Marvin Hurn works out under the watchful eye of physical therapist Steve Garske, P.T., at Body in Balance in Fairfield. CHP Officer Marvin Hurn, 31, was spending a relaxing day off with his family and church at a trampoline park in Fairfield when his world was forever changed. It was just one leap—from the trampoline…
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The patient had been struck by a car and dragged 20 feet. His ribs were broken and his pelvis crushed, both in the front and the back. He could have faced months of painful recuperation while his bones healed, and the possibility of never walking normally again. Fortunately for him, his injuries were repaired by…
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A quick adjustment of the neck and back by Zackery Wood, D.O., is sometimes just enough to keep Carmen Robinson in alignment. At 23 years old, Carmen Robinson felt like a much older woman. There were days when her back pain was so intense, the Fairfield resident could barely walk. It made her job as…
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Advanced Approach Proves Effective for Women with Breast Cancer September 2012 was shaping up to be a difficult month for Beverly Stewart. The 64-year-old Angel’s Camp resident had just learned her job would be eliminated and with it, her health insurance. Not yet old enough for Medicare, she was researching options when she attended a…
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A partial knee replacement has Roy Yarbrough, 63, of Vacaville, optimistic that he will return to the tennis court this spring. Looking back, he’s amazed that Orthopedic Surgeon Andrew Brooks spent two hours with him on his very first visit. “To have a doctor spend so much time with me, going over my test results…
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