Conditions Treated

Asbestos
Asbestos refers to a group of six chemically similar silicate fibers. These naturally occurring fibers are durable, fire-resistant, and noise-absorbent, and serve as a key component in a variety of industrial products, including items for the home. Unfortunately, asbestos has also been linked to serious medical conditions, including several forms of cancer. By one estimate, as many as 15,000 Americans die every year from an asbestos-triggered disease. Though exposure to any amount of asbestos is risky, it is prolonged contact in either occupational or domestic settings that represents the most pressing challenge to health.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a medical condition associated with numbness, pain, and weakness in the wrists and hands. It results from compression of the median nerve, which provides feeling and muscle mobility to the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers, but not the pinky. The carpal tunnel is the median nerve’s pathway through the wrist into the hand, named for the small and irregularly shaped carpal bones that line the tunnel. It also contains ligaments and tendons, which reinforce and strengthen the wrist-hand connection. Carpal tunnel syndrome is estimated to affect as much as five percent of the adult American population.

Computer Vision Syndrome
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a highly contagious and potentially fatal lung disease. It originates as a bacterial infection and is spread from person to person through the air by sneezing and coughing. Though more common in the developing than in the developed world, tuberculosis experienced a resurgence in the U.S. and other industrialized nations with the advent of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS, which reduce the body’s resistance to latent forms of the disease. Effective treatments exist when TB is promptly and properly diagnosed.

Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a health condition involving phantom sound. A person with tinnitus will perceive sound in the ears, without an external source for that sound. Tinnitus is commonly referred to as “ringing in the ears” but actually encompasses a wide range of aural effects. It can have a variety of causes, but is rarely the sign of a serious underlying medical issue. In some cases, however, tinnitus can interfere with hearing and concentration, and is occasionally associated with anxiety and depression.

Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a highly contagious and potentially fatal lung disease. It originates as a bacterial infection and is spread from person to person through the air by sneezing and coughing. Though more common in the developing than in the developed world, tuberculosis experienced a resurgence in the U.S. and other industrialized nations with the advent of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS, which reduce the body’s resistance to latent forms of the disease. Effective treatments exist when TB is promptly and properly diagnosed.