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FEBRUARY 2011 FREE
HealthyCellsM A G A Z I N Ewww.healthycellsmagazine.com
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Comfort of Home… and “Therapy, Too!” page12
areaPromotingHealthier Living in Your Community
• Physical
• Emotional
• Nutritional
GREATER PEORIA
Doubting your Diagnosis?Headaches and Oral Facial Pain Revealedpage 22
Managing Parental Stresspage 26
Varicose and Spider Veins Misconceptions & Factspage 33
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isextremelycommon.Thoughestimatesvarywidely,studiesinde-velopedcountriesreportpointprevalencesof12%to33%,one-yearprevalencesof22%to65%,andlifetimeprevalencesof11%to84%.In theU.S.,nonspecificmechanical lowbackpain is the fifthmost
commonreasonforallphysicianvisits,andthesecondmostcommonsymptomaticreason,accountingforapproximately2.3%ofallphysi-cianvisits(ChouandHuffman,2007&Rundell,Davenport,&Wagner,2009,p.1-2). Sohowdoesyourhealthcareproviderdifferentiateyourpainfromacute (sudden)versuschronic (long-term)painandwhatdoes this
of your backpain is extremely importantandtheacquisitionofsuch information isessential in establishing an individualizedtreatmentplanforyou. Regardless of the type of pain, beinginpaincanbedevastatingtoyourwayoflife. Itaffectsbothyourmoodandemo-tional state, your physical activity levels,yoursleeppatterns,youractivitiesofdailyliving(ADLs),andalsoyourpaincanhaveanimpactonthosearoundyou.Whenpre-sentingtoyourhealthcareprovider,theseconsiderationsaretakenintoaccountandmeasuresare implementedtotryandre-storesomeequilibriumbackintoyourlife. AtPrairiePain&SpineInstituteinPeoria,oneofthemostreliableandvalidatedqual-itypainassessmenttoolsthatweuseistheOwestryDisabilityIndex(ODI).Dr.RichardA. Kube II, M.D., FACSS, the practice’sCEOanddoubleboardcertifiedspinesur-geon,chosethisparticulartoolasameansforthepatientstoprovideapreandpostobjectivemeasurementofyourpainexperi-ence. The treatmentplan for chronic and/oracutelowbackpainbeginswiththeinitialvisit toyourhealthcareprovider. Atthattime,theprovider’sevaluationwill involveobtaining a detailed history, performingaspecificphysicalexamination,andthenestablishing a treatment plan specificallytailoredtoyourindividualneeds.Theplanof care and interventions that are imple-mentedtotreatyourpainarebaseduponseveralitemssuchas:1.evidenced-basedstandards of care; 2. current treatmentguidelines;3.yourprior levelof function-ing;and4.establishingrealisticoutcomes
baseduponyourassessmentfindings. Thetreatmentofpain ismostlyastep-wiseprocessthatbeginswith the least invasive, cost effective, and the leastdebilitatingofmedications.Eachinterventionisreassessedforitseffectivenessandthenadjustmentsofthetreatmentplanaremadebaseduponthesenewfindings.Forexample,iftheanti-inflammatorymedications,rest,
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Psychological testing—isnotonlyamentalhealthassessment,butalso includes intelligence testing,anddevelopmentalassessments.Thistypeoftestingallowsthepsychologisttolookatthewholepersonandintegrateallinformationintotheirreport.
Nowthatyouknow,whatcanbedone? Always keep a line of communicationopenwithyourchild’steacher,youcanaskforservicesatanytime;Howevertheymaynotbegivenwithouttheproperdocumen-tation(IEP,504-Plan) Oneyounotice there isaproblem,setupameetingwithyourchild’steacherandask thecrucialquestions:Whatdoes theteacherseeatschool,howistheproblemaffectingthechildandistherearestepstheschoolorfamilycantaketohelpatthistime If the teacherwill notmake changesorthose changes were not successful, askto speak with the school psychologist orcounselor.Thisisthepersonwhowillpro-videthetesting.Moreoftenthannotyouwillhavetorequestthatseveraltestsbedoneto investigateanddiagnose theproblem.Thediagnosisiswhathelpsyourchildgeteithera504-planoranIEP Theschoolmaydenythetestingandifthisoccursthenitisbesttofindapsychologistwhospecializesintestingchildrenandado-lescents.Thispersonwilldoaninterviewwithyouandyourchild,determinewhich testsneedtobedoneandcreateareportofalltheinformationwhichcanbetakenbacktotheschoolasevidenceofneedforservices.
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Offering Quality Rehab-to-Home Services at an Affordable PriceBy Mary Hilbert
Since1997theskillednurs-ingstaffofHeritageManorin Chillicothe has served
CentralIllinois’residentswiththecomfort and quality care theyneedtoadjusttotheagingpro-cess and rehabilitate followingtrauma or illness. The facility’sservices include therapy, respitecare, hospice care and skillednursingat anaffordable cost toresidentsandtheirfamilies. Rehab-to-homeorshort-termrehabisoneofthecentralgoalsofHeritageManor inChillicothe.In-house speech, physical, oc-cupational therapy and rehabili-tativeservicesareavailableatalllocations. Theprimarypurposeofrehab-to-homecareistoreturnresidentswhoareabletoundergotherapy home as soon as pos-sible,accordingtoLoriNewberry,thefacility’sDirectorofNursing.
