DID YOU KNOW?

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DID YOU KNOW?

REAL LIFE. REAL PEOPLE. REAL PROBLEMS. DR. LARRY LOEWEN, JR. is a Crystal Falls chiropractor who serves Crystal Falls and the surrounding communities in the UPPER PENINSULA. He has taken his cases and shared them with the public in a fun and informative hit hour-long radio program on WIKB 99.1 FM. The show spotlights cases, content, and interviews in a way that is cleverly timed and rhymed. Headliner topics such as: ”HEALTHCARE GIMMICKS, GLITCHES AND GOTCHAS”, ”IF CANCER COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY?” AND ”DR. GOOGLE” keeps the growing community of loyal listeners hooked on what he’ll say next. He takes a ”whole person” approach, which means he listens and learns. Then, gathers all medical records, sorts out information and puts the pieces of the puzzle together on more complex health issues when necessary. Over the years, thousands have come to him for his common sense approach and ability to diagnose problems.

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    n e u r o p a t h y

    NEUROPATHY NEURO PATHIC NERVE SUFFERING NERVE SICK SICK NERVES YOU HAVE NERVES THAT ARE NOT FEELING WELL  YOUR NERVES ARE NOT PINCHED THEY ARE IL.  SO CAN NEUROPATHY BE CURED WITH A PILL? NEUROPATHY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW… 

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    i n j e c t i o n s

    BULLSEYE. AND INJECTIONS FOR YOUR JOINTS… MUSCLES… AND SPINE… HOW CAN YOU BEST KNOW… IF WHOEVER IS GIVING AN INJECTION… HITS THE TARGET OR  SHOT TO HI OR TOO LOW? LET’S FIND OUT ON TODAY'S SHOW: PRECISION INJECTIONS FOR PAIN

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    l o w b a c k p a i n

    SURGERY.  …AND YOUR LOWER BACK.  WHAT TYPE OF SURGERY CAN GET YOU BACK ON TRACK? OR…  WHEN SHOULD YOU EVEN HAVE SURGERY FOR YOUR LOWER SPINE? IS IT AS BAD AS WE USUALLY THINK? OR…  CAN IT GET YOUR LIFE BACK IN SINC? BACK SURGERY AND BACK SURGEONS LET’S DIVE DEEP ON THIS SUBJECT  LIKE TRYING TO FISH FOR STURGEONS.

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    w h i p l a s h

    WHIPLASH IT’S QUITE THE BASH… AGAINST LIGAMENTS, MUSCLES NERVES AND MORE… WHIPLASH CAN LEAVE YOU FEELING SUPER SORE… WHAT IS WHIPLASH? WHO GETS IT? HOW DO YOU GET IT? HOW DO YOU FIX IT? IT’S THE WHIPLASH BASH…   WHEN WE GET BACK FROM THE BREAK.. STAY TUNED…  YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE DR. LARRY RADIO SHOW.

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    seed vs. synthetic

    SEED. VS SYNTHETIC.  WHICH ONE IS MORE SYMPATHETIC? SEED IS STARTED IN THE DIRT. SYNTHETIC IS GROWN IN THE LAB. WHICH ONE CAN YOUR BODY BEST GRAB? LET’S COMPARE  SEED FORMATION AND PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION…

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    Bad Listener, M.D.

    IF.  IF YOU SAY THIS (I’VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH)… TO YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR THEN THEY MIGHT THINK THIS ABOUT YOU… WHEN YOU SAY THAT IF YOU THINK YOU SHOULD TELL YOUR DOCTOR THIS : (THE LAST DOCTOR I HAD WAS TERRIBLE).. THEN THEY MIGHT THINK THIS ABOUT YOU… WHEN YOU SAY THAT.  IF YOU THINK, TALK, OR TELL YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR THAT YOU DON’T LIKE TAKING TOO MANY PILLS.. THEN THEY MIGHT THINK THIS… ABOUT YOU… WHEN YOU SAY THAT. TALKING TO YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR… TELLING YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR COMPLAINING TO YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR… IS MORE "COMPLICATING" THAN YOU THINK… TODAY, I WANT TO HELP YOU BECOME MORE STRATEGIC IN WHAT YOU SAY AND HOW SAY THINGS TO YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM PITFALLS IN COMMUNICATION.

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    n u m b h a n d s

    NUMBNESS AND… TINGLING  IN YOUR HAND OR HANDS.  IN THE MORNING MOSTLY.  BUT IT'S NOT THE FUNNEL OF THE CARPAL TUNNEL.  AND IT’S NOT A PINCHED NERVE THAT’S TAKEN A SWERVE WELL THEN WHY IN THE WORLD TO DO SO MANY OF US HAVE THIS NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN OUR HANDS THAT IS CAUSES SUCH A NUASANCE AND FUSS? LET’S FIND OUT WHY...

