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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lower back pain, pain that radiates down
your legs or affects the buttocks when
standing or walking, might be a sign that
you have lumbar spinal stenosis. Lumbar
spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal
canal which may cause compression or
squeezing of nerves that lead to the legs.
The condition is a common cause of low
Christopher Hulen, M.D.
Henry Ford
West Bloomfield Hospital
back, buttock and leg pain, which most
frequently affects middle-aged and older
adults. if your symptoms are mild, you may
Modern Jewish Parents
The first Hadassah Parenting Institute, "Parenting for the Modern Jewish
Family:' was held March 10. Speakers included Dr. Brian Gendelman;
Shelly Milstein, speech and language pathologist; nutritionist Lisa
Weinbaum; and Rabbi Rachel Shere of Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. Psychologist Dr. Melissa Oleshansky was moderator.
The evening included a panel discussion and dessert reception. Above
are Oleshansky of Waterford, Gendelman of West Bloomifeld, Milstein of
Orchard Lake, Weinbaum of Bloomfield Hills and Julie Solomon of Novi.
be treated with medication or physical
therapy. But if the pain just won't go away,
it might be time to see a spine surgeon. At
Henry Ford, when you consult with a spine
surgeon, you actually have the expertise
of a multidisciplinary team of Henry Ford
Medical Group specialists to help get you
back on your feet again. Why live with the
pain when you don't have to?
Dr. Hulen is a Henry Ford Medical Group
Senior Staff Spine Surgeon, who specializes
in all aspects of spinal treatment.
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Conservation Tips
What you can do to stop global
warming:
Lighting and compact fluorescent
information
• Install Energy Star compact
fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and
recycle them: www.efi.org .
To make an appointment with Dr. Hulen. please call:
HENRY FORD
WEST BLOOMFIELD HOSPITAL
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
6777 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, Ml 48322
(248) 661-6470
A10
April 3 2008
• For information on selecting
CFLs, go to Alliance for Climate
Protection: www.climateprotect.
org/ah1.
• For questions on CFL recycling
and mercury go to:
www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/
promotions/change_light/
downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.
pdf.
• Consider solar options for your
outdoor lighting.
Jewish Thought on the
Environment:
"This day I call heaven and earth
as witnesses against you that
I have set before you life and
death, blessings and curses. Now
choose life, so that you and your
children may live. "
— Deuteronomy 30:19
Please contact Michigan Coalition
on the Environment & Jewish Life
for global warming presentations:
(248) 642-5393, ext. 7, or mi-
coejl@jfmd.org.
Source: Michigan Coalition on the Environment & Jewish Life