Category Archives: Wellness

EmUrgentCare Medical Offices Building Opens On Route 146 In Clifton Park

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Officials cut the ribbon for the opening of the new EmUrgentCare in Clifton Park, a new satellite office for orthopaedic specialists and other medical tenants.
Courtesy Albany Med

The new EmUrgentCare and medical offices in Clifton Park opened on Oct. 1, just west of Shenendehowa High School at 989 Route 146 in Clifton Park.
Local officials joined leadership and physicians from Albany Med and The Bone & Joint Center, community partners and representatives from Columbia Development Companies for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The 14,400 square-foot medical office complex houses an Albany Med EmUrgentCare, a newly renovated and expanded satellite office for orthopaedic specialists with The Bone & Joint Center, and other medical tenants.

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New Inpatient Transition Program Provides Hospital-To-Home Services In Saratoga

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Dr. Kevin Dooley medical director of the Inpatient Transition Program.
Courtesy Saratoga Hospital

Saratoga Hospital has created a new Inpatient Transition Program to provide hospital-to-home services for adult patients with a chronic illness or health risks.
Officials said the patient-focused program is designed to improve both patient care and the system for transitioning that care from a hospital setting to a primary care provider.
“The ITP is especially needed for those chronically ill patients who may not have prompt access to their primary care physician,” said Dr. Kevin Dooley medical director of the Inpatient Transition Program. “These are patients who need to be seen within three days at most. A discharged patient who misses out on follow-up care may inadvertently mismanage their medications or miss a warning sign and eventually end up back in the hospital.”

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Baptiste Power Yoga Capital District Strives To Help Clients Inside And Outside The Studio

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Sheryl Campbell is the co-owner and co-founder of Baptiste Power Yoga in Clifton Park.
©2019 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Rachel Phillips
The Capital Region has a new Baptiste affiliate yoga studio.
Located at 1714 Route 9 in Clifton Park, Baptiste Power Yoga Capital District is owned and operated by Sheryl Campbell, Jessica Padula and Tanya MacLeod.
“BPYCD teaches a powerful, energetic and playful style of power vinyasa yoga,” said Campbell.
The studio is open seven days a week, and offers classes for all levels, including beginners. They also have corporate wellness programs.

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Dad’s Back Pain From Shoeing Horses Helps Inspire Man’s Career As A Chiropractor

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Dr. Patrick Campbell is the first-ever associate at Turning Point Chiropractic.
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By Susan E. Campbell
A chiropractor with ties to the horse racing industry, including childhood days at Saratoga Race Course, is now helping a local chiropractic office grow.
Dr. Patrick Campbell is the first-ever associate at Turning Point Chiropractic, 125 High Rock Ave., in Saratoga Springs. He joined the team in June.
Dr. Adam Favro, who operates the practice, said Campbell’s “philosophy on healthcare and treatment aligns perfectly with the mission of the office.”

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Business Report: Is Your Diet Decreasing Productivity?

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Maria Savino of Simple Steps Health Coaching.

By Maria Savino
Do you ever feel tired, sluggish, unproductive, and like you are struggling to get through your day? I’m sure all of us have experience this at one time or another, but the reason for it may not be what you think.
Your lack of motivation or energy is not always due to lack of sleep or your mindset. Often, low energy and decreased productivity are the results of a poor diet.
Food is fuel and the different nutrients that you receive from food are essential for your body to perform certain tasks.
For example, carbohydrates are needed for energy, protein is needed for growth, development, and tissue repair, and fats are essential for cushioning our organs and insulating the body.
When your body lacks a certain nutrient it will let you know, often through unpleasant physical symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, or irritability.

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The Wesley Community Recognized By Newsweek For Its Outstanding Care Services

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The Wesley Health Care Center at The Wesley Community in Saratoga Springs has been named one of the Best Nursing Homes 2020 by Newsweek magazine.
The Wesley Health Care Center, which provides long-term care services to individuals with chronic medical needs, is one of only 63 nursing homes in New York state and 406 nursing homes in the U.S. to be recognized by the national magazine.

