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10 Nov , 2015

How to Deal with Burns and Pain

Skin burns are among the most painful injuries for both children and adults. Fortunately, effective pain management among burn patients is possible with modern medicine. The types, dosage and duration of pain medications for burn injuries will d...

9 Nov , 2015

Wellness Program in the Workplace

Kristin Minasian

Occupational Medicine

Nowadays, corporate wellness programs are a strategic imperative, not just a nice extra for employees. Keep in mind that healthy employees are the best resources for companies because with healthy people on board, everything can get done. Healthy e...

6 Nov , 2015

Healthpointe Now Offering Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis throughout Southern California

Brandon Davila

Press Release

Healthpointe is now offering treatment for plantar fasciitis at its newest clinic in Los Angeles. This marks the availability of plantar fasciitis treatments throughout all of Healthpointe’s clinics in Southern California including Los Angeles Coun...

4 Nov , 2015

Healthpointe is Now Offering Medical Internships and Training for Undergrad and Graduate Students

Brandon Davila

Press Release

Healthpointe is excited to announce that they are now providing hands-on clinical training to medical students along with future medical physicians, nurses, physical therapists and more. Healthpointe provides a wealth of training and volunteer oppo...

30 Oct , 2015

Billiards Injuries – Prevent Personal Injuries

Kristin Minasian

Sports Medicine

To the uninitiated, billiards players may not be at high risk for personal injuries that athletes in contact sports, such as football, basketball, and wrestling, are exposed to. However, according to sports medicine doctors, this is not so because...

29 Oct , 2015

Cooking Safety Tips

Kristin Minasian

Occupational Medicine

Commercial restaurant workers, especially the chefs and their assistants, know it all too well – it only takes a split second for injuries to occur and for people to get hurt badly, without knowledge of proper cooking safety tips. The high risks fo...

28 Oct , 2015

Exercise for Osteoarthritis Relief

Brandon Davila

Orthopedics

When you have osteoarthritis, the cartilage cushioning your joints begins its breakdown for various reasons. You will experience pain, swelling and stiffness in various parts of your body including your feet, knees, hips, elbows, hands, shoulders,...

27 Oct , 2015

Stretching Exercises for Back Pain

Kristin Minasian

Pain Management

Did you know that limitations in the motions of your spine including its contiguous muscles, ligaments and tendons can make your back pain worse? You may believe that engaging in stretching exercises for your back can worsen your back pain especial...

23 Oct , 2015

Rehab Exercises for a Wrist Injury

Kristin Minasian

Sports Medicine

A wrist injury among athletes comes from overuse of the joint, such as in the case of players in tennis, baseball, and billiards, with a few cases of trauma. Fortunately, wrist injuries can be effectively treated with a combination of the REST prot...

22 Oct , 2015

Breakthrough Pain: Treatments

Kristin Minasian

Pain Management

Breakthrough pain in people suffering from chronic pain adds more insult to the injury, so to speak. The sharp spikes of pain that characterize breakthrough pain will reduce the quality of life for patients for obvious reasons, especially among can...