What kind of doctor is travis stork

Travis Stork is a physician who has gone from the emergency room to the living room as host of the syndicated TV show The Doctors. In a wide-ranging interview with Dear Doctor magazine, Dr.

Stork shared his tips for healthy living, his passion for teaching, and his experiences as a patient in the dental chair! I loved how you always had to be on your game, how at any moment, anything could happen — and it does!

And I love having to know a little bit about everything. For example, grains have gotten a bad rap. But a recent study showed that people who ate an extra serving of whole grains reduced their risk of dying from heart disease. You see a lot of dental emergencies in the ER. You may not realize that by doing that you could be prolonging your life, but you are. The data started coming out when I started hosting The Doctors about gum disease being related to other things like heart disease and diabetes, and of course it raises your eyebrows — how could that be?

But more and more, what I believe to be true and what a lot of studies are suggesting is that there is an association between [systemic] inflammation and your gums…. If you think about it, every organ in our body is connected with our bloodstream.

What is inflammation? So if you have an inflammatory response and it potentially is fighting off an infection, great. Nearly two-thirds of diabetics have some form of gum disease. When I talk about bleeding gums, I always ask people: If you started bleeding from your eyeball, would you seek medical attention? And they all say yes. I go twice a year for dental cleanings, but for some people — those who are prone to gum disease — they have to go every three months.

Now, religiously, I go twice a year. I was elbowed in my two front teeth when I was playing basketball in my teenage years. Stork ignored his symptoms and went about his way. Hooman Melamed. After running some MRI scans, Dr. Melamed was able to pinpoint the cause of Dr. He noticed that there was an impingement on his right C7 nerve root, with a little fragment that had pushed out — right where he was experiencing all of his numbness.

This explained all of Dr. Hoping to avoid minimally invasive spine surgery, Dr. Stork decided to change his ways and Dr. Melamed suggested some alternative solutions. Melamed always gives patients a customized treatment plan that is best for them. He recommended a variety of treatment options, from acupuncture to rehab, to help Dr. Stork avoid spine surgery. Travis Stork went running with his advice. With Dr. Through acupuncture, posture exercises, and chiropractic care, his numbness and pain significantly decreased.

Thanks to Dr. It was a truly a privilege for Dr.