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Monday May 27, 2013
Monday May 27, 2013
Dr. Natalie Azar, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology joins eHealth Radio and the Pain Management Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Natalie Azar discuss the following:
My doctor told me my ANA is positive. Does this mean I have lupus?
What if I feel exhausted all the time. Do I need to see the doctor for this?
What is the difference between osteo-arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?
I have low back pain. What kind of doctor should I see for this?
If someone has knee osteoarthritis. What can they do to treat it? Will they need a knee replacement one day?
Dr. Natalie Azar graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Dr. Azar continued on to receive her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College, where she received honors for Academic Excellence in Anesthesiology. Dr. Azar completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center. She continued on to complete a fellowship in Rheumatology at NYU Langone’s Hospital for Joint Diseases. Dr. Azar is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a subspecialty in Rheumatology.
Dr. Azar is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology. She has clinical expertise in back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disease, osteoarthritis, arthritis, osteoporosis/metabolic bone disease, spondylarthropies, lupus, scleroderma, and autoimmune diseases.
Links: www.med.nyu.edu/biosketch/azarn01
Friday Apr 12, 2013
Friday Apr 12, 2013
Jim Allan Jr., a retiree who resides in Iowa, joins eHealth Radio and the Health Care Channel to talk about how The BioniCare Knee System has freed Jim to return to all his normal activities pain free, including bicycling.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Jim Allan Jr. discuss the following:
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? What you do, where you are from?
Tell us a little bit more about your experience with osteoarthritis of the knee. Some folks might not know that this affects more than 25 million Americans. When did you first start experiencing knee pain? Did you think it was normal wear and tear, or did you think it was maybe something more serious?
Once diagnosed, how did it affect your lifestyle? Were you pretty active prior to being diagnosed? What was your activity level like after?
How did you initially choose to treat the pain associated with osteoarthritis? Did you try any over the counter medicines? Visit the doctor? Something else?
Were you ever presented with the option to undergo total knee replacement surgery? I know that is a common treatment option for patients that quality? If so, why did you not choose to go with it? The downtime? Recovery time? Other side effects?
With the other treatment options, did you experience any side effects? If so, what were they? Did they impact your daily life?
How did you hear about this treatment option?
What exactly is BioniCare from VQ OrthoCare? Can you explain to the listeners at home how it works, what it is like, from a patient’s perspective?
Once using the system, did you feel relief right away? If not right away, how long into your treatment plan? Hours? Days? Weeks?
How would you describe your pain level now? What is your mobility level? Have you been able to incorporate activities back into your lifestyle?
So it seems that this treatment option has worked for you, would you recommend it to others? What would be some key takeaways based off of your experience with BioniCare?
After my retirement, my wife and I moved across the country to be closer to our daughter and son-in-law. While getting acquainted and settling in, we got into a routine that included helping around the house. One day, I noticed that their large yard needed to be mowed. Since they had just recently moved into their new home, their plans to upgrade to a riding lawn mower were still on hold, so I grabbed the 21” rotary lawn mower. After cutting for three hours, I had only completed about half of the two acres of hilly up and down terrain, but had to stop because of the considerable pain I was experiencing in my knees. The next day, I was determined to finish cutting the rest of the lawn. After about two hours, I realized I was in serious trouble. The pain had become unbearable.
I went to see my doctor and he told me that the mowing had severely aggravated my knees, especially my left knee. He gave me a prescription for Meloxicam and a Cortisone shot, which only helped with the pain for three or four days. Throughout the next few months, my right knee improved, but my left knee continued to deteriorate. As a bicycling hobbyist, I could no longer ride my bike and even worse, I found daily tasks to be increasingly more painful and challenging. From getting in and out of chairs to up and down the stairs to in and out of the car, my activity level became significantly more limited and I was forced to re-think my everyday schedule.
