Health Tips from Woodward Medical

Get rid of knee pain for the new year!

2011-12-08T14:15:00.003-06:00

Are your knees stiff when you get out of bed in the morning? Are you having trouble going up and down stairs? Come learn about "loaded" knee braces. This new technology shifts weight from your knee to your thigh pain, leaving you pain free!

Woodward Medical Center

Flu Season Is Here!

2011-10-18T14:31:00.004-05:00

The time of year is here where the sniffling, sneezing, coughing, sore throat and fever creeps into our lives and we just want it to stay away, but how?

There are many preventative steps that we can take to steer clear of the flu. Here are 10 tips you can use to help keep the flu away this cold season!

1. Wash your hands frequently with liquid anti bacterial soap instead of bar soap. Bar soap can be a breeding ground for viruses and bacteria.

2. Do not share drinking glasses. Instead, use disposable drinking cups in the kitchen and bathroom. Dispose after 1 use.

3. Use disposable tissues when blowing your nose, Wash your hands thoroughly when you are done.

4. Colds and flu are often spread through hand to hand contact. Make an effort to keep your hands from touching your face and keep your fingers out of your mouth.

5. If you have young children, wash their toys frequently in warm soapy water.

6. Viruses can live on hand towels and sponges for many hours. Use disposable paper napkins and towels instead.

7. If you have to sneeze and there are no tissues available, sneeze into your shoulder and not your hands to avoid spreading germs.

8. Frequently clean surfaces such as counter tops, railings, door knobs to avoid spreading hand to hand viruses.

9. Germs remain in stagnant air. When weather permits, open the windows or door to circulate fresh air.

10. Avoid smoking at all costs. It is a respiratory irritant that increases susceptibility to viruses that cause cold and flu.

If you feel a cold/flu coming on, here are a couple of tip you can take try and stop in in it's tracks or prevent it from coming full swing.

1. Take 2000mg of vitamin C, one garlic tablet, one echinacea tablet. If you don't feel better after 30min, take another 1000mg of vitamin C and continue to do so until you feel better.

2. Drink lot's of water. Viruses breed well in warm/dry environments. Keeping your body irrigated will help you fight the fight.

3. Sleep Sleep Sleep

Best of health to you this fall season!

Woodward Medical Center

2007 W. 75th Street

Woodridge Il 60517

630-985-4700

Knee Arthritis

2011-09-06T15:14:00.002-05:00

If your knees hurt and you cannot do stairs, you should lead with your strong leg, either going up or down. If you think you might have arthritis, you can sit with the leg outstretched with a small pillow under the knee and tighten the front of the thigh. Once you do this, hold for a count of 3 and repeat 5 times. When you do it, you should not have any pain. This technique may strengthen the knee and help you going up and down stairs.

Have a pain free summer!

2011-05-26T13:47:00.004-05:00

Specializing in the 5 major joints, we at Woodward Medical know that joint pain can often times hinder us from doing the things we enjoy.

Now that summer is just around the corner, don't just sit around hoping that you will feel better, be proactive and make it happen!

If you are suffering from Hip,Knee,Back, Neck or Shoulder pain, come in for a free consult with one of our doctors. We will do a thorough exam and give you a accurate diagnosis along with a proper plan of action. Don't let pain alter what you want to do this summer.

Woodward Medical Center
2007 W. 75th Street
Woodridge,IL 60517
630-985-4700

Physical Therapy at Woodward Medical Center

2011-05-03T14:49:00.004-05:00

Woodward Medical Center would like to welcome back Charito Gomez to our physical therapy department. After taking some time off and having a wonderful baby boy, Charito is back. She is very bright, intelligent and is organizing our department.

Charito is experienced in carpal tunnel syndrome, post surgical rehab, sciatica, arthritis and other chronic pain treatments. She works very well by integrating physical therapy with chiropractic. When you have a therapist who understands chiropractic and natural medicine too, that is something special. Charito is also very excited about sports physical therapy.

We are so excited to have her talents back with us at Woodward Medical Center!

Donna DePaolo
Clinic Director
drd@woodwardmedical.com
630-985-4700

Fight the common cold/flu!

2011-04-04T14:24:00.002-05:00

Tired of getting beaten down by the flu? -Take 2000mg of Vitamin C, one garlic tablet, on echinacea tablet. -If you don't feel better after an hour, take another 1000mg vitamin C and continue to do so until you feel better. If you don't feel better you are not taking enough. -When you start to feel better, take 1000mg of vitamin C every hour for about 3 days. Also, take 3 to 4 garlic tablets per day and 3-4 echinacea tablets a day. -Use zinc lozenges for a sore throat if needed. -Spray throat and nose with colloidal silver if clear mucus turns green or yellow. -Gradulaay decrease the amount of vitamin C etc. You take until you are at the normal lever you usually use. -If you feel wose whrn you decrease, just increase again until you feel better and continue longer. -Too much garlic will make yousmell like garlic but has no problems otherwise. Too much vitamin C will upset your stomach or loosen your bowels. If either occurs, simply lower your intake until you are comfortable. There are no other side effects of vitamin C. - High quality ingredients/supplements are available at Woodward Medical Center. Plase call us if you have any questions. 630-985-4700

Avaoid Carpal Tunnel Surgery!

2011-03-23T14:17:00.003-05:00

Do you have Carpal Tunnel? Not sure if you have it? Come in for a courtesy exam so we can give you a proper diagnosis. There is a terrible misconception where people just assume they need surgery to correct carpal tunnel. This isn't true. Come in so we can show you what the benefits of traction therapy are.

Avoid Knee Replacement!