HeritageManor-Chillicothehasacapacityof110residentsandprovidesa pleasant environment designed torecreatethecomfortsofhome.Regen-erating a sense of independence forseniorswhoneedtherapyafteranacci-dentorsurgeryisimportant.Forhigher-functioning residents thereare roomsdedicatedspecificallyforMedicareandshort-termstayresidentswhicharelo-catednearadiningroomwheremealsareservedrestaurant-style. Although nursing homes areoften negatively stereotyped as serv-ingseniors“endoflife”,thisissimplynotthecase,accordingtoBradRum-mel,OTR/L,thefacility’sleadtherapist.Whilemanyresidentsreturnhomefol-lowing rehabilitation services, othersenjoythefamilialatmosphereandsenseofcommunitywithpeers.“Someresi-dentscomebacktoseeus.Somehavechosentocomehereeventhoughtheyknowtheycanstillbeoutthere,”Rum-melsaid.Weeklyentertainment,bingogames, pastoral and church services
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While for somecaregiversplacinga familymemberinanursinghomeisnotanidealoption,aperiodofrespitecarecanprovebeneficialtoboththecaregiverandtheaging lovedone. ACom-monwealthFundstudy found that three-fifthsoffamilycaretakersbetweentheagesof19and64reportedfair-to-poorhealthandstrugglewithoneormorechronicillnessescomparedtoonlyone-thirdofnon-caregivers.Elderlyspousalcaretakersbetween theagesof66and96whounderwentcaregiving-relatedstresswerefoundtohavea63percenthighermortalityratethannon-caregiversofthesameage.Lengthofstayforrespitecareresi-dentscanrangefromafewdaystoafewweeks,dependingontheneedsof those involved. “It’sabout what’s important to you, what’s going tomatter,” Harper said. Daycare services of up toeighthoursadayarealsoavailableforcaretakersthroughthefacility.Long-termandshort-termcareresidentadmis-sion is available24hoursdaily andsevendaysaweekatHeritageManor-Chillicothe.HeritageManor-Chillicothe isamemberof the IllinoisHealthCareAssociationandasupporteroftheAlzheimer’sAs-sociation.
Medicalconditionsthatmaybenefitfromtherapy Aside from the basic wear-and-tear process the aging bodyundergoes, thereareawidenumberofmedical conditions thatmaybenefitfromvariousformsofrehabilitationtherapy.Forexample,inthecase of physical therapy, the National Institute of Health (NIH) iden-tifies stroke as the number one cause of serious disability amongseniors. By undergoing physical therapy, an individual who hassuffered a stroke can relearn how to perform basic motor activi-ties such as standing, sitting, walking, lying down and transitioningbetweenvariouspositions.Manipulationofthepatient’sbodyalongsiderepeatedexercisesandtrainingcanbringbackbalanceandcoordination.Occupationaltherapyusesvariousexercisestoassistthestrokevictiminre-learningactivitieslikedressing,bathing,eatingandswallowing,readingandwriting,whilespeechtherapyhelpswithre-learninglanguageandcommunicationskills. Otherconditionsthatbenefitfromphysical,occupationalandspeechtherapy in seniors include neurological disorders, cardiovascular andpulmonarydiseasesaswellasorthopedicproblems.Hipandjointre-placement, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease and osteoporosis are just afewexamplesofspecificconditionsthathaveadebilitatingeffectonthehumanbody’sabilitytofunction.
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Asawaytohelpthosesmokerscopewiththethoughtofquitting,thePeoriaCity/CountyHealthDepartmentworksinconjunctionwiththeAmericanLungAssociation’s(ALA)CallCenter(IllinoisTobaccoQuitline)toprovidetelephonecounselingservicesforresidentsofPeo-riaCounty.TheALA’sCallCenter(IllinoisTobaccoQuitline)willofferfreetelephonecounselingasanadditiontoPeoriaCity/CountyHealthDepartment’stobaccocessationprogram.PeoriaCountyresidentscancalltheIllinoisTobaccoQuitlineat1-866-QUIT-YES(1-866-784-8937)7am-9pmMondaythroughFridayorvisitatwww.quityes.orgfor informationoncounselingandimmediatehelp inquitting. If theindividualproceedswithphonecounseling,theywillbeabletoaccesssix(6)weeksoffreenicotinereplacementpatches(NRT’s)asprovidedby thePeoriaCity/CountyHealthDepartmentas longas fundsareavailablefromtheIllinoisDepartmentofPublicHealth.
