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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, April 12,1998
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Auction for a worthy cause
Top: Auctioneer Rex Veteto was hard
at work at the April 4 Charity Auction to
benefit the March of Dimes. The auc
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Bethelview store. Working with Veteto,
Steven Curl holds up a Mickey Mouse
doll destined for some lucky child’s
playroom. Curl is co-manager of the
grocery store. At right: A bidder takes
her chances on one of the many items
auctioned off to help a good cause.
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Northside Hospital
Northside Hospital offers
a class on pre-natal care
An evening class which will
involve an informative discus
sion on the aspects of pre-natal
care. It will be conducted by
board-certified perinatiologist.
Dr. Raymond Allen, on
Monday, April 27, at Northside
Hospital Education Center, 980
Johnson Ferry Rd. from 7-9
p.m. The cost is $lO per person.
For information or to register,
call (404) 845-5555. Registra
tion is required.
Health events
Red Cross benefit
Caribbean Getaway, an evening
of fun hosted by the Atlanta
Falcons to benefit the American
Red Cross. It will be Saturday,
April 18 at 7 p.m. Casual attire.
Tickets are SSO per person and
SSOO for a table. For information,
call (404) 575-3172.
Hearing Evaluations
...are included in the free health
screenings and health information
will be available to Forsyth
County residents at Kids Care Fair
on Saturday, April 25 from 10
a.m. - 2 p.m. at Otwell Middle
School. For more information on
Kids Care Fair call (404) 250-
KIDS.
Starßright Foundation Benefit
Golf Tournament
...will hold its third annual
Starßright Foundation Benefit
Golf Tournament April 27 in
Dawsonville, sponsored by Gold
Creek Gold Club. Shotgun starts
at 9 a.m. entree fee is $75 per
player and includes green fees,
lunch and door prizes. First place
will win Pro Shop Certificates of
SIOO, 2nd place will receive $75
certificates. For more information
call Starßright Foundation at
(706) 265-7827 or Toni Gordon at
(706) 265-8733.
Health Views |
Serving Forsyth County For 14 Years
9of 10 Back Surgeries Not “Necessary Nor Effective” jA <
The above headline is a quote from Dr. C.N. Shealy, a medical doctor who is neuro-
surgeon at the Pain Rehabilitation Center of the University of Minnesota. Utt
In studying a number of patients at the Center, Dr. Shealy found that nearly 70 per- K.j,
cent were “repeaters” on lumbar disc surgery. According to the good doctor, if the
patients failed to obtain relief from the first operation, the second and subsequent ones Xgb- aSMt'
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Os the 50,000 spinal operations performed in the United States each year, Dr. Shealy ,
believes that only one in ten can be justified. He contends that back surgery should only lg||jfo& f
be used as a last resort after all other methods have been tried and failed. '
Since statistics indicate that a very large percentage of back problems are due to J V
structural or mechanical defects of the spine, these cases may respond favorably to |
Chiropractic. The Doctor of chiropractic is a specialist in problems of the spine, nerves Ej|H& ImmyH
and muscles.
Why are there no many problems with the low back?
The lower spine is constructed in such away as to allow freedom of movement in n c n r
twisting, bending, etc. Yet this very structure accounts for many of the problems. Uh MlKe rUrpura, B.S. D.G.
As an example, note that the spine in the low back is supported and protected only by Board Certified
muscles, ligaments and discs while the areas above and below the lower spine are sup
ported and protected by the rib cage and pelvis.
Back surgery is a very significant attempt to solve a back problem. No matter whether it succeeds or fails, scar tis
sue will remain and the muscle structure will have been weakened. If the spine is fused in one area its movement is
restricted and the remaining vertebrae must work even harder than before.
While there are cases where back surgery may be necessary, it should be employed only as a last resort.
Chiropractic has achieved success with structural and mechanical defects of the spine that would indicate that is should
be a first resort for such problems.
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Do You Have A Question for Dr. Purpura? Send it to:
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Fathers parenting
class offered
An evening class to demon
strate the importance of the
father’s role throughout the
pregnancy phase and after
childbirth.
An open discussion will be at
the end of the class on Monday,
April 20, at Northside Hospital
Education Center from 7-9
p.m. The cost will be $lO per
person. For information or to
register, call (404) 845-5555.
Registration is required.
Spring and Summer support
groups
Appalachian Family Services Inc
is a 501 (c)3 non-profit agency
providing community mental
health services to persons with
emotional, social adjustment,
physical and mental health prob
lems. The support groups are free
and will be offered in Canton and
Woodstock. Individual counseling
on a sliding fee is also available.
For information, registration, or
directions, call (770) 592-6515.
Women’s Expo
Presented by Publix Super
Markets, will be April 17-19 at the
Cobb Galleria Centre on Friday
from noon - 6 p.m.; Saturday from
noon -7 p.m. and Sunday from
noon - 6 p.m. Call (404) 653-0606
for information.
Easter Seal Corporate Softball
...challenge will be May 2. Sign
up now. Create your own team, all
you need is from nine to 15 play
ers. To register, call Easter Seal of
North Georgia at (404) 633-9609.
National Kidney Foundation
Donate your used vehicle to the
Kidney Cars Program to help
reduce your taxes next year. The
Foundation will tow away your
car for free and send you an
Breastfeeding and
employment class offered
An evening class designed to
show the mother-to-be the
health benefits of breastfeed
ing.
Included are tips on how to
maintain breastfeeding while
working on Monday, April 13;>
at the Northside Hospital Edu
cation Center from 7-9 p.m.!
The cost is $lO per person. ‘
For information or to register,
call (404) 845-5555. Registra
tion is required.
acknowledgement letter for tax*
purposes. Proceeds from the safe
of your car will be used to fund
the National Kidney Foundation’s
life-saving programs. Call (404)
248-1315.
Overeaters Anonymous
...a 12-step recovery program,
meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the
Cornerstone Classroom of the
First Christian Church.
here are no dues or fees. For
more information, call Debbie at
(770) 887-0421 or Edie at (770)
664-9908.
Free Support Group
Appalachian Family Services
Inc. is a non-profit agency provid
ing mental health services to per
sons with emotional, social adjust
ment, physical and mental health
problems. For information, call
(770)592-6515.
Breast Cancer Support Group
Bosom Buddies of Georgia Inc.
meets the second Monday of each
month at 7 p.m. at North Fulton
Regional Hospital on Roswell
Road in Alpharetta and the fourth
Monday of each month at First
Christian Church in the building
behind the sanctuary.
For more information, call (770)
887-3467.
