Treatment for Long Covid – See Abra’s Story - Dr. Nikhil Shetty, of Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists, explains the SGB (stellate ganglion block) procedure to treat Long Covid symptoms. In this video, our patient, Abra, graciously shares her experience and describes how her Long Covid symptoms reduced her quality of life. She also describes how the [...]
New Hope for Long-Covid Sufferers - The stellate ganglion block is a procedure that has been utilized since the 1930s for treating sympathetically mediated pain states of the head, neck, and upper extremities. It has been used in treating Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophies, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Post-Herpetic Neuralgia symptoms and even peripheral arterial disease states. The [...]
As I discussed in our last health blog post, having metabolic syndromes such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, can seriously impact one’s ability to prevent and recover from Covid-19. Getting adequate exercise is essential to reducing risk factors for metabolic conditions. Exercise is often associated with a gym membership. Membership rates suffered a decline during [...]
Among the many possible takeaways from our time during the pandemic, is a clear understanding of the importance of physical and mental health. The impact of the global pandemic on our collective mental health and our physical health through controllable lifestyle modifications have experienced a setback, one that has been progressively declining over the past several [...]
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) has just released their much anticipated guidelines for people who have been vaccinated for Covid-19. As expected, having a vaccination gets us a few steps closer to what we remember as normal. So, here is what the CDC is advising. What is FULLY vaccinated? The CDC defines fully vaccinated as [...]
My Personal Thoughts on Covid-19 ... By Satish Dasari, MD ... Our world as we know it has been upended by this pandemic like nothing before, at least for our generation. The work of many amazing scientists both in the private sector and in the federal government have made a remarkable achievement of getting a vaccine [...]
Dr. Shaun Kondamuri - Today on WJOB - Discusses how to reduce anxiety during stressful times ... Today on WJOB Radio, Dr. Shaun Kondamuri, Interventional Spine and Pain Management Specialist in Northwest Indiana, offers advice on reducing anxiety during these challenging times. As states around the country, including Indiana, prepare to re-open, many patients may be [...]
Getting Help for COVID-19 Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Fear ... COVID-19 has disrupted our lives, our health, our economy, and our world in so many ways. So, it is no surprise that with this coronavirus, there has been a significant increase in people suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, and fear. And for anyone already battling these [...]
CDC Coronavirus Update for Pet Owners ... The CDC, Centers for Disease Control and prevention, has issued some important new guidelines for pet owners. The update includes guidance If You Have Animals, and outlines the Risk of animals spreading the virus that causes COVID-19 to people, and the Risk of people spreading the virus that causes [...]
What Happens if You Get COVID-19 Coronavirus? ... This video animation on COVID-19 and the coronavirus is a collaboration between Nucleus Medical Media and the What If Channel. It shows what happens in the body when someone contracts the Coronavirus, how one can develop pneumonia, and how a vaccine works. Medical Disclaimer: This content [...]