Searching out other treatment options, I visited a chiropractor and a sports therapist. However, nothing provided relief. Finally at a follow up visit to my doctor, I learned about BioniCare. Deciding that I wanted my life back, I scheduled an appointment for a fitting. I noticed a dramatic difference the very first day, after only a few hours. The second day, I had to attend a meeting at a second floor auditorium. As I entered the building, I had two options, either the stairs or the elevator. I chose the stairs, and became more and more excited as I took each step. I made it up the stairs with no pain and without having to use the handrail for support. During the morning, noon, and afternoon break periods, I had reason to go up and down the stairs several more times and the experience was wonderfully the same – no pain!
Since I started with the BioniCare Knee System, not only am I pain free, but my knees are stronger. BioniCare has freed me to return to all of my normal activities pain free, including bicycling. Thanks BioniCare!
Links: www.bionicare.com
Monday Mar 25, 2013
Monday Mar 25, 2013
Dr. Marc & Ronit Arginteanu of Ateevia Botanica joins eHealth Radio and the Pain Management Channel to talk about Ateevia Botanica’s PRIME Therapy pain relief cream.
Dr. Marc is a board certified Neurosurgeon who maintains a private practice in New York City and suburban New Jersey, and is an active member of the Ateevia Botanica scientific team. Ronit received her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and began her legal practice at Sherman & Sterling's New York offices 20 years ago. Ronit is currently one of the owners of Ateevia Botanica, a natural, unprocessed over-the-counter topical anti-inflammatory product.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guests Dr. Marc & Ronit Arginteanu discuss the following:
Where does name of the product come from?
What is the active ingredient here?
With so many creams on market, what makes PRIME different?
How many years did it take to develop the product?
Which ailments does the product provide relief?
Is Ateevia Botanica's PRIME Therapy FDA or HPUS approved?
Is the product safe to use, how often do you use it?
Where is it sold & how much is it?
2 conclusions for listeners to improve some element of their health:
1. Did you know that certain phytonutrients, such as beta carotene common in pumpkin, have properties which minimize the COX-2 pro inflammatory pathway, allowing them to perform like a synthetic non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug (ie aspirin) in the human body? Likewise gamma linolenic acid or GLA, also known as Omega-6, is converted by the human body to a substance that resembles hormones and is known as PGE1 or prostaglandin E1. Borage has one of the highest amounts of GLA - 20-26 %
2. We have known that diet and nutrition can have an impact on inflammatory conditions, but we now know that the topical application of these plant-derived elements can also have a significant effect on reducing inflammation via studies conducted in Japan and published in the Journal of Lipid Research.
Dr. Marc Shaun Arginteanu
Dr. Arginteanu is board certified Neurosurgeon. Additionally, he completed fellowship training in Orthopedic Spine surgery. Dr. Arginteanu completed his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the AOA (medical honor society.) He maintains a private practice in New York City and suburban New Jersey, with multiple locations. Dr. Arginteanu is involved in medical teaching and holds a position as Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Dr. Arginteanu's busy neurosurgical practice is complimented by continued publications of scientific research papers. He is an active members of multiple Neurosurgical societies, both on a local and national level. He was elected president of the New Jersey Neurosurgical Society in 2012.
Ronit Arginteanu, Esq.
Ronit Arginteanu received her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. She interned for the Honorable Anne E. Thompson, a US District Court Judge in Trenton, New Jersey. Upon becoming licensed to practice law in New York, she began her legal practice at Sherman & Sterling's real estate department in New York. During her 10 years in New York City, Ronit practiced contract law within the divisions of real estate, corporate and intellectual property departments at other large law firms including O'Melveny & Myers, Proskauer, Rose and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Ronit is currently one of the owners of DRT Laboratories, a manufacturer of cosmetic products under the Earthen label, as well as an over-the-counter topical anti-inflammatory product known as Ateevia Botanica PRIME. She resides in Cresskill, New Jersey with her husband, Marc, and their 3 children, aged 16, 14 and 10 as well as their dogs, Fred and Milo, and Goliath the Frog.
Related Web Site: www.ateevia.com
Friday Mar 15, 2013
Friday Mar 15, 2013
Dr. Dan Twogood has been practicing for 30 years as a chiropractor and has just released his newest book, Chronic Pain Gone 90 Days and joins eHealth Radio and the Pain Management Channel. He shares information and solutions that you have not heard from your doctor.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Dan Twogood discuss the following:
What is the difference between pain and chronic pain?
