Did you know the #1 cause of death for people aged 65 and older is falls?

Injuries such as fractures may result which can lead to hospitalizations where pneumonia or blood clots can occur creating a downward spiral for this patient population.

Gait and balance disorders are among the most common causes of falls in older adults and often lead to injury, disability, loss of independence, and limited quality of life.

The most effective strategy for falls prevention involves a multifactorial evaluation followed by targeted interventions for identified contributing factors. Effective options for patients with gait and balance disorders include exercise and physical therapy!

Are you concerned about your balance?

If so, contact us to find out about our Fall Risk and Prevention treatment program. Individuals can consult with one of our Doctors of PHYSICAL THERAPY to determine whether they are a candidate for this treatment where patients work on improving their balance and gait in an encouraging safe environment. This program is covered by MEDICARE and other major insurances plans and is a great way to help reduce the risk of falls.

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

At Advanced Medical of Florida, our team of physicians and qualified staff look forward to helping your corporation take care of your employees.

Our purpose is to educate your employees about health matters and concerns. We conduct workshops that gives your corporation factual and usable information on the causes of stress and how to combat those causes. Our exciting workshops or health fairs will give your company the various solutions to maintain optimal health and high productivity.

Lost Productivity: The price tag of staff who ignore health problems!

According to the results of a recent survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, working through pain is actually more costly than if you had missed work to get your problem handled.

Some area that we address in our workshops:

Ergonomic Posture and Balance: This uncovers the hidden reason why so many people suffer from back pain, neck pain, and headaches. This station can determine if your pain is coming from muscle, joint or nerve.

Blood Pressure and Stress Survey: This station combines blood pressure with a Stress Survey to evaluate if the effects of stress are producing negative effects on your body, this uncovers why Stress is known as the Silent Killer.

Percent of Body Fat: This station gives an accurate reading of the person’s percent of body fat. This test coupled with our blood test stations can uncover if the employee is headed for heart disease and/or diabetes.

Blood Work Station: This station evaluates two key blood components, Cholesterol, and Glucose. These two tests can give great insight as to how your health is and where it is headed.

Relaxation Station: Relaxing massage and an ergonomic posture check make up a very popular mini Health Fair event. After your posture check, we would suggest some posture exercises that can be done to fight pain and fatigue right at your work station.

If you would like to discuss a plan for corporate health, call our office for a consultation. Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

Treatment of the Month

This month we are highlighting our AUTO ACCIDENT TREATMENTS. For people who have been in a car accident, we take a multi-specialty approach which involves physical therapy, chiropractic, and medical care to produce outstanding results. We have helped many whip-lash injuries resulting from car accidents including people suffering from muscle spasms, headaches, neck pain, back pain, compression fractures, and even herniated discs.

We can provide an exam and evaluate possible problems, prescribe imaging such as MRIs, prescribe medications, perform fluoroscope-guided and ultrasound-guided injections, and give conservative care like chiropractic and physical therapy. We also specialize in providing non-surgical treatments to help eliminate pain.

Our car accident program is covered with auto insurance so even people who don’t have regular health insurance can receive treatments.

Most medical offices won’t accept or see people who have been involved in auto accidents because of insurance reasons, but we are happy to help. If you or a family member has any questions with regard to a motor vehicle accident, please do not hesitate to ask one of our doctors. We offer a FREE Consultation which provides a great opportunity to receive a complimentary assessment and get your questions answered.

Did You Have an Auto Accident?

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

Advanced Medical of Florida is committed to supporting the community. For this month’s community outreach service project we went to Shepherd’s Village. Shepherd’s Village is a wonderful non-profit organization that focuses on helping single parents in need. They provide safe housing, mentorship, education, and many other resources to help moms who have fallen on hard times due to death, divorce, abuse, or other unexpected circumstances that have led them to being single mothers.

The organization is run by former single mothers who have persevered through the challenging times of raising little ones and are now thriving in their adult lives. The goal of the organization is to better support single mothers so they and their children have the best chance for success.

At AMF, we have a culture of personal development and growth, so when we found out about Shepherd’s Village from our patient who volunteers there, we knew this was a great organization for us to get involved with. Our idea was to purchase and donate new books for the community of moms there. We chose “Failing Forward” by John Maxwell because this book talks about challenges that arise in life and how to overcome them, learn from them, and move forward.

Learn More About Shepherd’s Village.

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

This month we are highlighting our very popular SHOULDER PROGRAM. We combine guided injections and individualized physical therapy to get our patients out of pain as quickly as possible!

We can even provide unique taping techniques with sports tape to help place the shoulder into an appropriate position. When we utilize this taping, it allows the shoulder to be placed in an optimal location for function to help the person to perform activities such as reaching, lifting, and playing sports.

