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CHI St. A’s pediatrician advocates for childhood immunizations
Dr. Koyejo Oyerinde looks over a chart showing the recommended vaccine schedule for children.
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Dr. Koyejo Oyerinde North Dakota’s Senior Staff Writer is concerned about that jschramm kindergarten imremaining 6 percent, @minot some of whom he sees in munization rates his practice as a pediatridailynews.com have risen significian with CHI St. Alexius cantly over the past in Minot. When hearing from parents who are reluctant to vactwo years, according to cinate, he tries to dispel common fears data from the State Health De- and myths and present the facts about partment. Rates now sit at 94 vaccines. “Parents want to do the best for their percent as compared to less children,” he said. “I am not contradictthan 90 percent at one time. ing that. We are supposed to be working
together hand in hand.” Among the myths troubling parents is that vaccines contain mercury. Oyerinde said a very tiny amount of mercury did exist in older vaccines, which were dispensed to clinics in a single, large vial from which individual doses were drawn. Vaccines no longer are preserved in that manner but are distributed in individual doses, which contain no mercury, he said. Another concern surrounding vaccines is a purported connection to autism. A British See IMMUNE — Page 5
Dr. Etta Tabe, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Trinity Health, discusses the anatomy of a pigʼs heart and bypass techniques with an anatomy class at South Prairie High School on Feb. 20. Andrea Johnson/MDN
ANATOMY LESSONS Cardiothoracic surgeon gives anatomy lessons to high school students
Dr. Etta Tabe, a cardiothoracic neurosurgeon at Trinity Health, conducted an anatomy lesson for students at South Prairie High School in February.
“What you have in front of you is a pig heart,” Tabe told the class of students, who were gathered in groups in front of lab tables, waiting to make the first cut. There are similarities between the heart of a pig and the heart of a human that make the pig’s heart a good stand-in for a human heart when students are studying anatomy. The hearts of both
By ANDREA JOHNSON
Staff Writer species have pig’s heart ajohnson four chambers, and a two atriums human’s, not @minot and two ventrileast of dailynews.com cles. A pig’s heart which that also has four pigs walk on valves and an aorta. four legs and huBlood flows through the mans on two and strucpig’s heart in the same way tural differences between the that it flows through a two hearts. human’s. Tabe discussed the Tabe also pointed out dif- anatomy of the pig’s heart and ferences between the See HEARTS — Page 3
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Feeling home at Edgewood The building is inviting, the people are friendly and the care matches all levels of need. Welcome to Edgewood, an independent and assisted living community that excels at several different levels of care for its residents. By “We have the most diverse spectrum of care because we have people that don’t really need KIM much help at all,” said Shannon Conroy, FUNDINGSLAND Edgewood. “As they age, typically, their health will decline over the years.” Staff Writer To help those whose needs change over kfundingsland time Edgewood has “Caring Edge” occupational therapy and “Memory Care.” There is @minot also Edgewood Plus where there is one aid for dailynews.com every seven residents. “It’s a lot of attention but it is for residents who need more than assisted living but not necessarily a nursing home,” explained Conroy. “That’s why we started Edgewood Plus. Those rooms are full all the time.” It is common for residents who receive enhanced care at Edgewood to be able to return to their apartments. Edgewood, located at 800 16th Avenue Southeast in Minot, has 164 units. It was the first of 60 Edgewood facilities located in the Midwest. “When I started here, and I’ve been here 19 years, it was more of an independent living facility, more of a social model,” remarked Conroy. “Now we are more toward a medical model. The average age is about 87 in assisted living.” Conroy says it is preferred that Edgewood residents be 65 years of age or older because younger individuals “are not going to benefit from the environment.” Currently the oldest residents at Edgewood are 98 and 99 years old. It’s not surprising given the multiple levels of care available and other amenities. Convenience dominates at Edgewood. The facility