by Ray Sanford | Mar 6, 2015 | Helpful Tips or Information, Physical Therapy, Uncategorized
Plantar fasciitis is the condition most often responsible for pain in the heel of the foot. It affects about 10% of the population at some point in their lifetimes. What is it? The plantar fascia are the ligaments that connect the heel of the foot with the ball of...
by Ray Sanford | Feb 26, 2015 | Department of Sleep Diagnostics, Helpful Tips or Information, Uncategorized
A new study out of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, led by Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy and published in The American Journal of Medicine, indicates that persistent insomnia can result in higher inflammation and mortality rates. The subjects studied...
by Ray Sanford | Feb 19, 2015 | Acute Care, Drug Addiction, Helpful Tips or Information, Uncategorized
If you are of a certain age, you may remember a public service campaign that depicted a raw egg with the caption “This is your brain” followed by an egg frying in a pan with the caption “This is your brain on drugs.” While this was a rather powerful image, it did not...
by Ray Sanford | Feb 12, 2015 | Helpful Tips or Information, Uncategorized
Tips On How To Be A Good Visitor When someone we care about is in the hospital or is recovering at home, we often feel the need to reach out to them and visit them. This is a wonderful thing and should be done, but there are right and wrong ways to visit. Do not visit...
by Ray Sanford | Feb 2, 2015 | Helpful Tips or Information, Uncategorized
Have you ever seen a report about a new scientific study that really scared you, only to find out later that it wasn’t what you thought? Often this happens as a result of misinterpreting words. Researchers and statisticians in scientific fields such as medicine...
by Ray Sanford | Jan 27, 2015 | Helpful Tips or Information, Nutrition, Uncategorized
We are what we eat! It’s just NOT all in your head! If you read my article in the Courier on January 4th, you read about ways to help you keep your New Year’s Resolutions. Well, if you have already had a set back and those resolutions suddenly have been forgotten,...
