Life Before Medicine

Life Before Medicine

Hosted by: Bruce Crawford, MD and Heather Dibkey, MS

Dr Crawford believes that patients are not adequately informed about their healthcare choices. He now endeavors to close this information gap by providing digital content that addresses the most common health...

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Persevering

A story of inspiration and perseverance from a young man living with chronic illness.
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Functional Aging

Join Dr. Dan Richie, Functional Aging Institute, as he discusses with us how to build a strong body and mind as we age.
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Obesity Part 2

Join Dr. Shawn Hondorp, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology, as we dive into the topic of obesity from a psychology perspective. We examine topics such as does our body...
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Obesity Part 1

Join Dr. Crawford and Dr. Kent Sasse as they discuss the medical side of obesity.  Dr. Sasse is a surgeon, author, and Director of the Obesity Prevention Foundation.
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Pelvic Pain Part 1

Dr Crawford and Dr Toby Frescholtz discuss pelvic pain from the physician perspective. We discuss common misunderstandings about pelvic pain and the importance of finding a provider with experience and interest in...
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Pelvic Pain Part 2

Dr. Bruce Crawford and doctoral student Heather Dibkey discuss non-invasive self-care strategies for managing pelvic pain.  Leave with simple tools you can implement into your daily life.
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Urinary Incontinence

1. Background information 2. Medical Treatment 3. Surgical Treatment 4. How to Avoid Medical Intervention 5. Pfilates and P49 as a conservative self-care treatment 6. Concluding thoughts
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