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Spraining an ankle means that you’ve stretched or torn ligaments that hold and stabilize your ankle bones. Sprains come in a wide range of severity, from those you can treat at home to major injuries that require medical care.

October — it’s all about escape from the heat of summer, cooler nights, the harvest, tailgate parties, and comfort food. It’s also all about temptation if you’re trying to lose or manage weight. Here are some healthy weight management habits.

Pain, particularly when it’s chronic, can be difficult to treat with medication. There are side effects to manage and your body may resist the pain relieving effects of drugs after extended exposure. Can you relieve pain without medication?

August is famous (or infamous) to many as the time to get ready to go back to school. When you have young athletes on your home roster you may need a sports physical before they can hit the field.  

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, you’ve had another option to consider when illness strikes. That runny nose could indicate a cold, seasonal allergies, or COVID-19. Sometimes, it’s the absence of symptoms that suggests the illness.

With the intrusions that menstrual symptoms often impose, it may be tempting to pass over issues like genital soreness, bumps, or itches as part of being a woman. Given the complexity of your reproductive system, these changes shouldn’t be ignored.

Did you know that May is Better Sleep Month? This is a time to focus on the importance of sleep and how it can affect your overall health and wellbeing.

Few people get excited about their annual physical exam, and if you feel well, it can be tempting to skip. Here, we suggest a few reasons you may not want to do that.

April is a time to focus on the impact that stress can have on our lives and how we can better manage it. Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives, but managing stress is essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Diets only work if they work for you. There is no one size fits all. If you like intermittent fasting, try intermittent fasting. If you like small meals and snacks six times a day. Give that a try.

Arizona winters are the perfect time to get out and explore the many amazing trails this state has to offer without worrying about the heat! Although you may not have to worry too much about heat exhaustion, it is important to keep in mind...

Phoenix, AZ, January 10, 2023 – HealthyU Clinics, a leader in proactive healthcare, announced today that it has expanded to California with the adoption of 8 new sites as of December 2022, including Center of Rehabilitation ...

Glendale, AZ, December 5, 2022 – HealthyU Clinics, a leader in proactive healthcare, announced today that it has welcomed West Olive Family Medicine and Barbara Garcia, MD into the HealthyU Clinics portfolio.

As Thanksgiving comes and goes, gratitude is put on full display. Giving thanks highlights the good and positive experiences in our lives and acknowledges the people who have helped us along the way. However, life is not all sunshine and rainbows.

Health officials have been referring to the combination of RSV, COVID-19 and Flu as a “triple threat” or "tripledemic." With similar symptoms, it can be difficult to determine which respiratory illness you may be battling.

Sometimes we take for granted how vital sleep is to our bodies. I once had a patient who came to me with multiple different symptoms that had appeared suddenly over the previous six months.

Not feeling well? If you've tried scheduling a doctors appointment only to be told there isn't any availability for days or even weeks, you may be thinking that an urgent care is your only option.

Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every season. Flu vaccine can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, hospitalizations and has been shown to be life-saving. Fight flu and get vaccinated today!

Gilbert, AZ November 8, 2022 – HealthyU Clinics, a leader in proactive healthcare, announced today that they have opened a new primary care clinic in Gilbert, Arizona. HealthyU Clinics opened in 2021 and quickly scaled to 8 locations across the valley.

Many of the things we do in life are bandaids. Credit cards, fast food, and tow trucks are all bandaids. Although bandaids cover something up, they don't fix underlying problems.

The hardest thing about being in medicine is meeting patients who have lost hope. Depending on the patient's journey, they may have begun to distrust the system, their providers, and even themselves.

Surprise, AZ, October 24, 2022 – HealthyU Clinics, a leader in proactive healthcare, announced today that they have opened a new primary care clinic in Arizona. HealthyU Clinics opened in 2021 and quickly scaled to 7 locations across the valley.

It’s pumpkin season. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin loaf, roll, cheesecake, pumpkin spice lattes, and my favorite pumpkin cream cold brews are plentiful. Are pumpkins not your thing? How do you feel about apples? Maybe fruits don’t cut it for you.

What did you want to be when you grew up? As a child, I was obsessed with basketball and still am, for that matter. I would shoot hoops in my backyard, watch every game of my local team on T.V.,...

The age-old adage is youth is wasted on the youth. One day we may discover the secrets of eternal life. Until then, physicians and scientists will continue to focus on improving many of the symptoms associated with aging.

When you think of magic, you may think of an elaborate sleight of hand with a deck of cards or a street magician levitating on the sidewalk. But, when I think of a magic act, I think of my grandfather. He convinced his family he would live to 120.

Mesa, AZ, September 26, 2022 – HealthyU Clinics, a leader in proactive healthcare, announced today that it has adopted Jones Family Medicine into the HealthyU Clinics portfolio.

Some of the most sound advice I've heard in my medical career was how the role of physicians has changed in the information age of the internet. Twenty years ago, doctors were information keepers.

Every September we take one day to promote more awareness of the identification and treatment of concussions as they are becoming much more well understood as we continue to do more research.

Between 50-100 million Americans live with chronic pain every day. Chronic pain represents more than all the diabetics and asthmatics in the United States of America. Take a second to let that sink in.

Have you ever heard the expression, eat to live, not live to eat? That person has never tried my meatballs and sauce. I am half Italian and Sicilian on my mother's side, and I am Ukrainian on my father’s side.

My dad would go on these long bike rides when I was a kid. He would often leave around sunrise and set out on a Saturday morning. He would do this every couple of months.

Sometimes facts get permanently stuck in your memory. For example, Kansas City is two separate cities. One in Kansas and one in Missouri. Another fact, the eighth leading cause of death in the elderly is a hip fracture.

Older adults are living and working longer, redefining later life, and enriching our communities. The future of health care requires bold approaches that value older adults, address their unique needs, and provide them with the best care possible.

This is a story I often hear when I first meet a patient. "Everything hurts, doc. My back hurts, my knees hurt, and my hips hurt. My neck is stiff. My fingers ache, especially my left thumb. It is hard for me to lay on the left side...

Do you know what celebrities like Chadwick Boseman, Charles Schulz, Darryl Strawberry, Ronald Reagan, Sharon Osbourne, Vince Lombardi, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ruth Bader Ginsburg all had in common? They each battled colon cancer.

It is Important to Pay Attention to your Cardiovascular Health. February may be known for Groundhog’s Day, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, George Washington’s birthday and Valentine’s Day, but it is also National Heart Month.

Cervical Cancer is One of the Most Preventable of all Female Cancers. January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a great time to talk about how human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines can help prevent cancer and how routine cervical cancer screening exams...