includes a beauty shop, movie theater, exercise room, convenience store and a medical lab. “Residents don’t always have to go down to the clinic,” said Conroy. “We used to take a bus but now residents don’t have to go out.” Edgewood employs a physical therapist and occupational therapist as part of their Caring Edge program. Residents can benefit from home health and hospice care as well. One of the very popular places at Edgewood is the Fireside Bistro. It not only serves a wide variety of tasty menu items, but is a gathering place where residents eagerly greet each other. Happy hour usually results in a capacity crowd where residents socialize and get caught up on the latest news of the day. The Fireside Bistro is also open to the public, which brings in families and others who add to the Kim Fundingsland/MDN friendly atmosphere. MAIN: The Fireside Bistro is a very popular gathering place at Edgewood where resiAn impressive list of activities is always prevalent at Edgewood, dents enjoy good friendship, favorite foods and a beverage of choice. providing residents with a wide variety of opportunities they can participate in and enjoy. Kim Fundingsland/MDN “Music and religious services are two of the most important things ABOVE: Jane Ross, life enrichment, left, and Shannon Conroy, marketing director, defor Edgewood residents,” said Conroy. “Thursday night we have live liver afternoon snacks to residents of Edgewood. music. Our residents love music. There’s bands and dancing. Some like to just watch and listen.” Submitted Photo Sometimes residents are taken outside the facility for group shopLEFT: Karen Polsfut has been the beautician at Edgewood for 25 years. Seated is ping excursions. On Wednesday evenings area churches conduct religious services at Edgewood. All activities are designed to be as Dorothy Helseth, a resident of Edgewood. helpful to residents as possible. It has proven to be a wonderful combination that is an important part of daily life for Edgewood residents.
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Students in an anatomy class at South Prairie High School learn how to dissect pig hearts under the tutelage of Dr. Etta Tabe, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Trinity Health in Minot.
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the blood flow through the heart, demonstrating each part of the dissection. Students watched his every move on a screen at the front of the classroom. “This is the part that is fun for you,” said Tabe, just before the students reached into their bags for the scissors. “I’m surprised I’m not hearing those things pop open like potato chip bags!” Tabe walked around to each table, giving advice and answering questions from the students. “Is your patient going to survive?” he asked one group of students. “No, she’s gone!” a boy answered ruefully. The lesson from the surgeon was a great benefit for students, many of whom are interested in going into medicine or related careers, said science teacher Mitch Meyer. “He took it a step forward and brought some tools and showed them how he would do a bypass,” said Mitch Meyer, the students’ science teacher. “It was nice because they were engaged the whole time. (The students) definitely got a lot out of it.” Meyer said Tabe had earlier given a demonstration to an elementary science class at South Prairie. Meyer had watched
the demonstration during his off hour and later asked Tabe if he would come back and give the demonstration for his high school class. Tabe is board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery, according to his biography at trinityhealth.org. Tabe specializes in beating heart coronary bypass surgery, minimal incision aortic valve surgery, mitral valve repair, surgical correction of atrial fibrillation, aortic aneurysm surgery, lung and esophageal resection, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, and chest wall reconstruction. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, finished medical school and his general surgery residency at Howard University College of Medicine. He then went to Cavalier, where he was the surgeon at Pembina County Memorial Hospital. He later went on to the University of New Mexico for further training in cardiothoracic surgery. He spent seven years as an assistant professor of surgery and attending surgeon at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, according to Trinity, and has conducted research into methods of sternal closure. Tabe’s office is located at Health Center-West in Minot.
