Fitness at Any Age
Do you suffer from the winter blues? Do you feel isolated? Do you have joint pain and suffer from arthritis? Feel stressed out? Forgetting things?
This Month’s Blood Pressure Clinics
As part of the HeartSafe Community CVFRS will be offering multiple blood pressure clinics every month
Health Care Cost Control Starts With a Look in the Mirror
Let’s set aside for the moment the politicized hot-button talk about healthcare costs in the United States and look at the problem of controlling health care costs as perhaps your physician might look at managing an illness.
Get Your Flu Shot, Now
Vermont health officials say we may be in for a rough flu season and are advising people to get their flu shots to protect both themselves as well as others, such as children too young to be vaccinated.
Charlotte Vol Fire & Rescue Hosts Free Blood Pressure Clinics
Charlotte Vol Fire & Rescue is hosting a series of blood pressure clinics at Town Hall and the Library this month as part of their HeartSafe Community education program. Clinic dates and times are as follows:
How balance training will help your back
Many people are aware that balance exercises can help reduce the risk of falling, but what might be more surprising is that these exercises can also help increase your core strength and reduce strain on your low back. “Balance training” is a term healthcare providers and fitness coaches use regularly. But what does this really mean?
Charlotte Family Health merges with Evergreen Family Health in Williston
Whether it’s a nasty zebra mussel gash or a sudden acute illness, same-day appointments for urgent care are always available for patients at the Charlotte Family Health Center. Dr. Andrea Regan is taking measures to ensure they always will be as she and her partner, Dr. Gordon Gieg, merge their small independent community practice with the Evergreen Family Health, a larger independent practice in Williston.
Heath Matters: what to expect when you are expecting a new knee
With over 600,000 performed each year, total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is one of the most common and fastest growing surgeries in the United States. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 90 percent of people who have a TKR experience a substantial decrease in pain. Although most of us are aware of the increased frequency and success of this procedure, the role of physical rehabilitation in preparing for and recovering from surgery is less understood. Here’s how physical therapy plays a part in this process and what you can expect if you are considering this surgery.
Concussion: We all have some reason to care
Interestingly, skiing/snowboarding are ranked 10th among the top 20 causes of head injury seen in U.S. emergency rooms. Cycling is number one, followed by football, baseball and basketball. Soccer is seventh on the list, horseback riding 11th, and hockey and lacrosse 14th and 19th respectively. The list for children under 14 years of age is roughly the same.
Health Matters: Is it time for a new climate change message?
The link between sulphur dioxides and nitrogen oxides on the one hand and asthma, bronchitis and pulmonary inflammation on the other are well established in the literature. However, most people are unaware that the small particles given off during combustion have now been shown to increase risk of acute cardiac events and cardiovascular disease mortality.
Give us a brake, turn your lights on
Cycling is one of the healthiest best forms of outdoor exercise available to us. It’s good for the environment,…
When it comes to ending the opioid epidemic there is no magic pill
In the last issue of The Charlotte News, I reviewed some of the causes of our opioid epidemic and…
Health Matters: “Just say no?”
“What caused the opioid epidemic?” This is a question I frequently get asked as a physician who works on…
Health Matters: Want to live longer? Take a walk
The 12-mile hike over the Tongariro volcano on New Zealand’s North Island has been called one of the 10…
Yes, golfers are, in fact, athletes
Imagine your average golfer. Is he or she lazily leaning on a golf club on the tee box? Are…
Why is Trump at war with science? It’s about more than money
Lost in all of the attention being paid to the demonization of climate science by the Trump administration is…
Health Matters: Tennis Elbow—Staying in the Game
With the change of seasons and the excited pursuit of new activities that accompanies it, our sports rehabilitation clinic…
The Health of the Public: Will we be safer and healthier under the Trump administration?
Americans got a reprieve last week when the president decided to pull the American Health Care Act (AHCA) from…
Health Matters: Straighten up, your spine will thank you
At some point in our lives, a majority of us are likely to experience neck and back pain, including…
Health Matters: Learning the truth about one of the most common genetic diseases
Sickle cell disease is one of the most common genetic diseases in the United States. It is estimated that…