Just what is Integrative Family Medicine? Google the phrase and you come up with different answers.Traditional medicine is integrated with what -- acupuncture, yoga, special diets, massage therapy, hypnosis, meditation or some combination of all of these? Why?Tune in to SMG Radio to hear Dr. Marianna Shimelfarb demystify the issue and explain how integrative family medicine works, which holistic practices can be incorporated in patient treatment, and the health benefits you and your family will accrue if you choose to embrace integrative medicine.
Dec 19, 2016
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is a nonsurgical procedure in which the areas of the atrium responsible for the generation of arrhythmia are mapped and then destroyed using either radiofrequency energy (heat) or cryoenergy (freezing).Tune into SMG radio to hear Jonathan Steinberg, MD explain how Catheter ablation is used to help treat atrial fibrillation.
Dec 13, 2016
According to the CDC, up to 6 million people in the US have Atrial Fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. With the aging of the U.S. population, this number is expected to increase.An arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too fast, or in an irregular way.Tune into SMG Radio to hear SMG cardiologist Dr. Robert Altman discuss the latest effective treatment options to help patients with A-fib.
Dec 4, 2016
Family physicians at Summit Medical Group treat all aspects of whole family health. In addition to diagnosing and treating a range of illnesses and conditions, your family doctor can provide routine health checkups and counseling. He or she can help you make healthy lifestyle choices, improve and maintain your health, and prevent illness.Tune in to SMG Radio to hear Dr. Afshan M. Khan discuss Preventive Care in Family Medicine at Summit Medical Group, and learn the advantages of working with a doctor who really gets to know you and your family for outstanding personalized care.
Dec 4, 2016
For weeks you've been suffering with headaches, pressure around your eyes, thick, colored mucus when you blow your nose. Your chronic sinusitis is back.Chronic sinusitis isn't just one disease. There's a spectrum of disease that require different types of treatment so an accurate diagnosis and evaluation to pinpoint the cause of the inflamed sinus cavities is paramount. Tune in to SMG Radio as Dr. Giant Lin, an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist with Summit Medical Group, discusses the different types of chronic sinusitis, current treatment protocols, treatments that will soon be available and technology that may help the patient.
Nov 27, 2016
Does your child wake up complaining of an upset stomach or headache and ask to stay home from school? Once school starts does he stop complaining and act normally? If you force the issue, does he head to the nurse’s office right after school begins? What’s really going on? Is your daughterbeing bullied, afraid of not getting all A’s or is it just more fun to stay home? Tune into SMG Radio to hear Kristen Cole, LCSW, ACT, talk about the many causes of “school refusal” and how to change your child's behavior.
Nov 14, 2016
Have you suddenly started to trip over your child? When you try to leave him with grandma, does he start to wail and throw a tantrum? Your child may be experiencing separation anxiety, a typical rite of passage for children between the ages of eight and 12 months that should disappear at about two years. Young children aren't the only ones to experience separation anxiety, sometimes mothers will be unable to leave their child with anyone. Tune in to SMG Radio and hear Allison H. Berry, LCSW, discuss how to respond to an anxious child and soothe their fears and yours.
Nov 8, 2016
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently diagnosed cardiac rhythm disorder. Affecting 2.5 million people in the United States, AF can be associated with an increased risk for death, congestive heart failure, and stroke. Tune into SMG Radio to hear cardiac electrophysiologist Jonathan Steinberg discuss the latest effective treatment options to help patients with AF.
Nov 7, 2016
Are teachers and coaches telling you your child is disruptive and suggesting you need seek professional help?Tune in to SMG Radio and get answers to these and other questions as Dr. Leonid Topper describes ADHD's symptoms and gives listeners a "tool kit" to treat it successfully.
Oct 31, 2016
If you suffer from migraine headaches, you're not alone. About 12 percent of the U.S. population gets them. Migraines are recurring attacks of moderate to severe pain.Could that pounding headache, blurry vision and nausea be a migraine or could they be signs of something more serious? Tune in to SMG Radio to hear Dr. Leonid Topper discuss how to accurately diagnose migraines and how to successfully treat and live with them.
Oct 31, 2016
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