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Heart of America Clinic open in Towner TOWNER — Every town has medical needs and for some towns, that means driving to the closest town with a proper clinic. In Towner, the new Heart of America clinic is working to make things a little easier for its residents. Opened in August, the clinic has brought a family medicine practitioner closer for the families of Towner. It became one of four clinics that The Heart of America Medical Center has in the area to help small towns. The other three are in Maddock, Rugby, and Dunseith. There was once a clinic under Heart of America in Towner before, but it was closed in the early 2000s. Heart of America Medical Center is now gladly returning to Towner after many requests from patients traveling to get care in Rugby. The Heart of America Medical Center was opened in Rugby in the early 1900s and has been supported by the Good Samaritan Hospital Association since 1904. The goal of the hospital and its surrounding clinics is “to deliver compassionate care by advancing the physical and spiritual well being of the communities we serve through smart medicine and exceptional service” according to the hospital’s website. The medical center works to follow a variety of value such as accountability, respect, commitment, excellence, and more. All are to give patients the most satisfactory care and hospitality they can offer. The four clinics work to follow all the same values with the same goals of patient satisfaction Dani Schell, who is in charge of marketing at the Heart of America Medical Center, was proud to say that patients, when walking into the clinic, will see a nice, all new, and clean clinic for their doctor visits that may not always be expected of a simple small town clinic. The clinic focuses mainly on family medicine so those of all ages can get care at the clinic. Not
By only do they provide reguSHYANNE lar family BELZER medicine, Staff Writer but they are able to do sbelzer lab draws if @minot needed. They have dailynews.com a rotating staff of nurses, a receptionist, and a primary caretaker who are all devoted to the health and care of the residents of Towner. They work to be affordable for the community. They accept all forms of insurance and prices depend on what a patient’s insurance does or does not cover. While they mainly focus on family medicine, the Towner clinic’s attachment to the Heart of America Medical Center makes for getting patients the help they need much easier. The medical center itself offers a large variety of services such as full service laboratory and radiology departments, physical therapy, occupational therapy, cardiac rehab, specialties such as cardiology, mental health, audiology, podiatry, and emergency medical services. All that the medical center has to offer allows it to help the Towner clinic, and the other small clinics it has, in any emergency or larger needs that patients may need. The clinic has also brought a much needed pharmacy to the town. “Towner didn’t have a pharmacy before the clinic opened, meaning that those who needed prescriptions filled had to leave town to get them from somewhere else. Now, through the clinic, they will be able to get their scripts filled right there after appointments, making things much easier for them,” said Schell. The clinic is placed within a building with other professional businesses at Building 2 on Third Street in Towner. The pharmacy is attached for easier access as well.
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The Heart of America-Towner clinic has rotating nurses and one local provider.
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Rugby gets chemotherapy Heart of America in Rugby offers suite chemotherapy for cancer patients RUGBY – A new chemotherapy suite and By the expansion of Heart JILL of America’s telemedicine are allowing SCHRAMM Rugby-area cancer paSenior Staff Writer tients to receive their jschramm treatments close to @minot home. dailynews.com Heart of America’s new two-chair chemotherapy unit came online last fall. Several patients currently are receiving services. The hospital had gutted and renovated the former obstetrics unit for the suite. A former pharmacy area was re-purposed for a chemotherapy pharmacy. Chemotherapy can be delivered via injection, inhalation or infusion on any schedule prescribed by the oncologist, Monday through Friday. Laurie Heilman, director of the chemotherapy unit, said patients still pay visits to their oncologists at larger medical centers as needed, but having the ability to receive chemotherapy in their local area reduces the number of trips they must make. The ability to provide telemedicine so patients can see their oncologists remotely makes for an even more convenient care without sacrificing quality. Jill Schramm/MDN Ann Laymon, interim director Laurie Heilman, director of the chemotherapy program at Heart of America Medical of acute care nursing, coordinates Center, stands next to one of the two-chair units in the new chemotherapy suite at the the telemedicine care for cancer March 27. hospital patients. She said Heart of America can do the laboratory work and provide a degree of physical as- apy are needed, and because Altru “It’s really centralizing that received a grant from the U.S. Deand Heart of America share the process for them, plus it’s elimi- partment of Agriculture and a sessment. As an example, a patient with same electronic medical records nating a three-hour drive to Grand number of donations. Fundraisers also were held. a primary care physician in Rugby system, doctors at the two hospi- Forks.” Pharmacist Jenn Melgaard said Heart of America has worked and oncologist in Grand Forks tals have the same quick and comwould see the oncologist at Altru plete access to the patient’s with other hospitals, too, and can setting up a chemotherapy suite is work with any of the regional fa- complex because of the regulaand begin therapy there but once medical records. tions associated with the medi“It’s nice if the patient knows if cilities or even Mayo Clinic. an appropriate protocol is deterHeart of America began work- cines. There was considerable mined, chemotherapy could con- something is off, if they are not tinue in Rugby. The oncologist feeling their best, if something ing to add chemotherapy to its consulting with experts before would continue to see the patient needs to be adjusted, we have services after the treatment had Heart of America could move forvia telemedicine to determine someone here to get them on that been identified as a need in a com- ward. Five nurses, already with emerwhether any adjustments to ther- proper plan of care,” Laymon said. munity assessment. The hospital