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    c o m m o n s e n s e

    COMMON SENSE.  WHERE IS IT?  WHAT IS IT? LET’S MAKE SENSE OF COMMON SENSE. #drlarryradio #radio #commonsense

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    s c a r t i s s u e

    WHY… WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE SURGERY… THE INCISION HEALS… BUT THEY STILL HURT? WHY? WHY DOES AN ANKLE SPRAIN FROM TEN YEARS AGO STILL FLARE UP? WHY? WHY DOES A C-SECTION CAUSE LOW BACK PAIN? WHY?  WHY SHOULD YOU BE CONCERNED YEARS AFTER HAVING ANY TYPE OF ABDOMINAL SURGERY I’LL TELL YOU WHY. SCAR TISSUE. LET’S GO OVER THE ISSUE WITH SCAR TISSUE #scartissue

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    v e l y s

    HIPS. HIP HIP HOORAY. IT’S HIP NAVIGATION DAY…  DISCUSS The VELYS Hip Navigation system. IT’S a non-invasive, digital surgical navigation system from DePuy Synthes. ( THE ORTHOPEDIC DIVISION OF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON) that assists surgeons during total hip replacement.  WHICH WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF OUR SHOW TODAY.  WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST, ON THE SHOW A LIVE-CALL IN....  ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON DR. WALKER FLANNERY FROM OSMS... #DePuy #hipreplacement #orthopedic #surgeon #velys

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    c l i c k b a i t

    CLICK.  BAIT.  BELIEVE.  BUY.  IT CAN’T HURT TO GIVE ANOTHER A TRY.  BECAUSE HERE’S ANOTHER GURU TELLING YOU WHY.  FACEBOOK… FRIEND… OR FOE? WHAT DO THE ADS REALLY KNOW?… HOW THE LAW OF AVERAGES + FACEBOOK ADS SHAPES — AND CONTAMINATES — BUYER BEHAVIOR AS IT RELATES TO HEALTH CARE

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    h e a r t a t t a c k

    WHY?  WHY ARE THERE SO MANY HEART ATTACKS? WHY? WITH ALL THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY ARE THERE SO MANY HEAR ATTACKS? WHY? WITH ALL THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON HOW TO PREVENT HEART ATTACKS IT IS HEART DISEASE IS STILL THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES? WHY?  WHEN A PATIENT GOES TO THE DOCTOR, GET A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH BUT DIES OF A HEART ATTACK QUICKLY - SOMETIMES EVEN THE NEXT DAY? WHY?  I WILL TELL YOU WHY HEART ATTACKS ARE STILL A SURPRISE...  AND MAKE YOU A BIT MORE WISE…

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    t r u t h

    TRUTH.  WE SAY WE WANT TRUTH.  AND THE TRUTH HELPS AND HEALS. BUT  ALSO HURTS DOESN’T IT?  SO IF YOU LIKE TO BE TOLD THE TRUTH, THEN STICK AROUND..  BECAUSE, FOR TODAY'S SHOW, I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU THE TRUTH ON A FEW SUBJECTS AND IT WILL HELP A LOT OF YOU AND IT MAY HURT.  IT’S OKAY.  HOWEVER, IF YOU CAN’T HANDLE BEING HURT BY SOME TRUTHS, YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED, OR YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALL THE TRUTH YOU NEED, THEN MAYBE TODAY IS NOT THE SHOW FOR YOU.  AND THAT’S OKAY.. I DO DIFFERENT SHOWS EVERY WEEK.  FOR THE REST THAT REMAIN…  STICK AROUND… YOU ARE GOING TO GET A FEW TRUTHS TO HELP YOU IN 2026.. 

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    n u r s e s

    NURSE   AND CNA   THEY ARE THE ONE’S YOU SEE AT A HOSPITAL WHEN YOUR HEALTH STARTS TO FRAY.    WEATHER IT’S A SNIFFLE, APPENDICITIS, OR A CONCUSSION INJURY LIKE JOHNNY UNITIS…,    THEY WORK IN HARMONY WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE DOOR,...   WHEN IT’S AN EMERGENCY, SURGERY,  TRAUMA, AND MORE…    BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HOSPITAL CORPORATION, HANDS OUT PICK SLIPS LIKE A RAPID DEPORATION?    WELL, THEN THE ABILITY OF THOSE OF OVER YOUR HEALTH CARE BEGIN TO HAVE DECISIONS THAT CAN BE A BIT OF SCARE…SO LET’S GET YOU MORE AWARE.    ENTER IN ASPIRUS.    CUTS, LAYOFFS, AND REDUCTION OF SERVICES.    THE NURSES ARE FED UP…    WHICH WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF OUR SHOW TODAY…    SO FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY WELL CALL THIS SEGMENT: ASK THE INSIDERS  