Our AMF shoulder program works exceptionally well for people with shoulder pain. We can even help with shoulder arthritis or rotator cuff problems. Most people love having the non-surgical solutions that we offer here because they have been told that shoulder surgery is their only option left. We prevent many people from needing a shoulder surgery they did not want.

This program is covered by health insurance, including Medicare! The program is not just a cortisone shot, which many people have tried before. Our shoulder program involves cutting-edge treatments that are individualized to you. Please call  if you are interested in a FREE Consultation. We will perform an assessment to see if you are a candidate for this program.

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

What is Interventional Pain Management?

Interventional pain management is a discipline in pain management. The goal is to help patients relieve their pain. These pain doctors look beyond medication to help someone deal with pain. They rely instead on a vast array of therapies to help diagnose, reduce, and if possible, completely relieve a person’s pain.

For example, a patient may receive technology guided injections, along with specialized physical therapy to address the root cause of the issue. The ultimate goal is to help a patient get back to their best life. Often, doctors do this by helping patients return to their normal activities as quickly as possible.

Interventional pain management is generally used when pain is severe enough to interfere with daily activities and other treatments have not been successful in reducing pain. If you’re in pain, interventional pain management may help you reduce your pain and get your life back.

Why us?

Our doctors use cutting-edge treatment options, such as Ultrasound and Fluoroscope guidance for every injection. This allows our practitioners to see your bodies structures in real time as they are performing the procedure, creating a high degree of specificity and likelihood for success.

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

Receiving treatment, as soon as possible, can help avoid long-term – chronic pain.

Advanced Medical of Florida is here to help when you are involved in a motorcycle or car accident. The after-effects of the car crash may be difficult to handle. This is definitely true if you were the victim and sustain both emotional and physical injuries.

When it comes to treatment for injuries sustained from car accidents, it is best to receive care with doctors who are not only experienced in providing you the best outcome but also have experience in detailed record keeping to accurately document your case.

The best place to go for auto accident treatments is to a multi-specialty clinic like ours. Our doctors can do anything from prescribe imaging like MRIs, perform injections, and even do concussion rehab. Please allow us to evaluate you to make sure you don’t have whiplash or other injuries that could lead to a long term problem.

Quick and effective treatment by experienced health care providers may help to prevent these auto injuries from becoming chronic conditions! We have assembled an experienced and specialized team of doctors and providers to offer the best chance of successful pain relief.

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

We combine fluoroscope-guided or ultrasound-guided injections, high quality prefabricated braces, and individualized therapies such as axial decompression to get our patients out of pain as quickly as possible!

Our knee program can even help with moderate-to-severe knee arthritis. The program is not just a cortisone shot, which many people have tried before. This is a non-surgical solution that can help people who want to avoid a knee replacement.

The knee is one of the most complicated joints in the body.

It comprises of 4 bones, 14 ligaments and allows us to have dynamic mobility. Over the course of an average human life, a person walks over 100,000 miles. Simply put, our knees see a lot of wear and tear. It is the most common site where individuals experience joint pain. Advanced Medical of Florida has created a revolutionary non-surgical treatment option that helps produce long term results.

Our knee program is covered with health insurance, including Medicare! Please call our office  if you are interested in a FREE Consultation.

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

Chiropractic care is a form of alternative medicine mostly concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine.

Woman having chiropractic back adjustment in rehabilitation clinic. Osteopathy, Physiotherapy concept

Chiropractors treatment consists of a spinal manipulation, sometimes referred to as a chiropractic adjustment. The purpose of a spinal manipulation is to restore joint mobility by applying a controlled force into the joints that have become hypomobile – or restricted in their movement and possibly pinching a nerve – as a result of a tissue injury or poor posture/ergonomics.

Advanced Medical of Florida now has two chiropractors on staff. They treat problems like car accident injuries, neck or back pain, headaches, migraines, pinched nerves and sciatica.

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make detailed pictures of the inside of your body.

Your doctor can use this test to diagnose you or to see how well you’ve responded to treatment. Unlike X-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans, MRIs don’t use the damaging ionizing radiation of X-rays.

MRI Uses
An MRI helps a doctor diagnose a disease or injury, and it can monitor how well you’re doing with a treatment. MRIs can be done on different parts of your body. It’s especially useful for looking at soft tissues and the nervous system.

An MRI of the brain and spinal cord can help find many things, including:

• Blood vessel damage
• Brain injury
• Cancer
• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Spinal cord injuries
• Stroke
• Eye problems
• Inner ear problems

When you are treated at Advanced Medical of Florida, we will determine whether it is recommended that you have X-rays or an MRI. Sometimes it is recommended and some times it’s not. If it is recommended, we will help you make arrangements to get it done, and then will use the information in your treatment plan.

Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.