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Taking small steps for lifelong rewards BY MELISSA ELLIOTT, MSW GSN Guest Writer
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taying engaged, socially connected and finding meaningful programs to participate in over the last year has been challenging for everyone—but especially for seniors who can be vulnerable and isolated. The Area Agency on Aging has adapted to offer virtual versions of its Health Living classes, including Geri-Fit exercise classes and other
behavior change courses like chronic disease self-management, living life with chronic pain and diabetes self-management. This February and March, the agency will virtually offer the Aging Mastery Program. Developed by the National Council on Aging, The Aging Mastery Program is a 10-week course that explores topics like fall prevention, nutrition, exercise, medication management, financial management, emotional health and life
care planning. The class is taught by subject-matter experts. Participants receive a workbook and other supplemental materials. “The Aging Mastery Program is great because it is so comprehensive,” said Rose Leyba, the agency’s health promotion coordinator. “It doesn’t just focus on one area like physical health or fall prevention but covers a variety of topics that are important to older adults as they
plan for the future.” If you are interested in participating in the Aging Mastery Program, call 602-241-5562 for information and to register. For information on all the classes the Area Agency is offering, call the 24-hour senior help line at 602-264-4357 or visit the website at aaaphx.org. Melissa Elliott, MSW is vice president of programs & services for the Area Agency on Aging, Region One.
center, movement studio, pool and other services. The community offers two dining venues, 1891 Fine Dining and Graze Café Club, that it says “provide residents with delicious and healthy culinary choices to match their wants and needs.” Local owners-operators Ben Searle and Casey Balmforth began the project in 2016 after launching American Orchards Senior Living.
“The goal for American Groves is to create Gilbert’s premier senior living option for individuals and couples looking for an elevated and inspired lifestyle,” they said in a release. American Groves’ state-of-the-art residences have full kitchens and come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Its modern-farm architecture is a nod to Gilbert’s history and this theme is present throughout the exterior and interior design of the
community. American Groves Independent Living “is an ideal option for many seniors as it promotes a healthy-living lifestyle that allows residents to truly achieve a better overall state of being,” the owners said, because it provides socialization, peace of mind, security, maintenance-free care, activities and transportation. Information: americangroves.com.
shoes and those required by the sport they play. Cleats generally don’t offer good support and a supportive shoe insole should be considered. “Stretch before and after sports practices,” it advises. “Ensure your child is performing warm-up and cool-down exercises when playing sports.” Pediatric Foot & Ankle says 90 percent of the children its professionals
see for heel pain caused by Sever’s Disease. “The most common misdiagnosis for children’s heel pain is plantar fasciitis,” it says. “Most of all of these cases prove to be Severs. Kids and adult heel pain are different and should be treated differently.” The second most common cause of heel pain in children is Achilles Ten-
donitis and a less common but not unheard-of cause of children’s heel pain is juvenile idiopathic arthritis, formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. “A pediatric podiatrist is the most qualified professional to diagnose and treat children’s heel pain,” it adds. Information: pediatricfootankle.com
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merican Groves Independent and Assisted Living Community opened this month next to Gilbert High School. The community, at 941 E. Elliot Road, boasts of “a variety of purposeful amenities which are centered around the health and wellness of residents,” including The Reserve a wellness spa with a salon, fitness
Common causes of child foot pain can be addressed GSN NEWS STAFF
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here are several best ways to prevent pediatric heel pain, according to Pediatric Foot and Ankle. Located at 633 E. Ray Road, Gilbert, the practice advises parents to ensure their child wears high-quality shoes that offer ample support. This is true for both “everyday”
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Kelly Jorn Cook’s dentistry has 3 decades of service GSN NEWS STAFF
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r. Kelly Jorn Cook, D.D.S., offers a wide range of dentistry services to suit almost any dental
need. Located at 3800 W. Ray Road, Chandler, his practice includes the most recent dental technologies to make a patient’s visit safe, convenient, painless and positive. “We offer full-service dentistry, including dental implants, Invisalign, and cosmetic restorations,� Cook said. “The entire team strives to provide the highest quality personalized dental care for patients of all ages in a stress-free, fun environment. Dr. Cook’s unique approach to dentistry is in the office atmosphere.� While providing “the highest quality of dentistry,� he said he creates an environment of more fun and less fear. Cook balances “being the doc that rocks and with keeping it simple� and is continually upgrading his ability and knowledge through continuing dental education and encourages and supports his staff to do the same. “What you see with the doc is what you get: great dentistry and a really good time,� he said. When not practicing dentistry, he is golfing with his wife or hanging out with their 12 dogs.