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scientist reported in 1998 on his research connecting the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) to autism. The research later was determined to be fraudulent and the doctor was stripped of his license, although he continued spreading his message despite other extensive research finding no causation between vaccines and autism. Yet another concern is that too many vaccinations are given to young children, particularly babies. Indeed, the number of recommended vaccinations has increased from five to 15 since the 1970s. Oyerinde said the greatest assault to an infant occurs when leaving the sterile environment of the womb and entering the birth canal and the outside world. “The immune system kicks into place and protects them,” he said, noting antibodies from the mother help while that immune system revs up. The impact of vaccines given to babies cannot compare with the assault from bacteria, viruses and parasites at birth, he said. Giving the vaccine for hepatitis B immediately after birth provides protection from a possible virus passed from a mother who did not have prenatal testing or whose tests showed false negatives, Oyerinde said. Parents and the public generally should be more concerned about environmental dangers in food and body lotions, he said. These products present a greater risk of tainting and typically go through less safety testing than vaccines, he said. All drugs go through three phases of testing. The first phase tests for general safety on healthy volunteers. A second phase tests for effectiveness and a third phase compares the drug to other drugs treating the same illness. Vaccines are subject to the same testing but also go through a fourth trial of post-
market review. Oyerinde explained every vaccine given is documented by batch number and body site to which it was delivered. Any complications or reactions reported must be documented and sent to the North Dakota Health Department, which forwards the information to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The information also ends up in an international database in Geneva. If reports from around the world show a pattern raising concern, doctors are alerted to watch for problems, but Oyerinde said further investigation can result in alerts being canceled. “Part of the reason we have the luxury of complaining about vaccines here is because the health system is good enough,” he said. Quality medical care is available to children who become seriously ill from diseases. Having worked in Nigeria, where health systems are poor, Oyerinde has seen the dangers and the complications that can result when vaccinations aren’t available. In Nigeria, specialized emergency care isn’t a two-hour flight away but may be two weeks away. These children typically die, he said. Because mass vaccination occurs in America, people are more complacent. American parents who decide against immunization don’t imagine their child in intensive care, fighting for life, Oyerinde said. “That’s the challenge we have for vaccines going forward. As we vaccinate and reduce the incidence of these diseases, even health workers might not have seen the real disease before,” Oyerinde said. Even if they never become ill, unvaccinated children pose risks to others with weakened or compromised immune systems, he added. It could be a grandparent with cancer or another child with an immune disorder who plays on the same playground. “As parents, we want our kids to be healthy. I want to make sure they are vaccinated,” he said.
gency room expertise, took training to be able to deliver chemotherapy. Heilman said patients have expressed their appreciation for the local service. Patients are able to go back to work after treatment sessions, which wouldn’t be possible if they had to travel, she said. “It’s nice to be able to accommodate people. A lot of times they will receive radiation as well as chemotherapy and they are exhausted. It’s a hard treatment without all the complications of ‘We are going to be traveling. What if something happens on the way?’” Heilman said. Receiving care at one’s small, local hospital has other advantages as well. “It’s one-on-one care. You get to know them. They get to know you,” Heilman said. Community support for the program has remained strong since the suite’s opening. The suite has received donations of quilts, pillows and hats. The program continues to take donations that can be used for continuing education for medical providers and staying in compliance with regulations. Marketing director Dani Schell said as patients increasingly take advantage of the care, it is anticipated there will be a need to expand the chemotherapy program to accommodate more patients. “It’s something we continually look to grow and improve,” she said. In time, new break-through treatments, such as the use of immunotherapy, could prompt Heart of America to branch out its services into additional areas as part of the care provided with the chemotherapy suite. “Who knows, tomorrow, what will be the next treatment, so moving forward and being prepared and having our staff prepared and being available for our patients is going to be huge,” Laymon said.