What are some of these pro-inflammatory substances that cause pain?
I've always heard that milk is good for you? Why is it a problem?
What are some other things that can cause chronic pain?
How can our listeners learn more?
Dr. Twogood began practicing in 1982 at the International Sports Medicine Institute in West Los Angeles. While there he treated many of the athletes in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. He began his private practice in Apple Valley, California in 1985. There, he met a patient who told him that he suffered with chronic back pain and headaches for 20 years. Doctors couldn't help him, but because of high cholesterol, he changed his diet. Within a few weeks he was free of his chronic pain. He later found out that milk and dairy foods caused his pain to return.
Dr. Twogood began experimenting with diet manipulation in 1985 and wrote his first book, "No Milk" in 1991. He has chronicled more of his practice experiences in three more books, "How to Rid Your Body of Pain" in 1996, "MSG is Everywhere" in 1997, and his newest book, "Chronic Pain Gone 90 Days" in 2011. He is available to talk to your group about how to get rid of chronic pain.
Contact:
Dr. Dan Twogood drtwogood@aol.com
Links: chronicpaingone90days.com
Saturday Nov 17, 2012
Saturday Nov 17, 2012
Vivian Eisenstadt, Chief Orthopedic Specialist and Founder of Prevent the Pain Therapy, Inc. joins eHealth Radio and the Pain Management Channel. Vivian has been a dedicated health practitioner for over 18 years. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she is a physical/sports therapist and a mind-body wellness practitioner.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Vivian Eisenstadt discuss the following:
What made you decide to be a physical therapist?
What is the most common condition you see and one way to prevent it?
What separates your physical therapy clinic from others.
What do you like best about what you do?
How else does Prevent the Pain help people besides physical therapy?
What are some things that you do on a daily basis that help you stay pain-free?
Life is too short to let chronic pain stop you from doing the things you love. Even if you find relief, how can you ensure that the pain will not come back? Sleeping in the wrong position, slouching at work and strenuous exercise could all be causing recurring injuries. At Prevent the Pain Therapy, Inc., certified physical therapist and postural specialist Vivian Eisenstadt is not finished until the pain is. With a unique, comprehensive and natural healing process, Ms. Eisenstadt teaches patients how to make changes in their everyday habits so that they can heal quickly and effectively. From athletes and dancers to elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Ms. Eisenstadt finds the source of their aches and stops them for good.
About Prevent the Pain Therapy (PTPT)
Led by orthopedic specialist Vivian Eisenstadt, Prevent the Pain Therapy uses the latest healing technologies and a comprehensive process to quickly and easily lead patients to a pain-free lifestyle. The program combines the tools, guidance and education to empower clients and help them achieve total wellness from the inside out.
Related Web Site: www.preventthepain.com
Sunday Oct 28, 2012
Sunday Oct 28, 2012
Dr. Dan Twogood has been practicing for 30 years as a chiropractor and has just released his newest book, Chronic Pain Gone 90 Days and joins eHealth Radio and the Pain Management Channel. He shares information and solutions that you have not heard from your doctor.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Dan Twogood discuss the following:
What is the difference between pain and chronic pain?
How did you discover the diet/pain connection?
What are some of the things that cause chronic pain?
Why don't doctors know this?
How can people contact you and get your book?
Dr. Twogood began practicing in 1982 at the International Sports Medicine Institute in West Los Angeles. While there he treated many of the athletes in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. He began his private practice in Apple Valley, California in 1985. There, he met a patient who told him that he suffered with chronic back pain and headaches for 20 years. Doctors couldn't help him, but because of high cholesterol, he changed his diet. Within a few weeks he was free of his chronic pain. He later found out that milk and dairy foods caused his pain to return.
Dr. Twogood began experimenting with diet manipulation in 1985 and wrote his first book, "No Milk" in 1991. He has chronicled more of his practice experiences in three more books, "How to Rid Your Body of Pain" in 1996, "MSG is Everywhere" in 1997, and his newest book, "Chronic Pain Gone 90 Days" in 2011. He is available to talk to your group about how to get rid of chronic pain.
