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Sports Medicine, #92

Saturday, June 15, 2013

We all like to be part of the game. We strive to be part of the action, whether it's through participating in team sports, diving headfirst into a cold Maine lake, or even just cheering on a favorite sports team. Athletics, like many aspects of modern life, is a highly personal pursuit. Some people naturally gravitate towards group sports, while others prefer more solo activities. For most of us, it is less about the win than it is about the game.

This week on the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour, we speak with a variety of guests involved in sports medicine and healing. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Herzog from Orthopedic Specialists, LLC, Jared Buzell and Stan Skolfield from Orthopedic Associates Performance Center, and Mike Chapman and Jim Greatorex from Premier Sports Health and Black Bear Medical will all be joining me in the studio.

Tune in this Sunday, June 16, or click on the link below to listen.

Dr. Lisa # 92

John herzogDr. Herzog has been an Orthopedic Surgeon for nearly 30 years. In that offers many advantages to a patient coming in for a musculoskeletal complaint. Not only has he performed many thousands of surgeries and set many thousands of bones, but he has evaluated over 150,000 people during office visits. Having the ability to get to the problem quickly and utilize his skills along with the most sensitive form of musculoskeletal diagnostic tools your treatment program can be easily set up and defined. In a world that Dr. Herzog feels is filled with wasteful medical spending, no unnecessary or unproven avenues will be taken to find it, fix it and forget it.

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Jared Buzzell is the physical therapy manager at the OA Performance Center in Saco, Maine. He is a licensed physical therapist and has been working for OA Centers for Orthopaedics since 2000. He specializes in sports therapy with a special interest in the biomechanics of the running and cycling athlete. Jared has done extensive coursework in various treatment approaches and holds a specialty certifications in the Mulligan Concept. He holds his F.I.S.T. certificate through Slowtwitch for bike fitting, and combines his knowledge of physical therapy to determine the optimal cycling position that balances comfort, aerodynamics and performance. Jared developed the OA Running Assessment designed for athletes looking to minimize injury risk and improve performance, and lectures locally on running mechanics.

Screen Shot 2013-06-12 at 1.13.05 PMStanley Skolfield is the OA Performance Center and Parisi Speed School manager. He received his Bachelors degree in Athletic Training at the University of Southern Maine and is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) through the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Prior to his role as the Performance Center Manager for OA, he worked in the physical therapy department for eight years. His work encompassed the entire spectrum of athlete services, from post surgical rehabilitation to performance based post rehabilitation training. His knowledge of analyzing and correcting throwing mechanics has helped hundreds of athletes return to the field. Earlier in his career, Stan worked for the Boston Red Sox organization as an Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach, and was the Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Southern Maine.

Mike ChapmanMichael Chapman is Director of Marketing & Sales for Black Bear Medical, and also a Partner with Smiling Bear Marketing. In Michael’s brief 2 years directing Black Bear Medical’s retail Sales & Marketing efforts he has been instrumental in driving double digit growth within the company’s retail segment focusing on the Pain Management & Sports Medicine sector. Michael graduated with a BS in Business from the University of Vermont and lives in Gorham with his two daughters. He enjoys skiing, canoeing, baseball, history, and playing the piano.

Jim GreatorexJim Greatorex is a 32 year veteran of the Home Medical Equipment and Supply industry. He is president of Black Bear Medical, a three branch HME in Maine and NH and president of Smiling Bear Marketing, a HME marketing concern. He also is a past president of NEMED, and currently serves on their Board of Directors. He serves on the Medtrade Education Advisory Board, the biggest national trade show in the Home Medical Equipment industry, and is responsible for the HME Retail Education tracks.

 

Join us next week for our show on the upcoming Maine Home + Design Show, featuring guests Ted Carter from Ted Carter Landscapes & Bennett Steele, and Rob Whitten of Whitten Architects. 