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    p r e v e n t i o n

    PREVENTION IT’S ALWAYS OUR INTENTION AND SHOULD GET OUR ATTENTION WHICH WHY I FIGURED I’D MENTION A FEW WAYS TO AVOID INJURIES TO BODY’S FRAME SO YOU DON’T GET HURT, PINCHED OR BECOME LAME IT’S PREVENTION DAY FROM INJURIES TO YOUR BACK, SPINE, RIBS AND MORE…

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    h i p s

    HIPS.  HIP JOINT.  HIP HIP HOORAY.  WHEN HIP JOINTS ARE WORKING THEIR WAY… BUT WHEN ONE OR TWO HIP JOINTS START TO GO ASTRAY… YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW THE PATH TO LEAD THEM FROM THE FRAY.. IT’S HIP JOINT DAY..  FOR ALL YOU LADIES AND LADS WITH AGE  WHO WANT TO SOME HIP KNOWLEDGE THAT’S SAGE

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    p i l l o w s

    PILLOWS.  DO YOU LIKE YOUR PILLOW? DO YOU LOVE YOUR PILLOW?  DOES YOUR PILLOW LIKE YOU? DOES YOUR PILLOW LOVE YOU?  ARE YOU AND YOUR PILLOW SOUL MATES? OR ARE YOU JUST AT A STALE MATE WITH YOUR PILLOW? LET ME  BE CHUCK WOLLERY FOR JUST A MOMENT AND  CREATE A LOVE CONNECTION - WHERE YOU AND YOUR PILLOW WILL BE HAPPILY MARRIED FOREVER.  IT’S THE PILLOW MATCHMAKING SHOW 

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    m e l o x i c a m

    MOBIC.  MELOXICAM.  THANK YOU MAA’ M.  BECAUSE THIS NSAID IS A GRAND SLAM.  FOR REDUCING INFLAMMATION IN JOINT PAIN RELATED TO OSTEOARTHRITIS.  LET’S FACE IT WE ACHE AND WE AGE  JUST LIKE JOHNNY UNITAS.  SO IF YOU ARE FINE WITH BEING BIT OF A PILL POPPER. THEN STAY TUNED TO LEARN HOW THIS MEDICATION CAN BE ARTHRITIS PAIN STOPPER.  MELOXICAM  HOW IT WORKS. WHY IT WORKS AND WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS 

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    a n e s t h e s i a

    ANESTHESIA…  IT’S NOT AMNESIA.  BUT IT DOES KNOCK YOU OUT…  FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES WHICH YOU KNOW ABOUT…  HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE ANESTHESIA MIGHT BE FINE OR CAUSE YOU BRAIN TO DIM LIKE THE LIGHTS ON CENTER STAGE ANESTHESIA AS WE AGE: AWARENESS

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    s n a p

    OH SNAP… WHAT WAS THAT…?  DID SOMETHING JUST BREAK OR CRACK? IT SOUNDED LIKE A BUCK SHOT HITTING YOUR SHOULDER, KNEE, HIP OR BACK? BUT REALLY, THE SOUND IS SOMETHING MORE PROFOUND. WHY YOUR MUSCLES TENDONS COULD BE PRONE TO SNAP…   

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    C B D : PART ONE

    CBD.    IT’S BECOME QUITE THE TOPIC LATELY…   GUMMIES, TOPICALS, TINCTURES AND MORE…   HOW MUCH DO KNOW ABOUT CBD  - BEFORE OR AFTER  - BUYING IT AT A  STORE?   THC.    IT’S BECOME QUITE THE TOPIC LATELY…    GUMMIES, TOPICALS, TINCTURES AND MORE   HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THC  - BEFORE OR AFTER -  BUYING IT AT A STORE?   THERE’S A DIFFERENCE YOU MIGHT SAY?    OR YOU HAVE NO IDEA EITHER WAY…    WHICH WILL PART OF THE SHOW TODAY…    CBD VS THC.    LET’S BRING IN SOME LEVEL HEADS AND SOME SANITY…    AS IT RELATES TO THESE COMPOUNDS AND THE TREATMENT OF PAIN..   BY PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO OUR NEXT GUEST…    HE’S THE OWNER AND CEO  OF A PURE.PROVEN AND TESTED  CBD PRODUCT AND COMPANY WHICH WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF OUR SHOW TODAY..  SO FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY WE’LL CALL THIS SEGMENT ASK THE CEO

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    i f ?