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DentalTreatmentforTMD Until recently,mostdentistrywasbasedontheassumptionthatwhereveryourbitewasnaturallywasthecorrectposition.However,thenaturalbitemaynotbecomfortableorfunctionalforthepatient.Infact,malocclusion,ora‘bad’bitecanbeinvolvedinpainand/ordysfunctionofvariousareasofthebody,whichseemtohavenothingtodowithdentistry.ComprehensiveDentistryobjectivelyevaluatesthecomplexrelationshipbetweentheteeth,nerves,musclesandjawjoints. Dentistswhoare trained to treatTMDareable toestablishaharmoniousrelationshipbetweenthese factors, resulting ina jawpositionthatachievesoptimalocclusionandincreasedfunctionandcomfortforthepatient.
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risk,anddecidingwhethertogulpthenexttimeyouordertake-outorringMomatthemall.Thefussisallaboutelectromagneticradia-tion,whicheverycellphoneemits.Howmuchyouabsorbdependsmainlyonhowlongandhowoftenyougab,howclosethephoneistoyourbodyandhowstrongthesignalis.(Ironi-cally,thefartheryouarefromabasestation,thestrongerthesignal,becauseyourphoneusesmorepowertomaintaintheconnection.)TheradiationfromcellphonesistooweaktounravelyourDNAthewayamassivedoseofX-raysorexposuretonuclearwastecould.Butholdyourphonetoyourearfor800min-utesamonth—asmostAmericansdo—andtherayspenetrate2inchesormoreintoyourskull,wheretheymayheatupbraintissue.Ifyoucarryyourphoneonyourbelt, radiationmaypenetratebonemarrowcellsinyourhip--aplacewherestemcellsareproduced—andunleashcell-damagingfreeradicalsorcauseothertrouble. Ornot.Severallargestudiessaycellphonesdon’tcausecancer,butthecaseisn’tclear.Manystudiesweretooshorttodetectslow-growing cancers, if they were there. Somelonger research hints at a different story.Swedish researchers who reviewed 18 cellphonestudieslinkedlong-termuse(10yearsormore)toadoubledriskofcertaintumorsand neuromas, though the danger remainsverysmall.Australianresearchersalsofoundincreasedrisk. Docs will know a lot more in 20 to 30years, when a major long-term EuropeanstudycalledCOSMOSconcludes,butthat’slittlehelpnow.Sincebothofusoftenliveonourcellphones,whatwe’reabouttosayisn’teasy:Don’tkeepyourphoneglued toyourearorhip.Or toyourkids’/grandkids’earsorhips.Cellphoneradiationmaypenetrateasmuchas4inchesintothebrainofagrow-ingchild,yetnostudieshaveevaluatedtheirsafetyforteens,kidsorbabies,saysepidemi-ologistDevraLeeDavis,Ph.D.,MPH,authorof“Disconnect:TheTruthAboutCellPhoneRadiation, What the Industry Has Done toHideIt,andHowtoProtectYourFamily.”She
andmanyothersworryaboutthesoaringuseofcellphonesamongteensandyoungerkids.Nobodyknowswhat’shappening. That’sone reasonwe’re takingabetter-safe-than-uh-oh-sorrystancefornow.Plentyof goofball gadgets—“protective” baseballcaps, pricey necklaces, wearable “phoneshields”—claimtoprotectagainstcell-phoneradiation.Skip‘emandgivethesecommon-sensestrategiesatry: TXTinstead.Anytimeyoucanmakeyourpointwithatextmessageinsteadofacall,doit. Itkeepsthephoneawayfromyourbrain.Of course, never textwhiledrivingordoinganythingthatrequiresyourtotalattention.Youknow,likesurgery. Hookupwithaheadset.Hands-freeunitskeep the phone at a safer distance. Wire-lesseargizmosemit less radiation thancellphones.Headsetsorearbudsthatuseold-fashioned wires keep exposure even lower.Lowestofall:“airtube”systemsthattransmitthesoundfromphonetoearviaahollowtube. Cut calls short. The longer you talk, themoreradiation.Othersimpletips:Limitphoneusewhenthesignalisweak.Usethespeakerfunction—radiationexposuredropsby75per-centat2inches. Move away from your cell phone whenyou’renotusingit.Takeitoutofyourpocketoroffyourbeltwheneveryou’llbeatyourdeskorinoneroomathomeforawhile.Whenyougetintothecar,takeitoffandturnitoff. Curb the kids. Because texting is evenmorepopularwithtweensandteensthanJus-tinBieber, kidsoftenmake fewercalls thanadults.Giveheadsets to thosewhododial,explainwhyandcreatephone-freehours(atdinner,beforebed).Allowyounger kidscellphoneuseasasafetytoolonlyandshow‘emhowtousethespeaker.As forphoneappsaimed at infants and toddlers? Don’t eventhinkaboutit.
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Thisconcept comes froma story I read in the classic littlebook I Dare You.Aprofessoroncehituponagreatdiscov-erywhilebuttoninguphisvest.Or rather,hehitupon the
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