 

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Maine YogaFest, #91

Sunday, June 09, 2013

Fitness, like many things in life, is all about balance. Though I prefer running above all else—especially at this time of year, when the sun is rising earlier, the air is finally warmer—I like to balance my running with other activities. I've found that the best way to counter-balance the stress of running on the bones and muscles is yoga. It keeps me flexible, and it keeps me calm. 

This week on the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour, tune in to hear guests Justine Carlisle, Dana Gunnerson Woodbury, and Regan Johnson, founders of Maine YogaFest, talk about this inspiring physical event. I will also be speaking with Carissa Ciucca, owner of Breathing Room Yoga, and Melanie Burns of Wicked Good Yoga. 

Listen in on Sunday, June 9, or click the link below.

 

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Maine YogaFest Group copyJustine Carlise, Dana Gunnerson Woodbury, and Regan Johnson are the founders of Maine YogaFest. All three women feel passionately about yoga, particularly the local yoga movement of Portland. Dana was drawn to yoga during a challenging time of her life and was amazed by the many benefits of regular practice. Justine began practicing yoga five years ago to help heal a running injury. As a Registered Yoga Alliance Vinyasa instructor, she hopes through teaching yoga she can help others see the beautiful connection between our physical and mental bodies. Finally, there's Regan. Regan has been managing high profile events since 2001. Planning a yoga festival is a dream-come-true for her. Combining her love of fitness and events is a perfect match. 

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Carissa Ciuca is the owner and director of Breathing Room Yoga in South Portland. Breathing Room offers vinyasa yoga, restorative, yin and prenatal yoga. In addition, the studio hosts a variety of respected regional and national guest teachers who enhance the vibrant weekly class schedule. At the studio, Carissa leads a comprehensive yoga teacher training program, the day-to-day studio operations, and several group classes each week. Carissa has been practicing yoga for over ten years and was certified to teach at Flow Yoga Center in Washington, DC. Since then, she’s continued her studies with many knowledgable teachers throughout the country. Carissa moved to Maine from DC in 2010 and lives in Portland with her husband and two small children.

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Melanie Burns, along with her husband Paul, owns Snow Squall Bed and Breakfast and Wicked Good Yoga. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist and an E-RYT 200 Hour Baptiste Yoga teacher with a BA in Psychology from Clark University. Through bodywork, yoga, and meditation, she invites you to connect to your breath, your body, to quiet your mind and drop into your source of power, freedom and grace, igniting your deepest healing potential.

 

 

 

Our financial wellness tip of the week is brought to you by Tom Shepard of Shepard Financial. While Dr. Lisa Radio Hour business advisor, Marci Booth of BOOTH Maine, offers better business tips. Also, Ted Carter of Ted Carter Inspired Landscapes  and Jim Greatorex of Premier SportsHealth (a division of Black Bear Medical) share important talking points

 Join us next week for our "Father's Day / Sports Medicine" show, featuring Dr. John Herzog, Orthopedic Surgeon at Orthopedic Specialists, LLC., Jared Buzzell & Stan Skolfield of the Orthopedic Associaties Performance Center in Saco, and Mike Chapman & Jim Greatorex of Premier Sports Health & Black Bear Medical.

 

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Winter Fun #69

Sunday, January 06, 2013

Are you ready for some winter play? Enjoy Maine's beautiful vistas and the invigorating outdoors, and get healthy in the process! Join our conversations with Andy Shepard of the Maine Winter Sports Center, Julie Mulkern of WinterKids and Larry Warren and Nicole Freedman of Maine Huts & Trails on this weekend's "Winter Fun" show, and find inspiration for your next adventure!

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Healthy Harvest (#57)

Sunday, October 14, 2012

As we sow, so shall we reap. This is especially true when it comes to healthy eating. When we take a "hands on" approach to how we nourish our bodies, and help our children to do the same, our lives derive long term benefits. This week, listen in on our "health harvesting" conversations with Lisa Silverman of Five Seasons Cooking School, Christine Slader of the Yarmouth Community Garden, Craig Haims of the REAL School/Americorps and Ken Morse of the Maine Farm to School Network.