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the brushing themselves. Dental and oral health By Flossing should begin as are very important to a soon as two teeth touch person’s overall health SHYANNE to avoid cavities from and Dakota Kids DenBELZER forming. tistry and Kemmet Staff Writer Just like with any other Dental Design in health area, a good diet Minot work hard to sbelzer is very important to provide the best for all @minot having healthy, good patients. teeth. One thing that Dakota Kids Dendailynews.com Dakota Kids Dentistry and tistry takes pride and joy other dentists says to avoid is in providing dental care for sugar. children of all ages from newFor kids, it is recommended that parborns to teenagers. With their two doctors on staff both trained as pediatric dentists, ents avoid putting them to bed or down for they work to provide the best care they can a nap with a bottle or sippy cup full of milk of any type, formula, juice, or any other since the day they opened in 2001. Pediatric dentists takes an extra two to sugary beverage to avoid unnecessary three years of specialized training after reg- tooth decay caused by sugar. They recomular training to know how to ideally care mend that if you must, fill the bottle or for children’s dental health. They have sippy cup with water. They recommend the same for if a child more fine-tuned knowledge about what is good for children and what should be has a sippy cup throughout the entire day. done. According to Reeann Magandy, who Milk at meals is okay, but constant sipping works for the dental office, this includes on milk, juice and other sugary beverages having the authority to put a child under can cause harm to the forming teeth. Besides sugar, they have other recomanesthesia to get a variety of dental work done all at once instead of having to have mendations for how to help your children the child come back for a variety of visits have a healthier smile. Kids like to autothat could lead to a life-long dislike of den- matically suck a pacifier, their thumb, or other fingers, which isn’t too bad when tists. Dakota Kids Dentistry’s site is full of they are infants, but if they continue past helpful information for kids’ dental care. when teeth are formed, it can create probThey cover simple starting care from in- lems. The sucking can create tooth alignfancy to when a child is old enough to do ment problems and problems with the it themselves. Care of the primary teeth, growth of the mouth. even though they will fall out to give way According to not only Dakota Kids to the permanent teeth, is extremely im- Dentistry but also American Academy of portant for overall life long dental health. Pediatric Dentistry, it’s good to start taking “One thing people don’t always realize your child to the dentist as early as their is that some kids won’t lose their back pri- first birthday. While major cleanings won’t mary molars until they’re almost 11 or 12. start, it is good to ensure everything is If those teeth are infected, it can lead to forming correctly and moving along decay and infection in the permanent teeth nicely. as well as spread to the jaw and cause more Kemmet Dental Design prides themproblems. The infection can also spread to selves with making sure that they have the blood and cause body-wide harm,” said best cutting edge technology to offer the Magandy. best for their patients. They have a variety Starting good dental care even as in- of interesting technology such as 3D x-rays, fants can help. They recommend starting x-rays that use less radiation, a Solea laser, at birth by taking a soft cloth with water and everything is 100% digital. and gently cleaning the gums so that the “We pride ourselves on staying up to sugars of both breast milk and formula date with the latest tech because it helps don’t cause any harm. Once the teeth begin us give more accurate diagnoses,” said forming, it is time to begin using a soft bris- Keisha Kemmet, who is the office manager tled brush. If the child is under 2, they rec- and dental assistant at the office. ommend just a smear of toothpaste. Once The Solea laser that they use is a less they are 2 to 5, just a pea-sized drop. painful way to handle cavities or decay Parents should assist the child until without using anesthetic. As a carbon they are old enough to “do a good job” of dioxide laser, it vaporizes the necessary
tooth enamel and makes fixing the area much smoother and less painful. Along with this laser they have the ability to do crowns on the same day they are noticed to be needed and they can do CAT scans for even better ability to diagnose. For Kemmet Dental Design, customer satisfaction and dental health are extremely important motivators for them to keep up on the latest technology the dental world has to offer. Dakota Kids Dentistry is currently open Monday through Wednesday at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday at 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The hours do change after May for their May to September times. They are located at 2615 Elk Drive #1.
