During the holidays, we’re looking forward to spending time with family, traveling, and attending events; our lives tend to be a bit more hectic. With all of the extra festivities and travel, injuries often coincide. This is especially true when it comes to travel. Tip #1 When traveling for long distances, …

By Denise A. Pancyrz – Diabetes Reversal & Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Speaker, Author People with diabetes are 2 to 3 times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes. Unfortunately, only 25% to 50% of diabetes patients who have depression get diagnosed and treated. Getting a diabetes diagnosis can …

By Alexander C. Frank, DC, DACNB, FABES “ABBY 9” My daughter and I were in a minor car accident. I had neck and back pain but she had no complaints. A couple of weeks later, she began to have headaches, especially while reading. Her pediatrician and optometrist evaluations detected no …

More than ever, having access to quality, affordable health care is key to peace of mind. Before, during and after COVID-19, Florida Blue Medicare has you covered. Your Florida Blue Medicare health plan covers you for the expected as well as the unexpected. From your Annual Wellness Visit to dental …

By Bo Martinsen, MD According to the National Center for Health Statistics, fish oil is the most commonly used non-vitamin, non-mineral supplement in the USA. But just as omega-3 fish oil has grown in popularity, so has the misinformation and confusion surrounding this powerful nutrient. Let’s clear up some common …

By Physicians Rehabilitation Unfortunately, as we age, back and neck pain due to injury and degeneration tends to become progressively worse and can become  chronic if left untreated. Some of the most common reasons for backaches are trauma or sports-related injury, lifting heavy objects, improper spinal posture, poor sleeping posture, …

Kyphoplasty | Dr. Tien V Le | Dual Fellowship-Trained | Board-Certified Spinal Neurosurgeon Kyphosis is a hunching of the spine. The vertebrae in the back become narrowed and wedged due to fractures in the vertebrae called compression fractures, which curves the spine. Because it causes severe pain and deformity, compression …

By the audiologists at Winter Haven Audiology & Ridge Audiology — Kevin T. Barlow and Scheyere-Ann Moir Did you know? Hearing loss — which affects about one out of every five Americans — is twice as common among people living with diabetes, making healthy habits and regular hearing checkups all …

As we get ready to close the door on 2020 and look ahead to 2021, most would agree the New Year can’t come soon enough. It has been a challenging year. A year filled with stress, hardships, and uncertainty. We’ve been forced to sit through too many Zoom meetings and …

Premear Hearing in Ocala is always on the cutting-edge of the latest technology for their patients. That’s why they carry Signia’s exclusive hearing aid and devices line. Signia recently came out with a solution for hearing aid wearers to understand speech through face masks. Premear Hearing is happy to educate …