      IT IS MORE THAT JUST A GIF IT'S THE BIGGEST TWO LETTER WORD IN THE DICTIONARY.    “IF IT IS used to say that a particular thing can or will happen when, only when, or after something else happens or becomes true IF… THEREFORE…  IS CONTINGENT…  SOMETHING ELSE MUST HAPPEN BEFORE THIS CAN HAPPEN IF… INGREDIENTS FOR ANTIBIOTICS BECOME SCARCE AND YOU HAVE AN RAGING INFECTION THEN YOU MIGHT GET REALLY SICK  ARE YOU PREPARED TO HANDLE IT?  IF… YOU PUT SOCKS ON AND YOUR BACK GOES OUT THEN YOU MIGHT MISS WORK… ARE YOU PREPARED TO HANDLE THAT? IF… IF I DON’T GET TO THE COMMERCIAL BREAK…. THEN I MIGHT NOT GET TO TELL YOU …WHAT IF MEANS FOR THIS SHOW.

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    m o u n j a r o

    SO POP QUIZ: YOU ARE TAKING A PRESCRIPTION DRUG NAME 5 SIDE EFFECTS THAT YOU EITHER READ ON THE PAMPHLET AND/OR HEARD ON THE DRUG COMMERCIAL… PAUSE NEED SOME MORE TIME..  HOW ABOUT 4, LIST 4 YOU READ OR HEARD OR REMEMBERED YOUR DOCTOR TOLD YOU ABOUT… NO? LET’S BREAK IT UP TO MAKE IT EASIER... GIVE ME 2 COMMON SIDE EFFECTS AND 2 LESS COMMON STILL DON’T KNOW? HOW ABOUT GIVE ME 3  A TOTAL OF TOP 3 SIDE EFFECTS FOR EACH ONE OF THE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS YOU ARE TAKING…  WHEREVER YOU ARE AT RIGHT NOW, AND IF YOU’VE ALREADY TAKEN YOUR DOSE OR YOUR MEDICATIONS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RATTLE THOSE OFF LIKE FAST.  OKAY LET ME FLIP THIS FOR JUST ONE OF YOUR MEDICATIONS HOW MANY TIMES PER DAY ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT?  HOW ABOUT FOR TWO OF YOUR MEDICATIONS WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY AND DOSE PER DAY FOR 2 OF YOUR MEDICATIONS IN HOW IT WAS PRESCRIBED? ONE MORE: WHAT IS YOUR MEDICATION SUPPPOSED TO TREAT AND/OR DO FOR YOU? LET'S SAY YOU ARE ON A STATIN: WHAT DOES THAT DO? HOW ABOUT WATER PILL: WHAT DOES THAT DO? I’LL GIVE A FEW SECONDS TO THINK..   LET ME ASK ANOTHER QUESTION: WHICH WAS EASIER TO REMEMBER: A. REMEMBERING THE TOP 3 SIDE EFFECT - MILD AND SEVERE B. THE TIME YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS C. WHAT THE MEDICATION DOES MY GUESS, IT’S B AND C.  HERE’S THE POINT: THE EDUCATION, MEMORIZATION AND POSITIVE EFFECTS ARE ABUNDANTLY EASY TO REMEMBER.  AND THEREIN LIES THE PROBLEM.  THE BULK OF THE LEARNING ON MEDICATIONS IS ONLY WHEN YOU TAKE IT AND WHAT IT DOES. UNFORTUNATELY THE LEARNING AND REMEMBERING SIDE EFFECTS IS ONLY WHEN YOU GET THEM. AND… IF YOU GET THEM, IT CAN RANGE FROM MILD - DIARRHEA AND DRY MOUTH TO SEVERE, HEART ATTACK, STROKE, KIDNEY FAILURE AND DEATH... IN JUST ONE MONTH, I HAVE GOTTEN REPORTS OF KIDNEY FAILURE, BOWEL BLOCKAGE, NAUSEA AND MORE…  HOWEVER,  LET ME FINISH UP THIS SHOW WITH CHAR… AS IT RELATES TO MOUNJARO..  RATHER THAN THE TYPICAL WAY YOU ARE EDUCATED ON THE SIDE EFFECTS OF MOUNJARO, AND OTHER MEDICATIONS FOR THAT MATTER, LET’S LET CHAR DESCRIBE JUST ONE SIDE EFFECT  NOW... #Mounjaro #DrLarryRadio #Radio

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    p l a c e b o

    TIRED.  FATIGUED. NEED PEP TO YOUR STEP…  THEN, YOU COULD BE DEFICIENT IN THIS ONE KEY ELEMENT OF YOUR DIET.  NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL NOW.  AND… .THE GOOD NEWS… YOU CAN GET IT… AS A SUPPLEMENT…  JUST ONCE DAY, MAKES THE BRAIN FOG,HAZE AND FATIGUE GO AWAY THE ONE SUPPLEMENT THAT JUST HIT THE MARKET YOU NEED TODAY.. CALLED SIMPLY… SPELLED S I M P L Y  SIMPLY SUPPLEMENT MAKES ALL YOU ADRENAL FATIGUE, BRAIN FOG, GO AWAY.. ALSO, IT BUILDS BETTER BONES AND JOINT HEALTH. . BUT THERE’S MORE…