Contact:
Dr. Dan Twogood drtwogood@aol.com
Links: chronicpaingone90days.com
Note: The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the show host or it's owners.
Friday Oct 12, 2012
Friday Oct 12, 2012
Dr. Seth Lederman, the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of TONIX Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. a specialty pharmaceutical company developing non-addictive treatments for chronic pain syndromes, including fibro-my-algia, (“FM”) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Pain Management Channel.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Seth Lederman discuss the following:
What disease/medical problem is the focus of your company's efforts?
How prevalent is the disease or problem in the U.S.?
What unique answers or approaches do your products provide?
What led you to dedicate yourself to your key area of medical practice and/or research?
Is your product(s) on the market now? If not, what are the next milestones to approval?
What tip would you give to those who suffer from the diseases/conditions that are the focus of your company? What can patients do to improve their quality of life?
Seth Lederman is a physician, scientist, and specialty pharmaceuticals entrepreneur. Prior to founding TONIX, from 2007-2008 Dr. Lederman co-founded and was a managing partner of Konanda Pharma Partners, LLC and Konanda Pharma Fund I, LP. He co-founded and served as director and chairman of its wholly-owned operating companies Validus and Fontus Pharmaceuticals Inc., which market Equetro® (carbamazepine – Extended Release), Marplan® (isocarboxazid) and Rocaltrol® (calcitriol). In 2000 Dr. Lederman founded Targent Pharmaceuticals to develop late-stage oncology drugs including pure-isomer levofolinic acid, which was sold to Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and is now FDA-approved and marketed as Fusilev® for colorectal cancer. In 1998 Dr. Lederman co-founded Vela Pharmaceuticals, which developed several drugs for central nervous system disorders, including VLD-cyclobenzaprine.
A member of the faculty of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons since 1985, Dr. Lederman maintains an appointment as Associate Professor. At Columbia, he was an NIH Physician-Scientist from 1985-1990. Dr. Lederman became an Associate Professor with tenure in 1996 and Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Immunology in 1997. From 1988 to 2002, he directed basic science research at Columbia in molecular immunology, infectious diseases and the development of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases. Dr. Lederman has authored numerous scientific articles, and has been issued several patents for drug development technologies.
Dr. Lederman’s fundamental research on the CD40-Ligand (CD154) elucidated the molecular basis of T cell helper function and led to the development of therapeutic candidates for autoimmune diseases and organ transplant rejection in collaboration with Biogen-IDEC and CellTech/UCB. The successful defense of his CD154 patents established important precedents defining the relationship between therapeutics and molecular targets. In collaboration with Prof. David Baltimore (then at Rockefeller University and later MIT), Dr. Lederman identified and functionally characterized the CD40 signaling molecule, TRAF-3. Dr. Lederman’s earlier research efforts in HIV contributed to understanding how the V3 loop of HIV gp120 affected fusion with CD4 cell membranes, an early and essential event in viral entry and infection.
Dr. Lederman earned an AB from Princeton in Chemistry cum laude in 1979 and an MD from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1983. He trained in internal medicine and rheumatology at Columbia’s Presbyterian Hospital, serving as an attending physician in its Edward Daniels Arthritis and Autoimmunity Clinic from 1988-1996.
Related Web Site: www.tonixpharma.com
Tuesday Aug 28, 2012
Tuesday Aug 28, 2012
CrystalxPain was formulated from the review of over 30 years of basic research from past investigators, and is designed to meet the needs of individuals who are searching for potential solutions from more natural, alternative or complementary forms of pain relief. We are joined by Thom Kisner, Managing Partner/VP of Sales and Marketing of SmartEnergetics developer of CrystalxPain, an all-natural, non-invasive product for the relief of acute and chronic pain, sports injuries and muscle soreness.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Thom Kisner discuss the following:
Can you tell us a little about your company?
How does CrystalxPain work?
What kind of results do people achieve with CrystalxPain?
Are there any other benefits associated with the use of CrystalxPain?