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Dr. Kelly Jorn Cook, D.D.S. “The health and well-being of our patients and team members continues to be our top priority,� Cook added. “We practice all COVID-19 safety protocols and are seeing patients by appointment only. Many of these safeguards have always been a part of our practice, but we have taken additional precautions to ensure your protection for your appointment.� Information: kellyjorncook.com
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Southwest Cardiovascular boasts added benefits
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outhwest CardioVascular Interventional Center boasts added benefits to its partners in the local healthcare community. “These include more interpersonal and compassionate patient centered experiences, rapid response referral services, extended hours decreasing readmissions, and significantly affordable procedural treatments, increasing patient satisfaction, proven outcomes and overall our patients peace of mind in uncertain times as we face today,” a company release said. Noting that “as a company, we must not only grow
with the consciousness of our responsibilities to our patients and each other,” it said “an understanding that future growth comes with added responsibilities of continual knowledge regarding safety and compliance. “Our practice offers precision and awareness to support this new paradigm in high quality, affordable, outpatient medical procedural services for our patients. This vision has led us to the opening of our newly built Cardiovascular Surgical Center which provides significant benefits to the overall medical community most especially in this new world of COVID-19.” Information: https:// swcva.com/
Charles M.T. Jost, MD.
Interventional Cardiologist, Principal
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We did it! We are very proud to present, to the surrounding community and greater Phoenix area, our new CardioVascular and Interventional Ambulatory Surgery Center, located at: 7529 E. Broadway Road, Mesa, AZ 85208, now open.
Stuart C. Lipskind, MD.
Led by our founder and principal, Dr. Charles Jost, this hybrid facility incorporates our Cardiac Interventional Center and Endovascular Procedural Center. Combining these centers allows us to perform therapeutic cardiac catheterizations, electrophysiology studies, cardiac ablations, arrhythmia recorders, pacemaker and AICD implantations. We will also continue to provide peripheral arterial disease interventions, as well as a myriad of interventional radiology procedures performed by Dr. Minkus. These procedures include paracentesis, thoracentesis, drainage catheter placements such as gastric and G-J feeding tube placements, nephrostomy tube placements/exchanges, kyphoplasty for spine fractures, hemodialysis catheter and fistula treatments for diabetic patients on dialysis, embolizations for uterine fibroids and pelvic congestion syndrome, IVC filter and port placements, and pelvic venous outflow stenting. Nareg Minaskeian, MD.
Our Cardiovascular Center is uniquely designed, not only for offering our patients the convenience of an alternative to surgery performed in a hospital setting but offering the sophistication our facility brings. We are providing the highest level of care in an outpatient surgery setting, geared towards proven quality measures. With over 50 highly trained and experienced physicians, multispecialty-disciplinary allied heroes, our skill-sets and diversity reflect our patient outcomes and overall patient satisfaction. • 2 OR and 1 procedure room • 6 recovery areas • 2 preoperative rooms • Joint Commission Accredited (pending successful accrediation survey) • ASCA Member • Physician peer to peer reviews • Value Based Program (moving the program toward rewarding better value, based on outcomes and innovations, instead of mere volume) Instagram Linkedin Yelp Pinterest Twitter • Quality measures, Lower infection rate, Lower complication rate, Less patients transferred to hospital, Increase patient satisfaction surveys, Increase satisfaction with Facebook surgical experience, Increase satisfactionYouTube with recovery experience, Increase Nurse/patient ratio in recovery area.
Kirk D. Minkus, MD.
Cardiovascular Procedures we perform (CMS recently approved the following reimbursable procedures in an ambulatory surgery center setting): • Heart catheterization for the treatment of single vessel occlusive disease and stenting. • Diagnostic Left and Right heart cath for diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension and possible occlusive coronary artery disease. We also perform in a safe controlled environment:
• Loop recorder implants and ex-plants • Pacemaker implants and generator changes • ICD implants and generator changes
Michelle Gentsch, ACNP
In this new world of COVID-19, our broad outpatient cardiac, peripheral vascular, and interventional radiology service lines offered, will provide significant benefits to the medical community of skilled nursing and assisted living facility residents, by avoiding re-admissions for these patients to obtain these procedural needs, while offering them much more affordably, with faster scheduling and procedure completion times, greatly increasing patient satisfaction. Our Outpatient Interventional/Surgical Center will allow us to safely address the necessary changes our healthcare industry demands and will enable us to foster a culture of clinical innovation, in a center of EAST MESA excellence uniquely designed to offer all of these more affordable, cost-effective interventional procedures, in one environment. Our state-of-the-art, 13,500 square foot, JACHO accredited, MAIN ST Medicare Certified Interventional OR suites, Vascular lab and supported recovery rooms, will adhere fully to all regulatory mandates and requirements, as an Ambulatory Surgical Center. 202
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Taking small steps for lifelong rewards The Aging Mastery Program (AMP)® is a fun and engaging education and behavioral improvement program for aging well.