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Family Chiropractic Moves Into Larger Office Space; Accommodates Growing Business

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Dr. Satwinder Dhanjal-Garcha, a chiropractor in Clifton Park, is known as Dr. Terry.
©2019 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jennifer Farnsworth
Dr. Satwinder Dhanjal-Garcha, a chiropractor in Clifton Park, has moved her office to a space that will better allow her to provide care in her growing practice.
Dhanjal-Garcha, owner of Family Chiropractic & Wellness, 56 Clifton Country Road, Suite 205, said while the new office was a simple move to an upstairs suite, the new location is almost like a fresh start.
“We were outgrowing the old space. Now with five rooms, it a better fit for me and for my patients,” said Dhanjal-Garcha, known to patients as Dr. Terry.
The location on Clifton Country Road is both convenient for local patients and easy to find for those travelling to see her, she said.

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Adirondack Health Institute’s New Network Addresses Social Factors That Impact Health

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Adirondack Health Institute (AHI), in collaboration with numerous community, social service, public sector, and health care provider organizations, has launched ADK Wellness Connections, a powerful, centrally-connected resource navigation and referral coordination network.

ADK Wellness Connections aims to improve access to care and services to address unmet social and health-related needs for individuals and families in the greater Adirondack region. It is part of a larger effort to increase collaboration and interoperability between clinical and social service providers, under the state Department of Health Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program. A five-year program beginning in 2015, DSRIP was intended to transform care delivery to individuals who receive Medicaid with the goals of reducing avoidable hospital use, increasing access to primary and preventative care, and improving population health outcomes.

Addressing social factors that impact health outcomes, such as housing, transportation, and access to nutritious food, has proven to be a key consideration in DSRIP initiatives.

ADK Wellness Connections utilizes Unite Us, a secure, HIPAA-compliant software platform, to support referral coordination, resource navigation, and the collection of social determinants of health outcomes data among network partners in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties.

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Mary Martin & Co. Day Spa Opens Its Third Location At 2 Franklin Square In Saratoga Springs

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Brandon Scott, a stylist at Mary Martin Day Spa, works with a client.
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By Maureen Werther

Mary Martin & Co. Day Spa recently opened a third location. The space in Saratoga Springs is located at 2 Franklin Square.

Owner Mary Martin said they have been busy since a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony in August, something she attributed to their reputation for integrity and not “over-selling” to their clients.

Martin is no newcomer to the health, wellness and beauty business. Before she settled in Saratoga and opened her first spa at 85 Washington St. Martin cut her teeth in Manhattan doing professional makeup and skin care. Originally from Whitehall, N,Y,, Martin said she always wanted to live in Saratoga.

She has been in the business for more than 20 years and has developed a loyal and expanding clientele. The newest location, formerly occupied by Xanadu Salon, offers many of the same services provided at 85 Washington St. and  the 493 Broadway Hair Salon and Blowout Bar. But Martin has added new services a 2 Franklin Square, including their Halotheraphy Salt Cavern and Norvell Sunless Spray Tan.

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‘Metabolic Meltdown’ Provides Individually Tailored Workouts In An Open Classroom Setting

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Tyler Hammett, assistant manager and trainer at Metabolic Meltdown on Gick Road in Saratoga Springs, assists one of its clients during her workout. ©2017 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Rachel Phillips

Metabolic Meltdown opened  a new location at 30 Gick Road in Saratoga Springs, marking its fifth facility in the Capital Region. It boasts over 100 new members.

The space, which used to be Saratoga Health and Fitness, is a 5,000-square-foot facility consisting of the main workout area, locker rooms and a gym.

Metabolic Meltdown was founded by Matt Phelps in 2008 when he was working as a trainer for high school and college athletes. The mothers of his pupils were intrigued by his training regimens, and requested he prepare one for them as well, he said. His business grew quickly, jumping from 90 members 2013 to 2,000 in 2017. He had to expand to new locations across the area, including Clifton Park and Green Island.

The success of Phelps’ business is in large part due to the structure of his program. Unlike other workout facilities, Metabolic Meltdown is neither a gym, nor an exercise class, he said.

Each 45-minute session encompasses six different workout stations. The members exercise at each station for a given period of time before moving on to the next, giving them the opportunity to get a full-body workout that merges strength and cardio training. The exercises are considered metabolic training because they’re geared to alter a person’s metabolism, get the blood flowing and make participants healthier.

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