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    a r t h r i t i s

    WHY DOES ARTHRITIS GROW?  …DID YOU TAKE TOO MUCH CALCIUM AS A KID? …CAN YOU BLAME IT ON A BAD GENE FROM MOM, DAD OR UNCLE SKID? DOES WEATHER PUT YOUR JOINTS IN A TEATHER?  WHY DO SOME OF YOU GET IT MORE AND SOME OF YOU GET IT LESS?  IS IT ALL JUST A GUESS? WELL, I HAVE TO CONFESS, THAT ARTHRITIS ITSELF KNOWS THE BEST… SO LET’S ASK IT, BY GOING OVER WHY IT GIVES YOU SUCH A FIT.    WHY DO WE GIT… ARTHRITIS?  (misspelling intended)

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    c h e s t p a i n

    YARD WORK…   I GET IT. IT’S BEEN A LONG SEASON AND IF WE LOOK AROUND, THERE’S ENOUGH REASON, TO GRAB A RAKE AND GET SQUEEZIN’   HOWEVER, IT’S THESE TRANSITION TIMES OF YEAR, THAT I SEE CERTAIN INJURIES AND HEAR STORIES WHICH I’M NOT TRYING TO MAKE YOU FEAR OF GETTING OUTSIDE TO WORK, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE  CLEAR ON A COUPLE OF STORIES AND INJURIES AND STORIES AND I SEE AND  HEAR...    A RETIRED MAN WAS EXCITED TO GET OUT IN HIS YARD AND RAKE.    HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS “GIVIN’ IT” LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES AFTER A LONG WINTER…     BRISK, RAPID, RAKING. HE WAS MAKING SOME PROGRESS, AND THEN HE NOTICED HE WAS STARTING TO HAVE SOME UNUSUAL PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM AND CHEST.    SO HE SAT DOWN TO TAKE A REST…   NEXT, HE BEGAN TO SWEAT. NOBODY ELSE WAS HOME, SO HE DIDN’T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES OR BET..   SO HE CALLED HIS NEIGHBOR, TOLD HIM WHAT HE WAS FEELING AND WHAT WAS WRONG… THEN DIALED 911…   WHILE HE WAITED HE DID A SMART THING… HE DIDN’T LAY DOWN.  WHEN THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED, THEY HOOKED HIM UP TO A HEART MONITOR WHILE HE SAT IN HIS HOUSE… AND THEY LOOKED AT THE MONITOR AND SAID.. WELL IT DOESN’T LOOK BAD ARE YOU SURE YOU’D LIKE US TO TAKE YOU IN…?   SEEING THAT HE WAS ALONE…AND HE HAD CHEST PAIN, LEFT ARM PAIN AND WAS PROFUSELY SWEATING HE SAID “WE SHOULD GO”    WHICH THEY DID AND WHEN THEY GOT HIM IN THE TRUCK, THAT’S WHERE HE RAN OUT OF LUCK..    

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    b o t o x

    Botox. It can shut down muscles in any mammals small, medium, or as big as an ox. It’s not something that you should seek to make you pretty like a fox. I am not about to get on a soap box. Because… when you have an extreme pain in the head that feels like you’ve been hit with large rocks… and after all else has failed, including steroids and nerve blocks, then and only then, you might, maybe, perhaps carefully consider Botox… An extreme case of a local lady with severe headaches, neck pain, head pain, and what we did to get the gain… using Botox…