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Resident Physician April Coming Hay is one of the many residents available at the UND Center for Family Medicine.
Center for Family Medicine serving community for over 40 years By ASHTON GERARD
cians will The Staff Writer also see paU N D agerard tients at the Minot hospital, Center @minot n u r s i n g for Family dailynews.com home, assisted Medicine living centers and was actually in-home environthe first family ments. medicine residency The mission statement for program in the state when it began in 1975. Since then, the center is “to exemplify the practice has been work- the ideals and values of Faming closely with Trinity ily Medicine by integrating Health to bring the best care excellence in education, patient care, and community possible to the area. The current, state-of-the- service with the realities of art clinic, located at 1201 the practice of Family Medi11th Avenue SW, opened its cine.” The clinic has recently doors in 2005. Business Manager Becky Bina takes pride started giving pregnancy tests in the facility and the versa- for free. This is a much needed service in the comtility the clinic has. As well as having their munity that has become an clinic, the resident physi- option for new, possibly ex-
pecting mothers. “They can come in and they get a one time lab and they can check it out,” Bina said. From there, if they are pregnant, Bina says they can stay with the clinic for the rest of their care as they offer prenatal and obstetrics, which is the branch of medicine concerning childbirth. If an expecting mother takes an at-home pregnancy test that comes back positive, the clinic will see them as early as six weeks along, instead of having to wait the traditional 12 to 13 weeks for an OB visit. “From conception to death is one of the things we’re able to do here,” Bina said. It also helps that the physicians can travel to pa-
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out to her about the Center for Family Medicine. Mothers can come in for an OB visit like they would with any other OB, but then at birth, the physicians can also be the baby’s primary physician and continue with aftercare for the mothers as well. “I have several patients who I have done their prenatal care, delivered their baby, and then I’m their baby’s doctor,” Coming Hay said. “It
makes things kind of easier when you’re talking about a bunch of appointments, you can see the same doctor for all your care.” Bina said the center really is a “one stop shop” for most healthcare needs. The center offers a wide range of services and has their own labs, Xrays and pharmacy in house. The center emphasizes conSee UND — Page 11
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Trinity Guest House: Ten Years of Touching Lives It will soon be 10 years since Trinity Health Foundation opened the Trinity Guest House as a home away from home for families with hospitalized loved ones. To mark the anniversary, the Foundation is planning an open house for the public April 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. Refreshments and tours of the house will be available. Some 19,000 individuals, or about 2,000 people annually, have benefitted from the service, which now offers convenient and affordable lodging for families of patients receiving treatment at any Trinity medical facility. But Foundation Director Al Evon says the Guest House isn’t a story about numbers, it’s about the many lives that have been touched. “The biggest comforts for our guests who reside at the House are the friendships they make,” Evon said. “Most of the guests are from rural areas of North Dakota, but the House has hosted family members from 46 states, four Canadian provinces,
Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Mexico. Guests often share a special camaraderie since they are coping with similar circumstances.” Lodging can put added stress on families in times of a health crisis. Guests often leave comments and expressions of thanks that the Guest House exists. They also enjoy the smiling service of Judy Gullickson, Foundation Facilities Manager, who has overseen the facility since it opened in 2008. The Guest House was founded with a gift from a Minot family, who donated the building with the vision that it become a guest house. Evon says as Trinity Health makes plans for a new hospital and medical park in southwest Minot, something like the Guest House will be part of the new vision. “This is such an asset to our community,” he said. “It’s important that we make sure it continues for all of these families.”
