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July Is Herbal and Prescription Awareness Month

What You Need to Know About Your Medication

A local pain relief specialist discusses the pros and cons of prescription remedies and their herbal counterparts

(Pinellas Park, Fla.) July 1, 2010 – Herbal supplements have been credited with aiding everything from digestion to depression - but how much is too much when it comes to your body? According to the Mayo Clinic, these pseudo-medications don’t even require FDA approval before being put on the market. Sure, you can read the ingredients on the back but unless “M.D.” comes after your last name, you probably won’t know what kind of chemical reactions to expect when taking multiple supplements or medications.  

Men: Exercise May Be More Important Than You Think

Physical Activity Linked to More Than Just Good Health

Local pain relief specialist uses his experience to motivate men into better health

(Pinellas Park, Fla.) June 1, 2010 - Expensive gym memberships and bulky equipment are only two of the drawbacks that can deter men from exercise. But according to a publication by Harvard’s School of Public Health, exercise might be the one thing the body needs most. Also found to echo this research, The Spine Journal claims that exercise is a successful means to prevent back pain.

Traumatic Injury in the Workplace
Fifteen workers are killed in the US every day because of trauma
Injured lieutenant discusses the occupational hazards he ran into on the job and how they affected him every day since

(St. Petersburg, Fla.) May 13, 2010 – Accidents happen. For many Americans with physically demanding jobs, occupational injury is more than just a possibility - it is a reality. About 15 workers per day are killed due to trauma while working in the United States, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Of the four million workers who suffer from nonfatal injuries, more than half are forced to leave their job for some time, if not permanently.

Spring Cleaning Doesn't Have to be a Pain (Literally)
Often spring clean-up leads to sore necks and backs but can be avoided or lessened

(Pinellas Park, Fla.) May 3, 2010 – Sparkling windows, trimmed clean landscape – flowers-a-bloom, carpets steamed and colorful laundry piles folded neatly and ready to be placed in their designated drawers. How do we get to such a beautiful sight? Spring cleaning, of course. What’s not so beautiful – the bending, lifting, moving, reaching, stretching, aching back, sore muscles and exhausting weekends filled with hedging, trimming, mowing, vacuuming, wiping, scrubbing…


Sometimes a Car Accident can Just Ruin One’s Day with the Hassle and Stress But Other Times it can Change One’s Life
Active mother, career-woman and female powerhouse discusses her challenges and how she overcame the odds during Feminine Empowerment Month

(Pinellas Park, Fla.) March 1, 2010 – Sometimes a car accident can just ruin one’s day with the hassle and stress of it all but other times… it can change one’s life forever. Joann Bullock, 53 years-old from Pinellas Park, was once an active mother, career-woman and female powerhouse – traveling, working out, taking body pump classes, spin classes, kayaking, walking regularly and participating in 5-Ks, until one day her life changed.

Pain vs. Pleasure this Valentine’s Day
What happens to the romance when pain interferes with sexual pleasure?

(Pinellas Park, Fla.) February 9, 2010 – Relationships can be complicated enough – add back or neck pain to what could be a magical Valentine’s holiday evening and you’ve got a problem: an unhappy partner and an unhappy you. For pain sufferers – it’s a battle of pain vs. pleasure. It’s not sexual dysfunction or malfunction –it is simple back pain or neck pain. For those who dearly want to have the fire in their romance again…without the pain, some local physicians share their insight on winning pleasure over pain.

The pain…physical pain in Traveling
Great, cost-effective ways to prevent and treat traveling pains

(Pinellas Park, Fla.) December 23, 2009 – Traveling can be a pain… literally – in the neck, spine, shoulders, legs – you name it. So what do you do after traveling for long periods of time during that endless family road trip where you sang A Hundred Bottles of Beer on the Wall for at least an hour? And those plane trips where the seating makes you feel like winter clothes stashed in one of those vacuum-sealed storage bags? Pain specialist, Dr. Charles Friedman has some advice for those about take their holiday “vacation” and for those still icing themselves from the trip recently taken.

Outdoor bliss leads to sporting bloopers
Dr. Andrea Henley-Seymour shares tips on preventing and treating sports injuries

(Pinellas Park, Fla.) December 2, 2009 – For Florida residents, winter is the time locals are outside enjoying the beautiful cooler weather, tossing a ball and playing outdoor sport favorites. No matter what sport you play – football, baseball, golf or even bowling, there is a chance you sprained, twisted, stretched, pulled or injured yourself in some way. With everyone enjoying the outdoors this Florida winter, Dr. Andrea Henley-Seymour, Pain Specialist, shares tips on preventing and treating those sports bloopers and injuries.

Dr. Varidin, a well-known Board-Certified physician in the osteopathic specialty with 54 years experience, is a graduate of A.T. Still University/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri. He is considered one of the most trusted names in the osteopathic medical profession. Upon completion of his internship at Green Cross Hospital in Warren, Ohio, Dr. Varidin entered the private practice of Family Medicine with expertise in Manipulative Medicine.