Allina News

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Nov. 1, 2011] A new British study has found that for many, yoga is better at treating lower back pain than other traditional treatments for many people. Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff, at Allina’s Penny George Institute for Health and Healing, says this study proves what he has thought for a long time. [...]

[KARE11, Oct. 20, 2011] Use of antidepressant drugs has soared nearly 400% since 1988, making the medication the most frequently used by people ages 18-44, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Dr. Greg Plotnikoff, at Allina’s Penny George Institute for Health & Healing, says antidepressants are useful, but shouldn’t always [...]

[Anoka County Union, Sept. 7, 2011] I remove my shoes and socks and hesitantly lie face up on the table, a pillow at my head. I am undergoing an acupuncture session at the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing in Fridley. Read a writer’s account of her experience with integrative medicine.

[Health Behavior News, Aug. 18, 2011] U.S. health care workers, especially doctors and nurses, use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) far more than do workers in other fields, according to a new study. CAM includes diverse therapies outside the realm of conventional medicine. Overall, 76 percent of health care workers report CAM usage, compared with [...]

[Anoka County Union Aug. 11, 2011} The Penny George Institute for Health and Healing at Allina’s Unity Hospital campus now offers a holistic approach to health care on an outpatient basis. But you don’t have to be a patient to benefit from its healing services. Services are open to the public. Read the article.

[MedCityNews, July 1, 2011] In 2003, Todd Stitt was able to deal with his depression. The 37-year-old computer programmer from Minneapolis worked as a contractor. “I was clear with my employer that I had depression. When I worked, I got paid. When I didn’t work, I didn’t get paid,” Stitt said. But then everything fell [...]

[Massage Magazine, April 27, 2011] The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) announces a new collaboration with the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The collaboration focuses on research analyses of the effectiveness of therapeutic massage in care provided to inpatients in the hospital from July 2005 through [...]

[Minnesota Medicine, January 2011] Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an approach to health and wellness that an increasing number of health care providers are practicing and recommending to their patients. This article describes MBSR, its use in health care, and its benefits for patients with conditions such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain syndromes, and insomnia. [...]

[CBS, Dec. 3, 2010] Aretha Franklin remains mum on the ailment that led her to undergo surgery Thursday, but she’s not shy about saying who deserves credit for making the operation “highly successful.” “God is still in control,” the ailing Queen of Pop said in a written statement. “I had superb doctors and nurses whom [...]

[KARE-TV, November 30, 2010] Vitamin D and calcium have long been touted as two of the best things for strong bones, muscles and teeth. But get too much and some experts say vitamin D may damage the kidneys and heart. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released new recommendations Tuesday. It now recommends adults get around [...]

[Lawyers and Settlements, Nov. 27, 2010] The proton pump inhibitor, or PPI, is a medication that is used to treat acid reflux or heartburn. There is continuing concern that PPIs are being over-prescribed and in so doing, putting patients in harms way of needless side effects. Marcus Thygeson, MD, president of the Center for Healthcare [...]

[Star Tribune, November 20, 2010] Several years ago Dr. Henry Emmons spotted a bumper sticker while driving his teenage son to a soccer game. “Surely,” it read, “joy is the condition of life.” At the time, Emmons, a psychiatrist at Allina’s Penny George Institute for Health and Healing, was preparing a talk on depression. But [...]