Medically reviewed by Helen B. Paslay, DNP, FNP-C Quick answer: Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) is an FDA-approved preventive treatment for chronic migraine — headaches on 15 or more days a month. It's given as 31 small injections across seven areas of the head and neck every 12 weeks, blocking pain-signaling chemicals at nerve endings. Clinical data shows [...]
Balancing Pain Management and Daily Life with Your Primary Care Team Living with ongoing pain is exhausting. It can change how you work, sleep, move, and spend time with the people you care about. As spring activities pick up in Prescott and schedules get busier, even simple things like errands or family events can feel [...]
Make the Most of Your Annual Wellness Visit An annual wellness visit is a yearly check-in that focuses on your overall health, not just one problem or symptom. It gives you and your provider time to talk about how you are doing, what has changed, and what you might need to stay as healthy as [...]
Stay Ahead of Arizona’s Seasonal Health Challenges Planning wellness exams around Arizona’s seasons can make a real difference in how you feel all year. Our state has its own patterns, like long stretches of heat, windy spring days with more pollen in the air, and cooler months, when people gather indoors more often. Each of [...]
Making Chronic Care Easier for Busy Parents Chronic health conditions do not pause for school drop-off, work meetings, or sports practice. When a child, teen, or parent lives with asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune issues, or another long-term condition, it affects the whole family; every single day. That is where chronic care management comes [...]
Why Personalized Primary Care Matters for Chronic Disease Management Living with a long-term health condition can affect almost every part of daily life. Conditions like diabetes, heart disease, COPD, asthma, and arthritis often stay with a person for many years. Many people deal with more than one of these at the same time, which can [...]
Everyday Habits That Support Chronic Disease Management Chronic disease management is not just about office visits, lab work, or prescriptions. The small choices you make every day at home also play a big part in how you feel and how stable your health stays over time. When you live with conditions like diabetes, high blood [...]
Spring can be a useful time to review your health and medical care. Routines often change after the holidays, and many patients find it helpful to update care plans for the months ahead. Reconnecting with your primary care team allows you to set health goals that are realistic and are based on medical evidence. During [...]
How Chronic Care Management Supports Everyday Life Living with a long-term health condition can affect almost every part of your day. Chronic care management services are about giving you steady support, not just help when something goes wrong. Instead of only seeing your provider when you feel sick, chronic care focuses on regular contact, planning, [...]
How Medically Supervised Weight Loss Supports Lasting Change Medically supervised weight loss gives structure and safety to people who are tired of quick fixes. Instead of jumping from one trendy diet to the next, you work with a healthcare team that understands your body, your health history, and your daily life. The focus is not [...]
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