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HEALTH QUARTERLY / ADVERTISING SECTION
H ospital i ndex
& U pdates
n Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive
Cancer Care: Helping Women Triumph
Over Breast Cancer.
n A Fast Track to Colonoscopy.
— Pages 5 & 20
n Advances in Breast Cancer Care
Implemented at Hackensack University
Medical Center.
n Researchers and Clinical Healthcare
Providers Making Progress in
Gynecologic Cancer Care.
— Pages 6 & 7
n Early Detection ... Now Cancer-free.
Breast Cancer Survivor Has Winning
Attitude.
n Holy Name Neurologist Relieves
Chronic Headaches After Traumatic
Head Injuries.
— Pages 8 & 9
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Low-impact exercise, as well as recovery from injury, can be accomplished through fitness programs and group
classes conducted in the pool facilities of the Aquatic Center at Valley Health Lifestyles.
Stay Pain- and Injury-free
When Working Out
By JOSEPH RITACCO
Health Quarterly
F
or many, the start of a new year will usher in
a renewed commitment to maintaining active,
healthier lifestyles. The resolutions, however,
should focus not only on exercising more, but
exercising more intelligently.
“When you become more physically active, whether
it’s running, hiking or lifting weights, there’s an inher-
ent risk of injury,” said Donald Tomaszewski, director of
medical fitness at Valley Health LifeStyles.
To combat injury risk, it is advisable to lean on the
expertise of healthcare professionals. Newcomers at
Valley Health fill out the Physical Activity Readiness
Questionnaire (PAR-Q) to give licensed certified athletic
trainers like Tomaszewski the opportunity to craft
an exercise program tailored to the needs of each indi-
vidual.
“The selling point of a fitness assessment is to estab-
lish a baseline,” he said. “We’ll do it again in 3-6 months
and hope to see a change.”
Early progress is essential, he added, because people
are often quick to abandon workouts if they feel too
much discomfort. “Exercise is noxious to most people,”
Tomaszewski said. “They don’t like the intensity, and
they don’t like to feel pain. They wind up going through
the motions, but there’s no health benefit to that.”
To get clients off on the right foot, he emphasizes
the proper techniques for each exercise. “If you’re lifting
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Page 7
Holy Name Medical Center
Page 9
RWJ Barnabas Health Kayal Orthopedic Center
Visiting Physician Services New Jersey Cancer Care
& Blood Disorders
Page 11
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Professional Hearing Aid Ctr.
Page 13
Atlantic Health System
Page 15
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Valley Health System
Page 20
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HEALTH
n Facing Breast Cancer Together:
A Team of Specialists Surrounds and
Supports Breast Cancer Patients.
n New Breast Cancer Screening Tools
And Technologies Spare Patients from
More Invasive Procedures.
— Pages 10 & 11
n Atlantic Health’s #AskHer Campaign
Returns for 4th Year.
n Fighting Cancer from the Inside Out:
Personalized Immunotherapy Gives
Motorcyclist Hope of Riding Again.
— Pages 14 & 15
H ealtH Q Uarterly
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