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Learn from experts about topics including: remaining financially secure, managing health care, increasing social connectedness, developing healthy eating habits, and planning for the future. The Agency is offering two virtual class series of Aging Mastery ® (via ZOOM) Feb 10 – April 14 March 23 – June 1
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Lifequest’s integrated care targets individual needs GSN NEWS STAFF
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Some conditions treated: • Heel Pain • Fractures • Sprains • Sports Injuries • Ingrown Nails • Warts • Gait Abnormalities • Flat Feet
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ifeQuest Physical Medicine and Rehab at 4049 E. Williams Field Road, Gilbert, offers physical rehabilitation, corrective chiropractic, massage therapy and medical care. Rather than focusing on attempting to treat disease once it occurs, LifeQuest says it “emphasizes the importance of improving your health in an effort to reduce the risk of pain and illness in the first place.” “Given the option, most people would prefer to be healthy and avoid illness if possible, our integrated approach can help those people achieve their health and wellness goals,” it said in a release, adding that patients who are in pain will benefit from integrated care that addresses many types of pain and conditions
involving the back, neck and other parts of the body. Pain relief and pain prevention are two reasons why integrated services have become so popular, it noted. LifeQuest Physical Medicine and Rehab says its integrated approach “can assist patients with the rediscovery of health and wellness that had been previously known but long lost. “For others, the integrated approach may offer a new sense of balance and wellness that one has never before experienced,” it added, stressing its care plans are specifically targeted to each patient’s individual needs “using the least invasive yet highly-effective techniques and services.” Information: lifequestarizona.com 480) 597-9497
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Glam Wigs aims to help women look their best GSN NEWS STAFF
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lam Wigs & Beauty, a full- service wig and beauty supply store in Gilbert, was founded by two women with a passion for the beauty industry. They created the store with one mission: offer women a place where they could “find something to enhance their look and make them feel beautiful.” They described the business as “a place that is judgment free and is guaranteed to be able to meet the needs of every individual customer. “The variety of products that Glam Wigs carries is extensive,” they say. “You will find everything you need to take care of your own biological hair or the products you need for your wigs or hair extensions. They offer can change a client’s look
completely, add some length to their hair, add volume to their lashes, create glamorous nails or even make an elegant ponytail. Glam Wig’s owners have extensive experience and a commitment to go above and beyond to take care of their clients. They are experienced with all forms of hair-loss and can help women of all ages who lose their hair through chemotherapy or even hereditary hair loss. The shop, located at 139 E. Williams Field Road, also offers an extensive array of beauty products. And it boasts low prices for its services and those products. Information and appointments: 480-590-0026 or https://www.facebook.com/GlamwigsAZ.
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PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY AND CHRONIC PAIN WARNING! Our clinic is taking every precaution and we follow strict CDC guidelines to ensure that our patients, clinic and staff are SAFE! Mesa, AZ — The most common method your doctor will recommend to treat your chronic pain and/or neuropathy is with prescription drugs that may temporarily reduce your symptoms. These drugs have names such as Gabapentin, Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Neurontin, and are primarily antidepressant or anti-seizure drugs. These drugs may cause you to feel uncomfortable and have a variety of harmful side effects. Chronic pain and/or peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating balance problems. This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet which causes the nerves to begin to degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow.
NOTE: Once you have sustained 95% nerve loss, there is likely nothing that we can do for you. 3) How much treatment will your condition require?
Aspen Medical will do a chronic pain and neuropathy severity examination to determine the extent of the nerve damage as a public service to you and/or your family and friends. This neuropathy/ pain severity examination will consist of a detailed sensory evaluation, extensive peripheral vascular testing, and a detailed analysis of the findings of your neuropathy.
The treatment that is provided at Aspen Medical has three main goals. 1) Increase blood flow
3) Decrease brain-based pain The treatment to increase blood flow, stimulate small nerve fibers and get you back to health is our new $50,000.00 SANEXAS UNIT! As you can see in Figure 2, as the blood vessels that surround the nerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to not get the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves begin to “die” they cause you to have balance problems, pain, numbness, tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms.
(See the special neuropathy severity examination at the end of this article) In order to effectively treat your neuropathy three factors must be determined. 1) What is the underlying cause?
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determined after a detailed neurological and vascular evaluation. As long as you have not sustained at least 95% nerve damage there is hope!
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2) Stimulate and increase small fiber nerves
The main problem is that your doctor has told you to just live with the problem or try the drugs which you don’t like taking because they make you feel uncomfortable. There is now a facility right here in Mesa that offers you hope without taking those endless drugs with serious side effects.
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2) How much nerve damage has been sustained.
In addition, we use a state-of-the-art diagnostics like the TM Flow diagnostic unit to accurately determine the increase in blood flow and a small skin biopsy to accurately determine the increase in small nerve fibers! The Sanexas electric cell signaling system delivers energy to the affected area of your body at varying wavelengths, including both low-frequency and middle-frequency signals. It also uses amplitude modulated (AM) and frequency modulated (FM) signaling. During a treatment session, the Sanexas system automatically changes to simultaneously deliver AM and FM electric cell signal energy. THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT SANEXAS IS COVERED BY MEDICARE AND MOST INSURANCE! Depending on your coverage, your treatment could be little to no cost to you! The amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves to fully recover varies from person to person and can only be
Aspen Medical will be offering this chronic pain and neuropathy severity examination from now until January 31, 2021. Call 480274-3157 to make an appointment to determine if your chronic pain and peripheral neuropathy can be successfully treated. Due to our very busy office schedule, we are limiting this FREE consultation offer to the first 15 callers. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SUFFER ANOTHER MINUTE, CALL Call 480-274-3157 … NOW! We are extremely busy and if your call goes to our voicemail, please leave a message and we will get back to you asap.
480-274-3157 1425 S. Greenfield Rd., Ste. 101 Mesa, AZ 85206