If you need rapid results to release tight muscles, then consider a Rapid Tension-Release Massage. Also known as vibration or percussion massage, rapid movements ease muscle tension and reduce aches and pains. This specialized massage technique provides concentrated, quick, short-duration pulsations that penetrate deep into the hard-to-reach muscles and tissues. The fast, rhythmic vibrations stimulate blood flow and relax tight muscles, ligaments, tendons and the fascia that covers and … [Read more...] about Results from Rapid Tension-Release Massage
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Apricus Healthcare Model Increases Access to Physicians, Treatment
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how medical services are delivered, both for urgent and routine needs. With social distancing awareness and limits on access to facilities and walk-in traffic, face-to-face visits with doctors have become less common; however, telehealth solutions have minimized the risk of spreading the virus by giving patients access to doctors online through the use of smartphones, tablets and computers. In the new year, these rapid medical innovations may now become … [Read more...] about Apricus Healthcare Model Increases Access to Physicians, Treatment
Gore Recognized for Treatment Device
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) has received CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) for the new large diameter 35 mm trunk-ipsilateral leg and 36 mm aortic extender components of the GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis. The new components provide physicians with a proven and durable endovascular option to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in patients with an infrarenal aortic inner neck diameter range of 30 to 32 mm, which expands the overall treatment range to 19-32 mm. The new large … [Read more...] about Gore Recognized for Treatment Device
Flagstaff Business News recently asked Holly Nester of Personal Care Physical Therapy to be our Spotlight. After a decade in practice, Nester serves many types of people with varying types of ailments. She also travels to businesses in the region to improve occupational safety and help people maintain productivity through ergonomics. Nester's practice is located at 2100 East Cedar Avenue in Flagstaff. Why did you decide to pursue a career in physical … [Read more...] about
Heart Care Becoming Available Locally
The heart specialists at Northern Arizona Healthcare have moved into their new and improved space with plans to better serve patients throughout the region. The 11,000-square-foot Heart and Vascular Center of Northern Arizona (HVCNA) is located on the second floor of Flagstaff Medical Center's west campus. HVCNA is a partnership between Flagstaff Medical Center and the Verde Valley Medical Center, with offices in Winslow, Sedona, Camp Verde Cottonwood. Over the past several years, the center … [Read more...] about Heart Care Becoming Available Locally
Trends in Veterinary Medicine for 2012
Over the past 20 years, there have been tremendous changes in veterinary medicine. Advances in science and technology have enabled us to treat our animal patients with the same quality of medical care as humans. Many diagnostic tools we now take for granted simply weren’t available in the past: Ultrasound, in-house labs that allow us to perform intricate diagnostic tests and get almost immediate results, computerized radiography, endoscopy. Medical records are computerized. MRI’s are … [Read more...] about Trends in Veterinary Medicine for 2012
Treating Hand Arthritis
What is Arthritis? Arthritis refers to a joint in the body being inflamed. The normal joint has cartilage-capped bones that articulate, or move in relation to each other. The cartilage plus the synovial fluid, which lubricates the joint, allows the joint surfaces to move past each other without friction. The cartilage surfaces can wear thin or wear completely through to the underlying bones. This causes irregular surfaces that rub against each other, causing pain, inflammation, swelling and … [Read more...] about Treating Hand Arthritis
Benefits of Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy
You have probably heard of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy or Regenerative Injection Therapy in the news. Many professional athletic teams are using this treatment to get their players back in the game sooner. This treatment is not only for professional athletes. Everyone wants to get back to what they do for play or for work as soon as possible. PRP Therapy utilizes the body’s own bioactive proteins, also know as growth factors, to replace, repair and regenerate tissue. PRP has been used … [Read more...] about Benefits of Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy
The True Cost of Migraines
A migraine is a one-sided headache that is often associated with severe throbbing pain, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light or an aura. At least 10 percent of Americans suffer from these debilitating headaches. Not only are they a huge burden for the individual, but the cost to employers is high. In the United States, it is estimated that migraines cost employers $24 billion each year. The problem that doctors see in the treatment of migraines is often the same in what we see globally in … [Read more...] about The True Cost of Migraines
Total Disc Replacement in the Lumbar Spine
Lumbar Total Disc Replacement is the next generation in the surgical care of lumbar degenerative disc disease. A lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) is a motion preserving technology now being used by spine surgeons in place of fusion. TDR aims to replace the degenerative disc, which is the pain generator, with a mobile implant, thus allowing continued motion and preventing adjacent segment degeneration, which is presumed to be the cause of long term failure of fusions. Many patients have found … [Read more...] about Total Disc Replacement in the Lumbar Spine
