit smoking. Well, our podiatrists Dr. Samantha Boyd, Dr. Hal Ornstein, Dr.…
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Raritan Bay Medical Center announces December seminars
The Institute of Weight Loss at Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge is sponsoring an “Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for Me?”seminar from 7-8 p.m. on Dec. 10 and 12, and from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Dec. 26 in Suite 404, Medical Arts Building, 3 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge. The informative event will focus on weight loss surgery including discussion…
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The importance of an annual exam with a physical therapist
By David Bertone, PT, DPT, OCS Are you active, suffer from nagging pain after activity, or ache at the end of the day from work? You might want to see your physical therapist (PT) for a PT annual exam. People have a dentist, primary care physician and veterinarian for the pets that they visit yearly. …
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AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine offers multidisciplinary practice in Monroe
AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine is a multidisciplinary practice located in Monroe. This location has been open for more than three years and will be expanding by the end of the year. Our office takes pride in getting patients better without the use of drugs or surgery. The benefit of having a multidisciplinary practice is…
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital earns Gold Seal for hip, knee replacement programs
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Programs by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care. To achieve this certification, RWJUH New Brunswick underwent a rigorous on-site review…