2011-03-08T11:45:00.004-06:00

Are your knees stiff when you get out of bed in the morning? Do you have trouble going up and down stairs? Odds are, you are suffering from OsteoArthritis of the knee.

Dr. Alexander Goldvekht is Board Certified in Pain Management and has helped hundreds of patients avaoid knee replacement. To learn more about what our program entails, please give us a call.

Woodward Medical Center
630-985-4700

Say Goodbye To Knee Pain!

2011-02-09T11:30:00.004-06:00

Are you suffering from knee arthritis? Considering a knee replacement?

Our knee osteoarthritis program is a clinically proven, non surgical treatment for patients who suffer with osteoarthritis. Some patients experience rapid, same day relief. With over 27 years of experience, our one and only goal is to help you live a pain free, health life!

For a free consultation, please call 630-985- 4700. We are Woodward Medical Center!

Do you have low back pain?

2011-02-04T16:57:00.004-06:00

Back pain can be a miserable daily struggle that often disrupts the things we enjoy in life. Come learn about our traction technique. At Woodward Medical Center, we have been successfully helping patients achieve positive results. Come in for a courtesy exam and let us help you live a pain free life.

Avoid Knee Replacement

2010-12-21T13:26:00.001-06:00

Having trouble going up and down stairs? Are your knees stiff in the moring? If you answered yes, there is a good chance that you have Osteoarthritis of the knee.
Woodward Medical is located in Woodridge and we welcome you in for a free consultation (x-rays of needed) to give you a proper diagnosis.

We have an exciting program to help you start producing your own natural fluid in the knee to help prevent knee replacement.

630-985-4700

Change Your Lifestyle... Change Your Life

2009-11-25T09:27:00.006-06:00

Don't fall victim to fad "starvation" diets or potentially dangerous weight loss pills - in the long run your body will only end up retaining fat and losing lean tissue (muscle).
Lifestyle modifications such as nutrition, diet, and exercise are the preferred methods for achieving healthy body composition.

What is unhealthy body composition? Generally speaking, it refers to carrying too much fat in comparison to lean tissue (e.g. muscle)- often referred to as having a high fat-to-lean ratio.

How do you measure body composition? Well, it can't be measured by your bathroom scale. The following methods can be used to assess your body composition:

Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR)
Skin-Fold Thickness
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)

With a targeted body composition program, you will not only lose unhealthy and unattractive fat - you will also minimize your risk of developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, hormone-related problems, and more!

Take the first step toward better health. Ask us about our nutrition-based body composition program!

The Giving Tree

2009-11-06T14:07:00.012-06:00

Woodward Medical Center announces
The Giving Tree

Each time you refer a new patient to Woodward Medical Center we will donate two items in your name to the Woodridge Food Pantry. You may select from the items under our decorated tree. There you will find diapers, baby formula, new toys, socks, mittens, food, toiletries and school supplies. This year the need is greater than ever. Together we can help.

Looking for another way to give? We are just as committed to your health as to our community. Please keep your scheduled 3 visits per week for 3 weeks and you too may pick a gift from under the tree to donate to the Woodridge Food Pantry.

You will receive a personal thank you note from the Woodridge Food Pantry after your donation is made.

The season starts now, look for The Giving Tree at the clinic on November 1st and throughout the season.

2007 W. 75th Street
Woodridge, IL 60517

Phone: (630) 310-0944

Therapeutic Lifestyle

2009-10-30T11:16:00.011-05:00

First Line Therapy can help you regain health. It is a specialized therapeutic lifestyle change program unlike any other. The FLT system targets the underlying causes of chronic illnesses associated with aging by incorporation a sensible

Eating plan - always eat grains and fruits with your protein and oils in order to keep your blood sugar even. Combining foods correctly can be a key to weight loss.

Exercise - not only is it good for your heart and muscles, exercise is the best way to get you breathing. This brings in oxygen to balance your pH and restore heath.

Nutritional supplementation - learn about medical foods. These are FDA approved foods that balance sugar level and feed you high quality nutrients that our regular food sources deplete in.

Stress management - breathing exercises and guided imagery trigger the relaxation response. For a society that certainly knows how to bring on the stress response, it is time to use tested techniques to induce relaxation.

FLT is not just a weight loss program it is best used as a first line treatment for common, chronic health problems (e.g. high cholesterol insulin resistance, unhealthy body composition.)

Therapeutic Lifestyle change program is recommended by leading health organizations as a first-line treatment option for many of the conditions like

Heart Disease
Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Osteoarthritis
High Cholesterol
Metabolic Syndrome
Osteoporosis
Fatigue

The association of altered body composition with chronic health conditions is so strong that in 1995 the National Institute of Health convened an Expert Panel to encourage programs for improving body composition.

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis determines fat-to-lean ratio by utilizing modern electrical frequency science.
A healthy body composition can improve the overall quality of your life!

Helpful Tips for a Healthy Back

2009-10-01T15:52:00.005-05:00

Protecting your back from injury and avoiding back pain is as simple as adopting some minor changes in the way you perform common, everyday tasks.

Never bend from the waist, always bend the hips and knees.
Never lift a heavy object higher than your waist.
Always face the object you wish to lift.
Hold objects close to your body. Never carry anything you cannot handle with ease.
Wear shoes with moderate heels. Avoid changes from high to low heels.
Put a footstool under the desk or places where you stand for long periods of time. Using this takes pressure off the lower back when sitting or standing.
Do not stoop or stretch when placing items on shelves. Raise the objects you want to place to hip level.
Use your abdominal muscles to flatten your lower abdomen. Strong abdominal and buttock muscles help support the lower back structure.
Avoid sitting on soft chairs or lying on couches or beds. This distorts the alignment of the spine.
If you sleep on your side, place a pillow between your knees.