North Palm Beach Edition

Excessive surgery has unfortunately become an epidemic in our country. Failed surgery rates for joint replacements and the spine are higher than most people can imagine. At American Med Care Center it’s not uncommon for them to see patients that have undergone multiple failed surgeries. Over 80 percent of the population will experience back pain at one time or another …

By William H. Stager, DO, MS, MPH, FAAFP, FAAMA, FAAO, FACOFP dist. We all deal with stress every day and we hear about it everywhere. Friends and family, at work or play, on TV or movies, books or news: everybody’s talking about stress. So what are we doing about it? First, let’s define stress. Many years ago, Dr. Hans Selye, …

Neurofeedback Helps Anxiety in Children without Medication by Michael Cohen, Director Center for Brain It’s a startling fact: One in every 10 children has an anxiety disorder, and many of those children are being given powerful drugs to try to treat it. Anxious children are different from kids with normal fears Anxiety and fear are a normal state of mind …

The future of the facial is here! CooLifting is a simple, fast and effective treatment that dramatically reduces wrinkles and rejuvenates treated areas in just 5 minutes. CooLifting is designed to treat facial wrinkles, in both the expression zones and the gravitational zones: eyes outline, forehead, frown, cheeks and lips’ zone. The reduction of wrinkles has been the cornerstone of …

Many people have doubts regarding the efficacy of addiction treatment due to the high rate of relapse following the completion of treatment. Due to the chronic nature of the disease, relapsing is common and does not mean treatment has “failed.” Rather, it’s an indication that treatment needs to be reinstated or adjusted. In fact, research investigating the efficacy of addiction …

By Dr. Alan J. Bauman, Hair Loss Specialist Your doctor says you need them to stay healthy, but could your prescription medications be causing your hair to fall out? Many prescription drugs are notorious for weakening hair follicles and hair loss is often listed as a possible side effect. Drug-induced hair loss Like any other type of hair loss, drug-induced …

The human head weighs approximately 11 lbs, significantly larger than the 8 lbs so famously quoted in the movie, “Jerry Maguire”. Your neck’s main job is to hold up/support the head. Mind this is no easy feat. The head must be able to move from side to side and up and down simultaneously. The neck itself forms a conduit for …

Physical signs of substance use may include: – Change in sleep patterns or appetite – Weight loss or weight gain -Eyes that are bloodshot – Pupils that are smaller or larger than normal – Shakes and/or tremors – Slurred speech – Impaired coordination – Unusual smells on breath, body, or clothing Behavioral signs of substance use may include: – Decreased …

By Renee Chillcott, LMHC Research shows that Neurofeedback is a successful alternative for treatment of ADD/ADHD. Attention and Focus problems are brain related. Neurofeedback allows people to work directly on the issue by training the brain to become calmer, more focused, and less impulsive. You may already know that… • ADD/ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of …

Written by Dr. John O’Day, Au.D. Presented by Dr. Dana Luzon, Au.D., FAAA I was thinking the other day about 33 years ago when I was just starting my audiology practice. One day I had very lovely 83 year young lady who requested a hearing test. As with all my other patients I was interviewing/talking to her in my sound …