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Andre Panagos M.D.

Sarcopenia, Why the disease affects all of us

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Sarcopenia (in Greek, sarx for flesh and penia for loss) is considered, “poverty of the flesh” (Rosenberg, 1997). The term is used to describe the loss of skeletal muscle and progressive weakness that occurs with aging.  Sarcopenia is also used to describe the associated changes in the nervous system, endocrine system, levels of inflammation, and body fat distribution, as well as poor nutrition and reduced physical activity that is associated with aging. The most prominent effects are greatly …

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Dehydration is ruining your health and you don’t even know it

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Water is critical to your well-being Research into the basic concepts of dehydration still leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Your body is a giant bag of water The billions of biochemical reactions your body needs to function normally are vitally dependent on the efficient flow of water. Water comprises up to 75% of the total body weight in infants and falls to 55% in the elderly (Hooper 2014). Water makes up 85% of the total weight of the brain (Kleiner 1999). More than half of the water …

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The Future is Now with Regenerative Medicine

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What is regenerative medicine? Your body is constantly focused on the repair, replacement and maintenance of tissues in your body. Tissues such as nerves, bone, tendon, muscle, ligament and connective tissue need constant maintenance to function properly. Long-standing disease, injury or poor lifestyle and dietary choices can overwhelm your body’s natural repair mechanisms creating a cascade of breakdown. At first micro-injuries can occur which go unnoticed. Overtime repeat injury at the same …

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Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy Propels Dot Back To The Pool

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Dot is a New Yorker whose passion is swimming. She has a long history of shoulder pain that never got in the way over decades of swimming. In early September of 2013 she had a severe attack of  right shoulder pain that went on for several months. Her diagnosis was shoulder impingement syndrome which lead to progressive fraying and tearing of the supraspinatus tendon.  She attributed the pain to more frequent swimming sessions. Her pain was so bad that it impacted her ability to carry items …

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Shock And Suspense With Shoulder Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

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Background Shoulder impingement syndrome is the most common disorder of the shoulder. Associated with subacromial bursitis, partial rotator cuff tears, rotator cuff tendinosis, and calcified tendonitis Incidence of shoulder pathology ranges from 7 to 25 per 1000 visits to primary care physicians Prevalence ranges from 7% to 27% in those less than 70 years of age and 13% to 26% in those older than 70 years of age Repetitive or excessive contact or abrasion of the rotator cuff muscles …

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