Monthly Archives: March 2015

March- WORDS OF WELLNESS WITH DR. CATHY

  It’s hard to believe, but spring is on the way. This season brings the highest number of injuries to my practice, because after a winter of hibernating we jump straight into spring cleaning with mulching, weeding, planting, cleaning out garages, washing cars, etc. This drastic increase in activity causes severe overwork to our muscles […]

SPOTLIGHT ON: TENS UNIT

A TENS, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, unit is a pager sized device that sends stimulating pulses through electrode pads that are placed around an area of pain. These stimulating pulses prevent pain signals from reaching the brain and help the body to produce higher levels of endorphins, the body’s natural pain killer. Using a TENS […]