Read more of Dr. Lisa's thoughts on "Healthy Harvest" on her Bountiful Blog.

Listen on Sunday, October 14th, 2012, at 7am (WPEI Portland, 95.5 & 95.9 FM) & 12 pm (WLOB Portland 1310 AM/streaming wlobradio.com), download the Podcast or click the link below. 

Healthy Harvest: Dr. Lisa # 57 Healthy Harvest

Listen to the individual interviews of this Show here.

 Click here to read the article referenced in our "Wellness Innovations" segment, sponsored by the University of New England.

Individual interviews with our guests are available here.

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Lisa SilvermanOur first featured guest is Lisa Silverman, a Whole Foods Chef, Breath Worker and Shiatsu practitioner, and Founder of Five Seasons Cooking School. Lisa Silverman has been a whole foods chef since 1990 when she studied at the Kushi Institute in Becket, MA and at the International Macrobiotic Institute in Kiental Switzerland. She has been a certified breathworker from the International Breathwork Institute since 1994. She graduated from the Power of Breath Institute’s 2 year certification program in 2004. Since then she has been assisting trainings at POBI in Spofford and in Ireland, teaching classes and breath intros and seeing private clients in Portland, Maine where she lives. Lisa is also a shiatsu therapist and natural foods chef and cooking teacher. She is the Founder of Five Seasons Cooking School since 1992. Lisa is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and has been the Co-director of Kindred Spirits Camp at Rowe Camp and Conference Center for four years. Her website is fiveseasonscookingschool.net and email mainemacro@gmail.com. Recently Lisa has become a promotor of Inspirational music such as kirtan and has brought Krishna Das, Gaura Vani, Shantala the Hanumen, Shimshai, MC yogi and other musicians to Maine.

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Our second featured guest is Christine ThorneSlader of Yarmouth Community Garden. Christine has been living in Yarmouth since she was a little girl and has been gardening her whole life. She teaches preschool, educates young people at the Yarmouth Community Garden where she is the coordinator of the Children’s Garden and has her own small garden business. She is currently renovating a home by the Royall River with the help of her husband, her two grown sons and a village of helpers.

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 Our third featured guest is Craig Haims, Co-foudner of the REAL School/Americorps. Craig is a longtime Alternative Educator who works at the REAL School. He is the co-founder of the

REAL Lunch Program which is an on-going service-learning project which trains REAL School students to grow and harvest vegetables for use in the REAL School’s school lunch program. Our REAL Lunch students also prepare lunch daily for 60 with an emphasis on preparing meals that are healthy, and sustainable.

Currently, he is the Program Director of the REAL School/AmeriCorps Service-Learning Program. He oversees a crew of AmeriCorps Members who work with REAL School students to design and implement active, differentiated and on-going service-learning projects.

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Our fourth featured guest is Ken Morse, Coordinator of Maine Farm to School Network. He grew up and worked on a family apple orchard in Waterford, Maine which produced about 60,000 bushels a year.  Ever since his 20s, he's been engaged in community organizing, mostly around food. For years, he helped organize food co-ops, and worked at FedcoWarehouse helping to distribute food around the state. More recently he's directed Healthy Oxford Hills, a community health coalition in western Maine. For 5 years, he's been the Maine Rep to the National Farm to School Network, and helped organize the Maine Farm to School Work Group which last year gave birth to the Maine Farm to School Network, which Ken coordinates.  He is passionately devoted to recreating local and regional food systems, and serves on the Leadership Team of Farm to Institution in New England and as Coordinator of the Maine Network of Community Food Councils. 

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Join us next Sunday, October 21st, 2012 for the next Dr. Lisa Radio Hour & Podcast. Our topic will be "Breast Health," #58, with Dr. Caroline Hodsdon, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Meredith Burgess, State Representative & Breast Cancer Survivor and Ingrid Levasseur, Breast Health Thermal Imaging. 


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