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    n i a c i n

    VITAMINS...  THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AROUND YOU AND ME…  BUT WHAT EFFECTS DO THEY HAVE ON BODIES? MORE IMPORTANTLY…, HOW DID I USE A VITAMIN TO HELP A PATIENT OVERCOME A PROBLEM AND WIN? YOU’LL WANT TO STAY TUNED IN…. TO MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN… BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND THIS CASE ON GOOGLE, FACEBOOK OR LINKED - IN… ONLY ON THIS RADIO STATION… VITAMINS...   THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AROUND YOU AND ME…   BUT WHAT EFFECTS DO THEY HAVE ON BODIES?   MORE IMPORTANTLY…,   HOW DID I USE A VITAMIN TO HELP A PATIENT OVERCOME A PROBLEM AND WIN?   YOU’LL WANT TO STAY TUNED IN…. TO MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN…   SO HERE’S HOW THIS STORY BEGINS…   A MIDDLE AGED LADY CHECKED HERSELF INTO MY OFFICE…   SHE HAD BEEN DEVELOPING A CHRONIC AND WORSENING CONDITION…   SHE LET ME KNOW THAT OVER THE COURSE OF 18 MONTHS, HER LEGS BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE HEAVY CLUMPS…   MEANING, SHE WOULD SIT AT WORK AND AFTER A WHILE HER LEGS BEGAN TO HAVE A QUIRK…   THEY WOULD NOT MOVE WELL… THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO SLEEP, BUT WORSE…THE FEELING WOULD NEVER GO AWAY…    IN FACT, IT WOULD LINGER FOR HOURS UPON HOURS AND SHE WOULD TAKE HIGH DOSES OF EXCEDRIN TO EASY THE PROBLEM…   BUT IT WOULD NEVER GO AWAY… NOW, FOR MOST OF US, LET’S SAY IF WE SIT TO LONG AND OUR LEGS GO NUMB - OR FALL ASLEEP, WE JUST GET UP AND MOVE AROUND AND IT GOES RIGHT AWAY…   BUT NOT IN THIS LADY’S CASE. THEY KEPT GETTING WORSE… TO POINT WHERE SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE CRIPPLED.    SHE HAD SOME OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES…  BUT NOTHING RELATED DIRECTLY TO THIS PROBLEM….    SO WHEN SHE CAME INTO MY OFFICE… SHE WAS PLEASANT BUT SOMEWHAT EMOTIONAL - OUT OF FEAR FOR NOT WHAT WAS HAPPENING…    NATURALLY, SHE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A PINCHED NERVE IN THE BACK OR A MISALIGNED SPINE… BUT I RULED THAT OUT ON A DIME…   SO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THIS LADY’S LEGS?   WHY IN THE WORLD OVER 18 MONTHS, WAS THIS PROBLEM GETTING WORSE WITHOUT ANY DIRECT CAUSE OR CURSE?   ALSO, WHAT SPECIFIC VITAMIN, DID I RECOMMEND THAT COMPLETELY CHANGED THE COURSE AND HELP US WIN?

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    s t r e t c h

    To stretch...  or not to stretch... That is the question.  Do you know the answer?

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    e n d o c r i n o l o g i s t

    Endocrinologist.  Hard to pronounce. Even harder to explain what they do.  2 minute recap for you. 

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    n i t r o g l y c e r i n

    Nitroglycerin is a powerful explosive and a medication used to treat chest pain.    but...    What happened a when patient took to much?    Listen now.   

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    h e a d a c h e s

    HEADACHES... FROM???   (you'll never guess)

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    PRESCRIPTION DRUG FILLERS - BOWEL ISSUES

    BOWELS.   INTESTINES.    INTESTINAL DISTRESS.    DIARRHEA.    A SERIOUS MEDICAL SITUATION… LISTEN TO THIS NEXT CASE… BECAUSE THE ANSWER WAS NOT EASY TO TRACE…   A RETIRED ELDERLY LADY WAS HAVE SEVERE LOOSE STOOLS. UP TO 20 OR MOR PER DAY..    IT AFFECTED HER LIFE AND HUSBAND’S LIFE IN EVERY WAY…    THEY HAD BEEN TO THE DOCTOR WHO SCOPED SCANNED AND PLANNED TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OR PRESCRIBE A MEDICATION TO PUT THE BOWELS ON PAUSE…   LET ME BE CLEAR - THIS WAS NOT JUST A CASE OF FOOD POISONING OR MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE.    IT WAS AN ADVERSE MEDICAL EVENT AFFECTING HIS LADY’S LIFE LIKE ANY OTHER SERIOUS AILMENT.    IMAGINE BEING SICK AND NOT GETTING WELL. THIS IS WHERE SHE WAS AT.    AS I PROGRESS THROUGH THIS, REMEMBER TO KEEP IN MIND A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS.

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    NEW: ARE YOU HUMAN... OR A CODE? HEALTH INSURANCE 101.

    REVIEW: THE NAME SHOW! WHAT IS THE REPUTATION OF YOUR HOSPITAL?   NEW: ARE YOU HUMAN... OR A CODE? HEALTH INSURANCE 101.   PLUS: THIS WEEK'S TIP AND TRICK: A SIMPLE SELF TEST FOR A TORN MENISCUS

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    THE NAME SHOW! WHAT IS THE REPUTATION OF YOUR HOSPITAL?

    REVIEW: INTERVIEW - A NEUROSURGEON AND PHYSIATRIST. TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY, TECHNIQUES AND CORE VALUES.   NEW: THE NAME SHOW! WHAT IS THE REPUTATION OF YOUR HOSPITAL?   PLUS: THIS WEEK'S TIP AND TRICK: A SIMPLE SELF TEST FOR SCIATICA!