How can people learn more about SmartEnergetics and CrystalxPain?
Thom Kisner
Managing Partner/VP, Sales and Marketing
SmartEnergetics
Thom Kisner has more than 30 years sales and marketing experience in the healthcare industry, beginning with the Personal Care Products Division of the Colgate-Palmolive Company. He spent the next five years serving in key field sales and marketing roles with the Diagnostics Division of Abbott Laboratories, during which time this division quickly rose to become a pre-eminent force in the development of infectious disease and cancer diagnostic products, including the development and implementation of the first diagnostic test for HIV.
Subsequently, Mr. Kisner transferred his Fortune 50 skills and experience to key senior management roles with a number of smaller enterprises and start-up companies, including the Molecular Diagnostics Division of Life Technologies, Aladan Corporation, a medical device company, Microprobe, a manufacturer of molecular diagnostic products, and AquaSolutions, a basic research instrumentation company.
Mr. Kisner is an owner and managing partner of SmartEnergetics, which has developed an all-natural, non-invasive product for the relief of acute and chronic pain, sports injuries and muscle soreness. The product - CrystalxPain - was formulated from the review of over 30 years of basic research from past investigators, and is designed to meet the needs of individuals who are searching for potential solutions from more natural, alternative or complementary forms of pain relief.
Related Web Site: Smartenergetics.com
Friday May 25, 2012
Friday May 25, 2012
Soul healing perspective with Dr. Rajiv Parti
Dr. Rajiv Parti, (aka Dr. Raj) is a world leading specialist in pain management with over 30 years practicing clinical experience joins eHealth Radio.
Listen to interview [audio player below] with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Rajiv Parti discuss the following:
How did you go from being an anesthesiologist and Chronic Pain manag to an integrative medicine physician/ or MD specializing in Spiritual Wellness?
Why do you now pursue health from a Soul Healing perspective? What is Spiritual Wellness define?
Your speciality addresses diseases of the Soul , such as depression, anxiety addiction? Can you tell us why you consider them Soul Diseases? And what alternative therapies can support recovery of these issues that so many americans suffer from?
You have a new E book--the Laws of Wellness, that our listeners can get for free on your website drraj.com, can tell us what you define as the seven laws of wellness?
Can you share some advance insights from you new book "The Soul of Wellness" to be released on October 16th.
If we could incorporate one thing to improve our well-being what would you recommend?
Rajiv Parti, MD (aka Dr. Raj) founded the Pain Management Institute of California, and under his direction it has served thousands of patients for acute and chronic pain relief. Dr. Raj is a world’s leading specialist in pain management with over 30 years practicing clinical experience. He was the Chief of Anesthesiology at Bakersfield Heart Hospital where he specialized in cardiac anesthesia for 15 years.
In 2005, Dr. Raj personally encountered the first of a series of life threatening health challenges that led him to explore non-traditional evidence based complementary and alternative medicine. He now specializes in promoting spiritual wellness and personal growth with various non-traditional healing modalities.
His study, exposure and experience in this field has led him to formulate an integrative approach to total wellness, especially pain management, stress and depression: the best and most practical applications of both modern medicine and the medical care charted in the ancient wisdom traditions of India and the east. His discovery of Ayurveda and his subsequent education, training and personal practice of it has given him the rigorous academic and scientific qualification that he was trained to look for as an allopathic doctor.
Dr. Raj has worked with, been in dialogue with and met with some of the world?s most esteemed researchers from Harvard, UCSD, Berkley, Scripps Integrative in the fields of psychiatry, neuroscience, sleep medicine and pain management who are advocating the use of meditation, yoga and mantra (sound healing), and mandala (color therapy) for modern disorders.
Dr. Raj stepped down from full time clinical practice in 2010 to concentrate on his own recovery from chronic pain, and to write. Since 2012 Dr. Raj has been working with his colleagues at The Pain Management Institute of California researching the effect of meditation and yoga on narcotic requirement for pain management.
His new book “The Soul of Wellness “ is being released by Select Books in October 2012.
Links: www.drraj.com
Note: The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the show host or it's owners.