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AIMS Clinic Promotes Health and Wellness

In 1976, Chiropractic Doctors Thomas Picone and John Reisert opened Alternative Integrated Medical Services (AIMS), a center to help people eliminate their pain through incorporating chiropractic services with alternative treatment options. Patients are comforted by the guarantee that the staff will stop at nothing to help eliminate their pain, increase their energy and get them to state of optimum health. Many people, desperate for relief from their various health conditions, flock to this facility because of the personalized care and long-lasting results that AIMS provides.

The services offered at AIMS integrate Eastern and Western medicine. The facility has board certified medical doctors, a pain management specialist, naturopathic physician, physical therapists and chiropractors, as well as a registered dietician, acupuncturist and massage therapist. The team works together tirelessly to create custom plans for each patient to maximize their results. In the preliminary examination process, there are a multitude of tests offered, including structural and muscular exams. During weekly meetings, each patient is discussed and evaluated helps to ensure that everything continues to function properly.

The personalized treatment programs are all-encompassing, and may include pain management, physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and nutritional information. The customized program is monitored, patient care coordinators are on staff every day and their website is very interactive for those with questions and concerns. AIMS emphasizes education and can give information to potential patients in person or via phone conference if needed.

In operation for almost 40 years, AIMS has treated a variety of patients from athletes to families with children and older adults. They have helped patients with pain, chronic headaches, fibromyalgia and more. The staff at AIMS ensures they will leave no stone unturned as they try to detect and correct the cause of pain and fatigue. Their success continues to skyrocket because they constantly strive for their patients to reach a state of wellness and stay there. A representative for AIMS explains, “Our success is our motivation. We give our patients their life back and they feel they belong here.”

AIMS participates with Medicare, accepts most insurance plans and has a CareCredit program to make their services affordable for almost everyone. Location: 150-A Tices Ln., East Brunswick. For more information, call 732-254-5553 or toll free at 866-254-5553. Email: [email protected]. Visit AIMSClinic.com.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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