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    Irony: The Best Prescription In Healthcare

    IRONY.  IRONIC.   TAKES ON various forms but generally involves a situation or expression that is contrary to what is anticipated, often producing humor, surprise, or critical insight.  FOR EXAMPLES:  A CHIROPRACTOR WHO HAS A BAD BACK OR … A DENTIST WHO GETS A CAVITY.  OR…  A DOCTOR WHO GETS SICK   Understanding irony enhances both creative and critical thinking, as it often invites deeper exploration of meaning and intention.

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    o r t h o t i c s

    REVIEW: ISN'T IT IRONIC? THE LESSON OF IRONY IN HEALTH CARE. NEW: ORTHOTICS FOR YOUR FEET! PLUS: THIS WEEK'S TIP AND TRICK: A SIMPLE SELF TEST FOR ULNAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT

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    e a r w a x

    INTERVIEW: AUDIOLOGIST LAURIE LAFLUER. TOPIC: EAR WAX AND RINGING IN THE EARS.  

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    SPINE INJECTIONS: ARE YOU A CANDIDATE?

    DO SHOTS IN YOUR BACK REALLY WORK FOR BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA?  IF SO, HOW MANY DO YOU NEED? ONE SHOT? TWO SHOTS, THREE SHOTS FOUR?  OR DOES A “BOOSTER” SETTLE THE SCORE.  IF THE SHOTS DON’T WORK, HOW ABOUT “BURNING THE NERVES” HOW GOOD IS THAT?    ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... REVIEW: A FUSSY MUSCLE NEW:  SPINE INJECTIONS FOR PAIN PLUS: THIS WEEK'S TIP AND TRICK.  A SIMPLE SELF STRETCH FOR A STIFF BACK

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    WHAT'S IN YOUR WATER?

    WATER.    WE DRINK IT. WE PLAY IN IT. WE BATHE IN IT.    WE DO A LOT WITH WATER.    AS A GENERAL RULE OF THUMB WE CAN GO WITHOUT FOOD FOR A WHILE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO WATER, AFTER ABOUT 3 DAYS OUR BODY’S BEGIN TO HAZE.   AND JUST LIKE YOUR BROWN HAIR OR BLUE EYES , WATER HAS ITS OWN PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH ARE IN THE GROUND AND UP IN THE SKIES.    SO WHEN IT COMES TO WATER, WE NEED TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR ON THIS SUBSTANCE THAT’S BOTH FAR AND NEAR.    WHY? WELL, WHATEVER IS IN THE WATER WE DRINK, OUR SOIL, OR THE IN THE LAKES WHERE WE HAVE FUN OR TOIL, THAT WATER AND WHAT’S IN IT, WILL BE ABSORBED IN US THEREFORE IT’S GOOD TO KNOW IF SOMETHING WILL GIVE OUR INTESTINES US FUSS..   BUT THERE’S NO WAY WE CAN BECOME A CHEMIST OR BIOLOGIST OVERNIGHT…   SO, THANKFULLY THERE ARE WATER PROFESSIONALS. WHO THEIR ENTIRE BUSINESS REVOLVES AROUND… WATER.    SO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO OUR NEXT GUEST. SHE’S AN OWNER OF A SPECIAL TYPE OF WATER TESTING FACILITY WHICH WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF OUR SHOW TODAY…

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    WORST NECK PAIN EVER!

    NEW:  TORTICOLLIS: THE WORST NECK PAIN EVER! AND: A CALLER WITH A QUESTION ABOUT VERTIGO AND NECK PAIN.   

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    SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT

    ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... REVIEW: WATER PILLS: A SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT ON A LOCAL LADY. NEW:  TORTICOLLIS: THE WORST NECK PAIN EVER! AND: A CALLER WITH A QUESTION ABOUT VERTIGO AND NECK PAIN.  PLUS: THIS WEEK'S TIP AND TRICK.  A SIMPLE SELF TEST FOR CARPAL TUNNEL.

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    LASIX

    ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW... REVIEW: WATER PILLS: A SERIOUS SIDE EFFECT ON A LOCAL LADY. NEW:  TORTICOLLIS: THE WORST NECK PAIN EVER! AND: A CALLER WITH A QUESTION ABOUT VERTIGO AND NECK PAIN.  PLUS: THIS WEEK'S TIP AND TRICK.  A SIMPLE SELF TEST FOR CARPAL TUNNEL.

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    i n s u r a n c e

    NEW: INSURANCE CLAIM DENIALS. At superhuman speed.

