by Alfred Poor | March 30, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
Until I heard about VIVY, I had not heard the term “diathermy” and I had to look it up. It turns out that this is a technology that can produce heat deep within muscle tissue. The heat causes increased blood flow, which in turn speeds healing by delivering...
by Alfred Poor | March 11, 2016 | General News, Health
It is widely accepted that light has healing powers. Light therapy devices are used in clinical settings for a variety of treatments, including the temporary relief of muscle and joint pain. The benefits go beyond simply heating the affected area, which increases...
by Bruce Brown | December 17, 2015 | General News, Medical
The scourge of migraine headaches in the United States is relentless. According to the Migraine Research Foundation, more than 12% of all Americans suffer migraines, including children, women, and men. Approximately one quarter of all U.S. households include a...
by Bruce Brown | December 16, 2015 | General News, Medical
According to the American Diabetes Association, 9.3% of the U.S. population had diabetes in 2012. Among Americans over 65, the rate was 25.9%. Lower limb amputation is one of the more common among the nasty complications of diabetes. We experienced this first hand...
by Bruce Brown | November 30, 2015 | General News, Health
Have you gone to the doctor with a mysterious but bothersome pain and found it was hard describe well enough for the physician to figure it out? It happened to me a few years ago when I had piriformis syndrome, an uncommon but extremely painful and difficult to...