Expert Commentary
Tips to Help Moms Reset Their Personal Boundaries
Chandrika Balgobin, DO, PMH-C, is a perinatal psychiatrist with Inova Women’s Behavioral Health Services. What are boundaries, and why are they important? In psychological terms, a boundary is a mental line that helps determine what is and is not “okay.” A boundary serves to “protect the integrity of an individual or group or that helps…
Read MoreDads and Depression: Raising Awareness
Tara Croan, LCSW, PMH-C, women’s behavioral health therapist, Inova Women’s Behavioral Health Services; Sarah Orrison, LCSW, women’s behavioral health therapist, Inova Behavioral Health Services; and Rushi Vyas, MD, psychiatrist. When a couple welcomes a new baby into the family, everything changes. The parents tend to focus on the new baby’s needs and on the new…
Read MoreRachelle Defies MS with Strength and Medical Partnership
It happened all of a sudden. Her legs felt different – heavy, numb and tingly. She ignored it for a few days and figured it would go away. As a 16-year-old, she had better things to focus on – getting used to a new high school, making friends and passing her driving test. But after…
Read MoreMedicare Annual Wellness Visit: What It Is & Why It Matters
Jeffrey L. Kent, DO is a board-certified primary care physician practicing family medicine at Inova Primary Care – Sterling. As a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, he focuses on health promotion and disease prevention. Dr. Kent partners with each patient to create a personalized plan to manage chronic disease and meet their health goals. Each year,…
Read MoreNeed More Exercise? 7 Tips to Help You Get Moving
Andrew Lam, MD is a board-certified primary care physician practicing family medicine at Fairfax Family Practice . Dr. Lam is passionate about making medical concepts easy to understand so that people of all ages can take better care of their health. He guides patients to wellness both in his practice and through the “Well on…
Read MoreStudy Finds New Therapy Effective for Common, Advanced Bladder Cancer
Following standard chemotherapy, Avelumab was found to increase the overall survival of patients with advanced urothelial bladder cancer. According to the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, more than 80,000 Americans will be diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2022 with an anticipated loss of 17,000 patients to the disease. Most of these cases are…
Read MoreFeeling Overwhelmed? When to Talk to Your Doctor and Ask for Help
Daniel LaCroix, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and serves as the Director of Inova Integrated Behavioral Health Services. Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone. We are living through particularly tumultuous and challenging times. Overwhelm is a feeling that we have too many responsibilities and can’t do it all. We’re stretched too thin, and we…
Read MoreFitness: A Piece of the Mental Health Puzzle You Won’t Want to Miss
Robin Shultz, LCSW, AC is a licensed clinical social worker who serves as the Senior Director, Adult Ambulatory for Inova Behavioral Health Services. She is driven by the notion that “the best is yet to come.” There are so many “shoulds” these days. We “should” eat less processed food. We “should” get more sleep. We…
Read MoreTips to Healthy Eating During Cancer Treatment
Angie Lord, RD, is a registered dietitian at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute and Life With Cancer. She is also a registered yoga teacher. Angie enjoys helping patients meet their nutritional needs while receiving cancer treatment and loves learning about patients’ stories and backgrounds during her time with them. Each March, the Academy of Nutrition…
Read MoreSeeing a Neurological Sleep Disorders Specialist Makes a Difference for Steve
Steve McGough loves being outside, whether working in his garden or tinkering with his cars. But about five years ago, Steve was diagnosed with Lyme disease, from a tick bite – that he may have gotten while working in the garden he loves. His doctor emphasized the importance of getting good quality sleep to enable…
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