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Seeing Swimmingly
Cataract surgery, trifocal replacement lenses give pool entrepreneur brilliant visio
JORDAN PYSZ / FLORIDA HEALTH CARE NEWSChristopher is thriled to be reading glasses-free following cataract surgery. Christopher Dubendorfer has been in the pool business for half his life. He joined the business in his early 20s, when a college fraternity buddy was hiring members of their pledge class to build pools during summer break. The rest, as they say, is history. “After college, I worked for other pool companies in many different facets of the industry,” Christopher elaborates. “Then, about three years ago, I began the process of starting my own pool equipment repair and replacement business. “I live in Riverview, and I se... -
The Doctor Will See You Now — Online
Telemedicine appointments play an important role in concierge medical practic
DR. ZIMMERCOURTESY PHOTO“Televisits are convenient, and there’s little trade-off in conducting an appointment virtually.” — Nicholas As a marketing manager for a financial services firm, Nicholas* oversees advertising, website support and promotional services. “I studied marketing and finance in business school,” the Dallas native explains. “Doing marketing for a financial services company is a natural extension of my education and a way to combine the two disciplines.” Twenty years ago, Nicholas relocated to Florida from Long Island, New York. One of the first things he did following the move was find a primary care physician. He... -
Blood, Sweat, & Years
After decades of back pain and two bad surgeries, a modern treatment deliver
In 1971, just as David Hughes was embarking on a 44-year accounting career, he injured his lower back in a car crash. Over time, his back pain became progressively worse, even severe. Forty years later, David finally sought relief through back surgery. That 2011 procedure failed, however, so David endured another unsuccessful surgery two years later. Then, last January, the pain flared up like never before. “The pain was unbearable,” David laments. “It started at the base of my back and traveled down my legs into my feet. It was at times both stabbing and aching. It ran a good eight, nine and even 10 on a scale of one to 10. It was so b... -
Don’t Operate – Regenerate!TM
Regenerative medicine treatments help Masters simmer get back into the poo
Like most athletes, competitive swimmers tend to reach peak performance in their mid-20s. Cynthia Ciampa was working and starting a family at that time of her life, so she didn’t reach her peak in the pool until a few years later. Thirty years later, to be exact. “It was 2015, and I swam the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes, 53 seconds, which was second best in the world in my age group,” says Cynthia, who earned that distinction as a 55-year-old member of U.S. Masters Swimming, a program for adult swimmers. Cynthia joined U.S. Masters Swimming 10 years earlier, when she discovered a local Masters group at the pool where her daug... -
Don’t Sweat The Fall Stuff
Once-a-week workout program helps improve balance, bone density
“I’m getting around really well, and I’ve got lots of energy. And I believe OsteoStrong is one of the reasons for that.”— Rochelle A growing number of countries no longer stamp passports to mark a traveler’s arrival, but Rochelle Helm has journeyed so far and so often in recent years that her passport has become a colorful keepsake, nonetheless. “My husband and I have easily been to 30 or 40 countries,” Rochelle reports. “Our last trip was to Greece and Italy, where we’ve been to many, many times. We took our grandchildren with us this time, so we spent a lot of time showing them all the highlights. “I love Italy, but my favorite of all the place... -
Retina Insight
Understanding some common disorders of the eye’s principal par
He admits he might be biased, but to Nandesh N. Patel, MD, the retina is the most important part of the eye. The retina, Dr. Patel explains, is a thin layer of specialized tissue that lines the back of the eye. It senses light as it enters the eye, converts the light into electrical signals and sends those signals via the optic nerve to the brain, where they are processed as images. A board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained retina surgeon at Florida Eye Specialists & Cataract Institute. Dr. Patel says the retina is unlike any other part of the body and therefore merits extraordinary care. “Think of the eyeball as a camera,” h... -
A Winning Game Plan
Retired NFL quarterback finds solutions with Healthy Living Moxi
We all understand that if you have your health, you have everything. But people often don’t think about that until after they’ve had a medical scare or must stop doing the things they love to do. These are the triggers that often cause people to make changes in their lives and look for solutions, which can sometimes be overwhelming. Belinda Casper, C-IAYT, and Curt Coenen, LMT, founded Healthy Living Moxie more than five years ago to help people find health and vitality through simple, natural, noninvasive and affordable approaches. They offer a variety of unique services to aid in the restoration of the mind, body and spirit and make it easy for pe... -
Transmission: Impossible
Neurostimulation device blocks pain messages from nerves to the brai
Among the millions of tennis fans captivated by the steady ascension of teen phenom Coco Gauff is Nina Jacobsohn, a retired defense attorney who has been playing tennis since she also was a teenager. “She’s a fascinating talent,” Nina says of Gauff, who won her first Women’s Tennis Association Tour title at age 15 and rose to No. 4 in the world rankings last year at age 18. Nina has followed virtually every step of Gauff’s journey to stardom. The 75-year-old loves to watch the game as much as play it, which is good, because she played through pain for more than 40 years. “When I was 35, I was in a bad car accident, and it really messed up my ba... -
Say No To Spine Surgery
Noninvasive spinal decompression treatment relieves neck and back pai
The unexpected guest wandered onto the deck of Lisa Nettles’ boat in the middle of the night. As it climbed aboard, the stranger’s significant weight caused the boat to dip deep into the water. That’s what woke Lisa and her husband from their slumber. Suspicious, Lisa got out of bed, left her cabin and peeked out from the short flight of stairs leading up to the deck. There, much to her delight, was a 400-pound sea lion loafing on a cushion beneath a blanket of stars above the Galapagos Islands. “All the animals in the Galapagos Islands are very friendly and not afraid of humans at all, so it was not unusual for sea lions and warm water... -
Searching For A Shot Of Gold
http://www.ifoundmydoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/_mini_thumb/38659-d8e482b9.jpgWellness plan boosted by testosterone injections restores retiree’s energy leve
Having always been an active person, Robert Tehan grew concerned when his vim and vigor began to wane. “I just wasn’t feeling like myself,” laments Robert, a 59-year-old Connecticut native. It was a difficult time for the retired corrections officer, who spent 21 years of his career working in a maximum- security prison before retiring and moving south. “I was tired and lethargic all day,” he explains. “I’ve always enjoyed lifting weights, working out and staying in shape, but I was finding it hard to go to the gym. And I wasn’t getting the results I wanted out of my workouts. I was also starting to feel a l...
