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May-National Elder Law Month
Elder and Special Needs Law Attorneys across the country educate people with disabilities, seniors, and their families on legal Options this May.The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), a professional association of attorneys dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to older Americans and individuals with special needs, established May as National Elder Law Month as a way to educate people with … [Read More...]
Treating Parkinson’s with Acupuncture
In some of the newest studies, research shows that acupuncture has an antioxidant effect in the treatment of Parkinson’s. Increasing evidence shows that oxidative stress contributes to the progression of the disease. And the new research shows that 100 Hz electroacupuncture applied to certain acupuncture points has a neuroprotective effect on the brain because electroacupuncture is antioxidant. This information comes from … [Read More...]
Our Journey on the Road to Cure Parkinson’s
It has been a long and slow journey to develop a curative treatment for Parkinson’s disease, which was discovered nearly 200 years ago.Billions of dollars have been spent in research and discovery by government and private organizations but without any success. One of the main reasons for this colossal failure to develop diagnostics and therapeutics for diseases of the Central Nervous System (CNS) is the inability of the … [Read More...]
Drs. Ed and Lynn Lipskis DDS
At St. Charles Family Dentistry, we believe that a doctor and a patient become a team for treating an individual's dental needs. Drs. Lipskis take the time necessary to understand your concerns and then work to develop the best treatment options for you. With the help of their professional staff, they also follow up to make sure that your dental problems resolve and your health improves. We feel it is important to listen to those we are … [Read More...]
Caring for Your Chronically Ill Family Member- Are You Prepared?
Taking care of an elderly or chronically ill family member is a major commitment in terms of time, money, and emotion. Are you prepared to handle the stresses before you’re caught off guard?Each day, millions of Americans discover that an aging relative or friend needs help. It can mean planning for more services and assistance to get them through their daily lives, or it can mean dealing with a sudden and serious health crisis. The … [Read More...]
Curing Parkinson’s Disease is the Mission of San Diego Based Company
Curing Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the mission of a San Diego based biotech company.Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s have been inert to medicinal treatment partly because most drugs cannot reach the central nervous system (CNS). Why? There is a physical barrier, known as the blood-brain barrier (BBB), inside the brain that protects the CNS from harmful substances in the blood such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, … [Read More...]
Dr. Steven Olmos, DDS
Dr. Steven Olmos obtained his DDS from USC School of Dentistry and has been in private practice for over 30 years with the last 20 years devoted to research and treatment of TMD, Craniofacial Pain and SleepDisordered Breathing. Dr. Olmos has been a resident and practicing dental physician in San Diego County where he has made his family home and raised his children. His passion to help patients with chronic pain and breathing disorders … [Read More...]
Dr. Brendan C. Stack DDS MS
Brendan C. Stack, DDS, MS, has limited his practice in Northern Virginia, a suburb of Washington D.C., to craniofacial pain and TMJ disorders for the past 45 years.He is the Tufts University 2003 recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his years of contributions to this area. He has published peer reviewed literature on the long-term results of his treatment procedures and has lectured extensively around the world, … [Read More...]
Medications and Jaw Joint Symptoms (TMJ)
Some of the most commonly prescribed medications used in treatment plans for pain and for depression – as well as some other conditions encountered in many medical/dental practices – especially medications primarily used for depression, have a pain-relieving effect, because of the result of excess serotonin.As a result, a patient may have a condition, which has not fully, clinically blossomed in terms of the symptoms presented. … [Read More...]
Reversing Parkinson’s?
TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE PARKINSON’S DISEASELast month’s article, entitled PARKINSON’S DISEASE: A COLLABORATIVE, focused on identifying the key issues, which have been in the way of developing curative treatment for neurodegenerative diseases.The main issues were: Limited understanding of the disease etiology; The inability of most drugs to go across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) into the central … [Read More...]
Wellness Tips for Parkinson’s
WELLNESS TIPS FOR PARKINSON’S If you’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, you can help keep yourself in safe and healthy ways by taking certain precautions. Physical therapy is almost always beneficial. Group wellness programs, group exercise, yoga, tai-chi, and support groups which include the involvement with others can help with the isolation and depression some people with Parkinson’s feel. Exercise can ease … [Read More...]
Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders
STUDY EVALUATES RISK FACTORS FOR CHRONIC TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT AND MUSCLE DISORDERS November 10, 2011 ~Thousands of Americans this year will be diagnosed with a common disorder of the jaw area called temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD, formerly called TMJ). Because of the inherent biological complexity of TMJD, their healthcare providers will have no way to determine whether their patients will get better in … [Read More...]
Parkinson’s Disease, A Collaborative
1. STATISTICS First described as “Shaking Palsy” by James Parkinson in 1817, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic progressive and devastating degenerative neurological illness, second only to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in its scope. It affects about 2% of the population over the age of 50 years, with estimated 1.5 million Americans afflicted by the disease. An estimated 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with PD each year, which … [Read More...]
A Caregiver’s Bill Of Rights
A CAREGIVER'S BILL OF RIGHTS I have the right:1. To take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness; it will give me the capacity of taking better care of my relative.2. To seek help from others even though my relative may object because I recognize the limits of my own endurance and strength.3. To maintain facets of my own life that do not include the person I care for, just as I would if he or she were … [Read More...]
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