Celebrating Donna's 35th anniversary with Orthopedic Associates!

 

Varsity Jacket for 15 years of service For Dr. James Heerwagen!

 

The Football Booster Club at Flower Mound High School presented Dr. James Heerwagen with this beautifully embroidered Varsity jacket for his 15 years of service as the team physician.
Dr. Heerwagen takes great pride in wearing it!

 

 

Community Medical Associates recognizing Dr. Kent Dickson for his contributions as a founding member.

To read the whole article, please go to

http://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/index.php/local-news/4357-doctor-honored-for-service

Our physicians at Orthopedic Associates would like to thank you for your ongoing support. We are amazed and humbled by all the help and encouragement we've been receiving from our community!

We are excited to be back to our office at 5000 Long Prairie Rd in Flower Mound!
At Orthopedic Associates we are committed to the satisfaction of our patients. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at 972-420-1776.

Winner of Best Orthopedic Surgeons- by Reader's Choice 2014!

Body Mass Index - Finding your healthy weight.

 

Body Mass Index

 

 

Finding a Healthy Weight:

  To find a healthy weight you need to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) which is today’s most common method to determine an individual’s weight class.

Are you currently within your Healthy weight standards?   According to recent studies 2 in every 3 American adults are over-weight or obese- this puts people at a greater  risk for a number of health threatening conditions which include:

Ø  Diabetes

Ø  Heart Disease

Ø  High Cholesterol

Ø  Stroke

Ø  High Blood Pressure

Ø  Gallbladder Disease

Ø  Arthritis

Ø  Many forms of Cancer

Ø  Chronic conditions: Chronic back and joint pain: hip, and knee

      Maintaining a healthy weight decreases risks of theses common health disorders.

Healthy weight:  How to get there from here?

·         Talk to your Primary Care Physician about ways to lose the extra weight. It may not be easy but it is possible to lose weight!

·         There are so many weight lose programs that can fit all life styles- Find what works best for you!!

·         While having an ultimate goal of a normal BMI is great; setting smaller goals of losing 5%, 10% of body weight (10-20 pounds) can make a huge difference in goals- Plus it’s a great motivation!!

Sources:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (n.d.) Aim for a Healthy Weight. Retrieved from

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm

Centers for Disease Control Prevention. (2013, December 6). Body Mass Index. Retrieved from

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/

Vertex 42 The Guide to Excel in Everything (n.d.) BMI Chart (Body Mass Index).

Retrieved February 2^nd , 2014, from
http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/bmi-chart.html

 

"Dysfunctional Overhead Athletes" by Jeffery S. Cantrell M.D.

Don't miss Dr. Jeffery Cantrell's sports talk about the "Dysfunctional Overhead Athletes"

Time: February 12th 2014 at 7:00 PM
Place:Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Classroom C
RSVP: 469.322.7085