By Tanya Dall, MD and Justin Yanuck, MD As a Harvard fellowship trained Pain Medicine physician, I have seen the toll chronic pain can have on patients, and I have seen first hand the limitations of our current treatment options. Oftentimes, patients are left to deal with either intolerable side-effects

Where Every Patient Feels Like the ONLY Patient When Al Osterhout, 69-year-old Huntington Beach resident and retired business owner, noticed he was unexpectedly losing weight in February 2023, his gut instincts told him something wasn’t right. He made an appointment with his primary care physician, Dr. Douglas McConnaughey of Edinger

Hands-on therapies and acupuncture have long been recognized by the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health as a treatment for multiple and varied health concerns. I personally believe in the transformative power of combining ancient wisdom with modern technology in wellness. As such, I was particularly pleased

Hospital care has evolved dramatically in the past 30 years, but until recently, post-hospital care has remained the same. A generation ago, people would be discharged from a long stay in the hospital and be sent to a skilled nursing facility where the average stay was 30 days.These locations could

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By Tanya Dall, MD and Justin Yanuck, MD Living with chronic pain can be an isolating and exhausting experience, particularly when conventional treatments fail to provide adequate relief. For individuals facing persistent pain after surgery or unresponsive to traditional medications, the prospect of finding effective relief may seem elusive. However,

By Tanya Dall, MD and Justin Yanuck, MD In the realm of mental health treatment, the landscape is constantly evolving, with researchers and clinicians exploring innovative approaches to address conditions like treatment-resistant depression and anxiety. Over the last 20 years research has been done with ketamine for patients who have

By Tanya Dall, MD and Justin Yanuck, MD For decades, the traditional psychiatric model has centered on managing symptoms rather than addressing the root causes of mental health disorders While this approach has provided relief for many, it often falls short in offering a comprehensive solution. Enter ketamine, a groundbreaking

Rooted in Empathy and Experience Do you ever wonder what it is that makes some Doctors so incredibly compassionate while others have a bedside manner better suited for the DMV? In the case of Dr. Stefanie Bennett, Lac, PhD of Bennett Acupuncture and Functional Medicine, it is a case of

Is it important to you that you remember when you first fell in love with your spouse? Do you think you could ever forget your children’s wedding?? What about the names of your grandchildren? Is your immediate recall beginning to get fuzzy? Are you forgetting why you got up to