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Core Medical & Wellness

Multi-disciplinary medical team specializing in non-surgical orthopedics, pain management, rheumatology, manual therapy and integrated wellness solutions.

Core Medical & Wellness are interventional pain management physicians specializing in the treatment of back pain, neck pain, knee pain, and other joint pain in a compassionate and caring environment. We use state of the art equipment and treatment techniques to reduce or eliminate your pain so that you may work and live as you desire.

02/20/2026

Stop Guessing: Heat Or Ice?

You wake up with back pain.

Or your knee swells after a long day.

So you grab a heating pad.

Or an ice pack.

But which one is right?

Here’s the simple rule I give my patients:

🔥 New, hot, swollen pain → Use ice
🔥 Old, stiff, achy pain → Use heat
🔥 Not sure → Use the one that helps you move better

That’s it.

Let’s break it down.

When Ice Wins

Ice works best when pain is fresh.

Think:

🧊 You tweaked your back lifting something
🧊 Your knee looks puffy after activity
🧊 The area feels warm or throbbing

Cold slows blood flow.

It reduces swelling.

It numbs sharp pain.

Use it 10–20 minutes.

Always wrap it in a towel.

Never fall asleep on it.

When Heat Wins

Heat works best for stiffness and tight muscles.

Think:

🔥 Morning arthritis stiffness
🔥 Chronic low back pain
🔥 Tight neck and shoulders after sitting

Heat increases blood flow.

It relaxes muscle.

It loosens joints.

Use it 15–30 minutes.

Place a cloth between your skin and the heat.

Never sleep on a heating pad.

Back Pain?

First 48–72 hours after a strain → ice.

Ongoing tight, stiff back → heat before walking or stretching.

Your goal is simple.

Move more comfortably.

Arthritis?

Morning stiffness → heat.

Swollen flare after a busy day → ice.

Your joint tells you what it needs.

Listen to it.

One more thing.

Heat and ice help symptoms.

They do not fix the cause.

If pain:

• Limits your daily activity
• Stops you from exercising
• Keeps getting worse
• Comes with weakness or numbness

You need more than a heating pad.

So ask yourself:

Are you treating the symptom…

Or solving the problem?

02/17/2026

Your back pain needs heat

Chronic low back pain.

Morning joint stiffness.

Arthritis flares.

You’ve tried stretches, pills, new chairs.

What if 15 minutes of heat, 3 times a week, changed your pain score?

Here’s what happens inside your body during a sauna session:

🔥 Muscles relax and stop guarding your spine
🩸 Blood flow increases to stiff joints and sore tissue
🧠 Endorphins rise and lift your pain threshold
🛡️ Anti-inflammatory signals like IL-6 and IL-10 increase over time
⚡ Your nervous system dials down pain amplification

Clinical trials show:

• 10 to 20 minutes per session
• 2 to 4 times per week
• 4 to 6 weeks of consistent use

Result?

Lower pain scores.

Better mobility.

Improved daily function on tools like the Oswestry Disability Index.

Not all heat works the same.

Traditional dry sauna
70 to 100°C
Strong data for mechanical low back pain
Best before mobility or stretching

Infrared sauna
45 to 65°C
Lower ambient heat
Strong results for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia
Often easier to tolerate

Steam room
40 to 50°C with high humidity
Good for short-term muscle relaxation
Less evidence for long-term pain change

This is not a replacement for strength training, sleep, or medical care.

It supports them.

Many people report:

• Less morning stiffness
• Easier walking
• Longer standing tolerance
• Better sleep on sauna days

Track your pain from 0 to 10.

Track how long you stand or walk.

Do this for 6 weeks.

See what changes.

If chronic back or joint pain limits your life, add structured heat to your plan.

Would you commit 15 minutes, three times a week, to test it?

02/13/2026

Weekend workouts are hurting you.

You sit all week.

Then you go hard on Saturday.

Pickup basketball. Long run. Jiu-jitsu open mat.

By Monday your body protests.

• 🏀 Sore back
• 🦵 Tight hamstrings
• 🦴 Achy knees
• 😴 Low energy
• 🚑 Sometimes a real injury

Millions of recreational athletes live this cycle.

Enthusiasm.

Then stiffness.

Then time off.

Here is the truth.

Weekend warrior injury prevention does not require pro-level training.

It requires smart habits.

Dr. Richard Kang, double board-certified in anesthesiology and fellowship-trained in interventional pain management, sees this pattern every week.

He also trains in jiu-jitsu.

He knows the aches firsthand.

Here is what works.

• 🔥 Warm up like an athlete
Spend 5 to 10 minutes raising your heart rate. Move your hips, shoulders, and spine. Cold muscles tear.

• 🏋️ Strength train midweek
Two short sessions build joint stability. Strong glutes and core protect your back and knees.

• 😴 Sleep 7 to 9 hours
Research in sports medicine journals links sleep to faster muscle repair and fewer injuries.

• 🍳 Eat to recover
Protein after training supports muscle repair. Carbs refill glycogen. Skip the junk binge.

• 🚶 Active recovery beats the couch
Light walking or mobility work reduces stiffness more than total rest.

• 👟 Check your gear and surface
Worn shoes and hard courts raise injury risk.

• ⏳ Respect age and recovery windows
Recovery slows in your 40s and 50s. Plan rest days.

• ⚠️ Listen to early warning signs
Nagging pain is data. Address it before it becomes a tear.

A simple weekly framework:

Lift twice.

Condition once.