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New chiropractic procedure brings longer lasting relief Minot chiropractor brings new technique to ND A chiropractic procedure that focuses on posture and bringing the body into balance is helping some Minot-area patients gain longer lasting pain relief. By Matthew Hanson, DC, with CornerJILL stone Chiropractic in Minot, began ofSCHRAMM fering QSM3 about a year ago, after Senior Staff Writer completing the intensive training required to become certified. jschramm “It’s very useful, helpful, for peo@minot ple with chronic problems or disc dailynews.com problems or large postural imbalances,” Hanson said. “A good candidate has perhaps tried traditional (chiropractic) and hasn’t found it to be successful for them.” The principles behind QSM3 are not new, but the techniques have evolved over the years, Hanson said. The procedure involves upper cervical adjustments that are based on measurements taken of the body’s posture. Hanson said the measurements tell him how gravity is affecting posture. Practitioners refer to the body as having three planes, and the goal is to have those planes be in balance with each other. “Testing the posture tells me if I need to adjust and when I need to adjust,” Hanson said. “That coupled with Xrays helps us to make the treatment plans for patients and make decisions when it comes to treating them.” The posture measurements also are useful in showing the degree of improvement after an adjustment. The procedure may be repeated as needed until a patient can leave the appointment with satisfactory results. “The adjustment isn’t done until we see the change we want to see,” Hanson said. The advent of instruments has made the procedure more comfortable – similar to a deep tissue massage, he said. The instruments operate at a speed and frequency that relax the spinal muscles and liga– Matthew Hanson, DC ments. Hanson uses inCornerstone Chiropractic struments in most cases unless a patient prefers the longer established manual technique. A step up from traditional chiropractic, QSM3 is more expensive for patients and can take a series of sessions before its effectiveness is noticed, Hanson said. But the results he’s seen have been positive. Jill Schramm/MDN Joanne Fredericksen, who learned about the therapy 3 Chiropractor Matthew Hanson performs a QSM procedure with a patient in February. In the backabout four months ago, admitted she was skeptical at first. ground is the Posture Zone, a measurement device used in diagnosing postural issues. But she also knew she needed something more than the traditional chiropractic she had been using. “I have a pretty demanding job and it takes its toll,” she said of the aches and pains she was experiencing. After a few months of treatment with Hanson and QSM3, Fredericksen’s chiropractic visits went from two or three days a week to once every two weeks. She said in February she’s no longer scheduling visits because of pain but just to get a tuneup. It makes doing her demanding job easier. “It’s easier when you don’t hurt the whole day,” she said. Hanson traces his interest in a career in chiropractic medicine to his own personal experience with chiropractic. His search for longer lasting relief was what drew him to QSM3. “For me, I want the adjustments to last as long as possible. I want people to feel great in between their appointments. I notice that for myself. I am able between my appointment to feel as good or better than when I got the adjustment,” he said. To be able to offer QSM3 to patients, Hanson spent five years doing post-graduate work. He continues to attend conferences twice a year and take in monthly online webinars. He currently is certified at the silver level, a second-tier of expertise for a practitioner. He is the only QSM3-certified practitioner in North Dakota. There are about 100 practitioners in the world. Hanson said interest in QSM3 is increasing but attaining certification is challenging because of the amount of extra study and the mental paradigm shift required when thinking about the spine and nervous system. “It will always probably be more of a niche technique than a mainstream technique, but it’s definitely growing. Every time I go to conferences, there’s 10 or 20 percent more Approved providers for all major insurance carriers people there,” he said.
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Dr. Abby Harris has been working at Sanford since January. This is her second civilian job as a doctor after serving in the Air Force .
