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Text Box: You can review our other newsletters by following the links below:             Text Box: Special thanks to Petra Eggert, DC, PT, owner of IntraHealth Physical Therapy, Chiropractic, Speech Therapy, and Spa.  She is one of only 3 people in the Bay Area with degrees in both chiropractic and physical therapy.  She has 25 years of clinical experience.  Intrahealth has been in existence for the past 9 years and is located in Cupertino, CA. 408-530-0005     www.intrahealth.net Text Box: Proper Spine Position Text Box: ·          Look for one that is designed to conform to the spine’s natural curves and keep the spine in alignment.  The mattress should distribute pressure evenly across the body to help circulation, decrease body movement, and enhance sleep quality.  It should be designed to minimize the transfer of movement from one sleeping partner to the other and have a perimeter edge support.   ·          When shopping for a mattress, bring someone with you who can check your alignment on the mattress.  Instead of lying on your back to check for comfort, lie sideways on the mattress and have someone look at your spine to see if it is straight or if there are excessive curves in your neck or low back.                                   ·         An ideal mattress would be soft padding on top of a foam mattress to contour the shape of the hips allowing the hip/pelvis to sink in and support the waist.  The mattress is correct when your spine is straight without dropping down or up which would stress your back while sleeping.     Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Text Box: Low Back Pain   Most low back pain is caused by cumulative motions and postural strain, less frequently by actual direct injuries.  Statistics have shown that 80% of the population experience low back pain on one or more occasions in their lives.  It is more prevalent in industrialized countries of the world.  We have noticed that low back pain is experienced by people of younger age, such as in the teens and early twenties.  Often the person experiences an unexpected, sudden and acute pain after reaching for something as light as a coffee cup or after brushing their teeth or making the bed. You can protect your body and be more efficient by maintaining your “neutral spine,” which allows the weight and pressure to be evenly distributed throughout the spine.     Text Box: Treatment for Sweaty Hands and Feet   Text Box:       Let us help you donate to some excellent causes and clean up your clutter at the same time.  How’s that for multi-tasking?  Women Physicians can help by being a drop-off station for a number of items.       Do you have a collection of never-used makeup that was a gift-with-purchase item?  Or those tiny soaps and shampoos collected from hotel visits?  Or fashion accessories like belts, hats and purses that you no longer need or use?  Such items could be very helpful to women trying to get back into the job market.  Career Closet assists women in choosing clothes that will  help them gain employment and improve family stability.   See www.careercloset.org.         Or maybe you have a drawer filled with old prescription glasses or sunglasses.   The Lions Club International will clean, repair, and sort glasses by prescription and distribute them to developing countries.  See www.lionsclubs.org             You can bring your small items into our office between October and December and we will be sure they get to the right places.  Bulky items or clothing can be taken directly to the closest career closet drop-off site at:  The Tailor Maid, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto   Phone: 650.328.8858        Text Box:   Donations for the Holidays   Text Box: Volume 2, Issue 4 10/1/2005

Text Box: In our community outreach to help people with excessive underarm perspiration, it became apparent that an equal number suffer significantly from excessive sweating of the hands and feet.  Women Physicians has now expanded our program to offer state-of-the-art therapy for this group as well.  No more wet handshakes! The simple office therapy is called iontophoresis.  A specially designed device uses water to conduct a mild electrical current through the skin’s surface.  Patients sit with hands or feet, or both, immersed in shallow trays filled with water for a short period of time while the device sends the current into the water.  Iontophoresis is usually done every other day until a decrease in sweating is noticed, usually after 6 to 10 treatments.  Used correctly, it has a high success rate.  In order to maintain the effect, you need to repeat your treatments as necessary, but the interval between treatments can be as long as 4 weeks.   Women Physicians begins by coaching you through the correct usage of the device in our office.  When we determine that it will work for you and you would like to continue, then we can write a prescription for the iontophoresis machine so that you can purchase one and continue your treatments on your own, at home.   To schedule a consultation regarding iontophoresis, please call 650-988-7550.  For more information on hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), go to www.SweatHelp.org.         

 

 

Text Box: Text Box: Women Physicians Ob-Gyn will have flu vaccines available beginning in October as long as our supplies last. What You Should Know About Flu and the Flu Vaccine What is the Flu? The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses, generally spread by coughing or sneezing. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccine each fall.  Some people are at high risk for serious flu complications, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions. When to Get Vaccinated October or November is the best time to get vaccinated, but you can still get vaccinated in December and later. Flu season can begin as early as October and last as late as May. Who Should Get Vaccinated? Anyone who wants to reduce their chances of getting the flu can get vaccinated. However, certain people should get vaccinated each year either because they are at high risk of having serious flu complications or because they are in close contact with someone who is at high risk for serious complications and they could make them sick. People who should get vaccinated each year are: 1.)  ●People at high risk for complications from the flu;     ●People 65 years and older;     ●People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that house those with long-term illnesses;     ●Adults and children 6 months and older with chronic heart or lung conditions, including asthma;     ●Adults and children 6 months and older who needed regular medical care or were in a hospital during the previous year because of a metabolic disease (like diabetes), chronic kidney disease, or weakened immune system;                                                                                ●Children 6 months to 18 years of age who are on long-term aspirin therapy. (Children given aspirin while they have influenza are at risk of Reye syndrome.);     ●Women who will be pregnant during the influenza season     ●All children 6 to 23 months of age. 2.) People 50 to 64 years of age; ( Nearly one-third of people 50 to 64 years of age in the United States have one or more medical   conditions that place them at increased risk for serious complications from influenza.) 3.) People who can transmit influenza to others at high risk for complications. (This means that if you have contact with anyone in a high risk group (see listing above), you should get vaccinated. This includes healthcare workers and parents or other close   contacts of children 6 to 23 months of age and close contacts of seniors.) Who Should Not Be Vaccinated · People who have a severe allergy to chicken eggs. · People who have had a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination in the past. · People who developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of getting an influenza vaccine previously. · Children less than 6 months of age. · People who are sick with a fever. (These people can get vaccinated once their symptoms lessen)       Text Box: Text Box: good medical benefits!  Between Matthews and Rodgers--they have a woman’s point of view covered.     Three generations—Mothers, Grandmother, and Daughter, often attend the show together and enjoy a rip-roaring evening.  Dads love the show too! See stand-up theater at it’s best!  One night only! WHAT:    Mothers &      Other   Goddesses WHEN:    8 PM,   Friday, November 25 WHERE:     Gaslighter Theater, 400 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell          TICKETS:    $15 CALL:       (408) 866-1408   www.thegaslighter.com         Text Box: Sometimes laughter is the best medicine, especially with the hectic holiday schedules coming up.  Take some time off to see Mothers & Other Goddesses—a show created especially for women and the men who love them—coming to The Gaslighter Theater in Campbell at 8 PM, Friday, November 25, 2005.  Dr. Sutherland saw it and thinks it’s a must for all women.      This fast-pace show has a dozen-costume changes and musical numbers including a nostalgic medley of doo-wops like you’ve never seen before. Witty views on kids, dads, dates and diets will keep you laughing until your cheeks ache.    The show stars Edie Matthews & Joni Rodgers.  Matthews is married and has four kids and one cat.  Rodgers is divorced, has one kid and four cats.  Matthews calls her kids the Good, the Bad, the Ugly and What’s his Name?  Rodgers used to want a guy with a hot car, now she’s looking for a man with             Text Box: Text Box: Text Box:                Text Box:

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