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    GROK VS GOD

    REVIEW: ARE YOU READY FOR BOW SEASON? AND: GROK VS GOD.. NEW: MEDICAL COST GOTCHA'S  PLUS: THIS WEEK'S TIP AND TRICK: A SIMPLE SELF NERVE GLIDE TECHNIQUE!

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    D E C I S I O N S

    REVIEW: MEDICAL COST GOTCHA'S  NEW: LITMUS TEST: MAKE DECISIONS PLUS: THIS WEEK'S TIP AND TRICK: A SIMPLE SELF TEST FOR BURSITIS OF THE HIP!

  47. 15

    t r a i l e r

    UPCOMING: Interview of a wife who's husband died from amiodarone. What happened? Why? Stay tuned...  

  48. 14

    a m i o d a r o n e

    It treats heart conditions, but what could happen to your lungs?

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    s t e n o s i s

    WE’VE ALL HEARD SOMEBODY SAY “I’VE GOT A BAD BACK”.  OR MAYBE WE SAY IT ABOUT OURSELVES.  IN ADDITION, COMMONLY, IN HEALTH CARE, THERE’S A LOT OF CHIT CHAT ABOUT BACKS,  WHAT CAUSES BACK PAIN, OR BACK PAIN THAT CAUSES YOUR PINCHED SCIATICA NERVES.  YET, WHAT I WANT TO DESCRIBE TO YOU, IS A CONDITION OF A BAD BACK THAT TENDS TO PLAGUE PEOPLE IN A PROFOUND WAY.  IT CAUSES BIG PROBLEMS IN THE FUNCTION OF THE LOWER BACK. IT’S THE TYPE OF ISSUE THAT IF YOU’RE IN THE GOLDEN YEARS… IT CAN SOMETIMES BRING YOU TO TEARS…  OR AT MINIMUM MAKE YOUR BACK AND LEGS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE IN LOW GEAR.  IT’S THE TYPE OF CONDITION THAT IN CERTAIN CASES YOU MAY HAVE AN X-RAY AND AN MRI OF THE LOWER SPINE AND TRIED INJECTIONS, BUT YOU’RE STILL NOT FINE.   SO YOU’RE LEFT WITH A FEELING OF UNCERTAINTY. LIKE, HOW DOES JUST A LITTLE OR A LOT OF ARTHRITIS CAUSE THIS MUCH PAIN, NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN MY BACK, BUTTOCKS AND LEGS? AND IS IT ALL JUST BECAUSE OF ARTHRITIS?  OR COULD IT BE SOMETHING ELSE…

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    hip surgery

    INTERVIEW: WALKER FLANNERY, M.D. ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. ABOUT: WE’VE ALL HEARD SOMEBODY SAY “I’VE GOT A BAD HIP” OR MAYBE WE SAY IT ABOUT OURSELVES.  IN ADDITION, COMMONLY, IN HEALTH CARE, THERE’S A LOT OF CHIT CHAT ABOUT HIPS  WE ACHE AS WE AGE AND THEN OUR HIP JOINTS BEGIN TO RAGE EVENTUALLY AT SOME POINT, MANY OF US WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS SOME TYPE OF BONE, JOINT OR HIP ISSUE… ….AND YOU MIGHT BE HURTING SO BAD YOU NEED A KLEENEX OR A TISSUE.  OR MAYBE YOU’RE THE WEEKEND WARRIOR OR ATHLETIC TYPE… AND AFTER MANY YEARS… YOU KNOW THAT NOISE OR PAIN IN YOUR HIP JUST AIN’T RIGHT…  SO WHERE DO YOU GO….FOR A HIP THAT IS SCREAMING NO?  IT’S A FIELD OF CHOICES… BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING AN ORGANIZATION OF SURGEONS FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS A HIP REPLACEMENT…  YOU WILL WANT TO CHOOSE A FACILITY THAT HAS ITS PROCESSES AND PEOPLE ``OPERATING” LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE.   

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

REAL LIFE. REAL PEOPLE. REAL PROBLEMS. DR. LARRY LOEWEN, JR. is a Crystal Falls chiropractor who serves Crystal Falls and the surrounding communities in the UPPER PENINSULA. He has taken his cases and shared them with the public in a fun and informative hit hour-long radio program on WIKB 99.1 FM. The show spotlights cases, content, and interviews in a way that is cleverly timed and rhymed. Headliner topics such as: ”HEALTHCARE GIMMICKS, GLITCHES AND GOTCHAS”, ”IF CANCER COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY?” AND ”DR. GOOGLE” keeps the growing community of loyal listeners hooked on what he’ll say next. He takes a ”whole person” approach, which means he listens and learns. Then, gathers all medical records, sorts out information and puts the pieces of the puzzle together on more complex health issues when necessary. Over the years, thousands have come to him for his common sense approach and ability to diagnose problems.

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