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don’t just want to see Sanford Health HighBy somebody one time and way 2 Clinic aims to SHYANNE not get to see them give care to all ages of again. I want to see patients from the BELZER them over and over community of Minot. Staff Writer again and help them They have a staff that sbelzer figure out their health is ready to help in and improve it,” Harany way they can. @minot ris said. One doctor who dailynews.com When Harris left the joined the staff in JanuAir Force, she continued ary is Abby Harris. Harris to work as a family medicine has been a doctor since physician on the base in Las 2007 and after spending a few years doing her residency, began prac- Vegas, saying she did all the same ticing alone in 2010. At the same time work just no longer in the military. She as earning her medical degree, Harris worked her first civilian job after she and her husband moved from Las had joined the Air Force. She started medical school in 2003. Vegas. Sanford is now her second Around the same time, her youngest civilian physician job. She chose Sanford because of the brother was looking into joining the Air Force. Harris decided to look into it recommendation from some contacts as well and see if they had any schol- she knew who had worked there or are arships for medical school. Sure still working for the company. She has enough, they did, and within two enjoyed her time thus far and plans to weeks she had applied. While she continue there. Harris loves what she does and waited for her application to be reviewed, she spoke with other doctors loves being able to help people. The in Iowa City that had done the same biggest part of her job she enjoys and they convinced her even more that though is being able to make people feel better. she was making a good decision. “There’s a lot of ways you can make Harris always wanted to do something in health. Growing up, her father people feel better,” said Harris. “Somewas a kinesiotherapist and had an times you may not be able to cure their anatomy book from college. Harris disease or condition or find the anwould read this book regularly, flip- swer. Medicine is complicated, but I ping through the plastic pages that can make my patients feel heard and took away or added different parts of cared for and cared about. That can the human anatomy. For her, health make a difference.” The Sanford Health Highway 2 and the human body were interests from a young age. Pair in her interest Clinic is a walk-in clinic, occupational in science and interest in helping peo- medicine, outpatient physical therapy, ple, it led to a dream in the medical and family medicine all in one building. It opens at 8 a.m. Monday through field. “I originally wanted to be a vet,” Friday with everything except the said Harris. “But unfortunately I’m al- Walk-In closing at 5 p.m. The walk-in is open 9 a.m. Monday through Friday lergic to cats and sheep.” When she started college, she and is open weekends from 10 a.m. to headed down the track to being a 4 p.m. Sanford also has a clinic on the physical therapist. Then in her senior year, she changed to medicine and north side of town called the Sanford Health Northwest Clinic. This clinic is never looked back. She was always interested in family also a family medicine clinic but also medicine, especially after shadowing offers specialty services such as adult the physician in her hometown who and pediatric cardiology, obstetrics helped give birth to her and was her and gynecology, orthopedics, podiatry, and neurosurgery. They are open Mondoctor all through her childhood. “I like people and interacting with day through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 them. I like the continuity of care. I p.m.
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venience with outstanding care. The center also takes walk-ins, which is something Coming Hay says a lot of people don’t realize. The center has more than enough physicians on hand to be able to see those who walk in with a cold or acute problems. One surprising aspect of the center is that they will treat unimmunized patients. Coming Hay says the practice still recommends and pushes for vaccinations, but if it’s a family that’s adamant and refuses, the center will not refuse care to them. “We literally can do pretty much everything here,” Coming Hay said. Some of the things they are able to do right at the clinic include: skin procedures, joint injections, gynecologic procedures and birth control. The
center takes away the need for 10 different specialists and can take care of most basic problems. Another facet Coming Hay emphasized was dermatology. Many dermatologists have tight schedules and it can take months to get in to see one. At the center, they are able to take care of basic skin issues like rashes and acne. If the center is met with something beyond their scope, they are able to refer or reference Trinity and other area professionals with ease. “With the referral system that we’ve created with Trinity and all the different outside resources, they have built those referrals for when we get to that point of critical to where it’s beyond the scope of a family medicine provider,” Bina said. Because the practice is a residency program, each physician has a rotation out in the community. No mat-
ter the field, Bina says you will run into the UND residents. Not only are the residents in the center seeing patients, they’re out in the field learning about the different kinds of medicine and specialties. “That’s how they’re making those relationships with those specialists as well,” Bina said. Coming Hay says the practice knows their limits and other medical professionals in the area know them and work well with each other to provide the best care possible. “We are very lucky to have the partnership with Trinity that we do,” Bina said. “We definitely support each other.” For more information, visit the Center for Family Medicine’s website, med.und.edu/center-forfamily-medicine-minot/, or give their office a call at 8586700.
I originally wanted to be a vet. But unfortunately I’m allergic to cats and sheep.
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