Play hard once.

Recover on purpose.

You do not need to stop doing what you love.

You need to train in a way your body can sustain.

Are you training for Saturday only.

Or are you training for the next 20 years.

02/10/2026

Sciatica pain lasts longer than weeks?

Pain shoots from lower back into leg.

Sleep breaks.
Work slows.
Mood drops.

Many people push through.
Many people wait.

That path fails for many.

Here is one option many ignore.

Epidural steroid injections for sciatica.

What sciatica feels like:
🔥 Sharp leg pain
⚡ Electric pain down calf
🦵 Numbness or tingling
🚫 Weakness during walking

Why pain happens:
📍 Disc bulge presses nerve
📍 Spinal canal narrows
📍 Nerve root swells

What an injection does:
💉 Delivers steroid near nerve
🎯 Targets swelling
🧠 Reduces pain signals

What injections do not do:
⛔ Fix disc shape
⛔ Reverse arthritis

Why doctors suggest injections:
🛌 Pain blocks sleep
💼 Pain limits work
🚶 Pain stops movement
📷 MRI matches symptoms

What the visit looks like:
🧼 Skin cleaning
💉 Local numbing
📡 X-ray guidance
🧪 Contrast check
💊 Steroid delivery

Time frame many notice:
⏱ Same day numbness
📅 Pain drop after 1 day
📆 Peak relief by day 5

Relief length:
📊 Many feel relief for 3 to 6 months

Next steps after relief:
🏃 Return to movement
🧘 Start therapy
📉 Reduce flare cycles

Surgery avoidance matters for many.

Question for you.

Does leg pain control daily life right now?

A pain consult answers many questions fast.

02/07/2026

Most BJJ injuries start small.

Finger pain.
A sore shoulder.
A stiff knee.

You train anyway.
One more round.
One more week.

Then training stops.

Here are the BJJ injuries doctors see most.

🥋 Fingers and hands
• Swelling past 48 hours
• Pain on grips
• Fingers stuck bent or crooked

Grip fighting breaks ligaments over time.
Death grips speed the damage.

Smart move.
Let go early.
Tape before hard rounds.

🦾 Shoulders
• Deep ache after kimuras
• Weak frames
• Clicking with movement

Shoulders trade stability for range.
Jiu-jitsu attacks both.

Tap early on shoulder locks.
Build rotator cuff strength year-round.

🦴 Elbows
• Pain after armbars
• Loss of full extension
• Swelling within hours

Most elbow injuries come from waiting too long.

Tap when the armbar gets set.
Not when pain starts.

🦵 Knees
• Pop during heel hooks
• Swelling same day
• Locking or giving way

Knees fail before pain shows up.
Heel hooks damage fast.

Learn leg locks from skilled coaches.
Tap the moment control is lost.

🦶 Ankles and feet
• Repeated sprains
• Trouble bearing weight
• Ongoing instability

Ignored ankle injuries turn chronic.

Strengthen calves.
Train balance.
Brace old injuries.

One rule protects every joint.

Tap early.
Train smart.
Rest when pain lingers past 7 days.

Do you train for one tournament.
Or for decades on the mat.

02/03/2026

Still think surgery is the only fix for knee pain?

Think again.

More than 1 in 4 adults live with frequent knee pain.
But most of them don’t need surgery to feel better.

At Core Medical & Wellness in Northern NJ, we treat the root cause—without the knife.

We see patients with:
🦵 Stiff, aching knees when getting out of bed
🦵 Pain climbing stairs or walking long distances
🦵 Swelling or grinding after exercise
🦵 Injuries from sports or overuse
🦵 “Bone-on-bone” arthritis symptoms

Most believe pain meds or surgery are the only options.

But we use advanced treatments like:
🧬 PRP therapy—your body’s own healing platelets
🌱 Stem cell injections—to support repair and reduce pain
💉 Targeted joint injections that treat inflammation directly

Our patients walk out of the clinic with real relief—without downtime.

Here’s what one local patient said:

“Before I came to Core, walking up my driveway hurt. After my second treatment, I was back to chasing my grandkids.”

Still ignoring your knee pain?
It won’t fix itself—and putting it off may make it worse.

Let’s talk.

Offices in Lyndhurst, Wyckoff, Kenilworth, Closter, and Aberdeen.

We also speak Spanish—Hablamos Español.

01/31/2026

Still living with back or neck pain that no one can explain?

You’ve tried therapy.
You’ve taken medications.
You’ve stretched, rested, hoped it would go away.

But the pain keeps coming back.

Sound familiar?

Your facet joints might be the hidden culprit.

Here’s what that looks like:

🛌 Dull lower back pain, worse after long periods of sitting
📍 Stiff neck, pain when turning your head
📈 Pain gets worse when you lean back
🧱 Relief when you bend forward
🎯 Pain in your shoulder blades, hips, or buttocks — but not shooting pain

These are signs your pain might be coming from the small joints between your vertebrae — not a disc, not a nerve root.

Here’s the problem:

Standard scans won’t always show it.

That’s why we use a precise diagnostic tool called a medial branch block.

It tells us, within hours:

➡️ Yes, your facet joints are driving your pain
or
➡️ No, we need to look elsewhere

Here’s how it works:

🏥 Outpatient procedure, no incisions
🩻 Uses live X-ray to guide a tiny needle
💉 Delivers a small dose of local anesthetic to the target nerves
⏲️ Takes 15–30 minutes
🧪 If pain drops by 80% during the next 4–6 hours, the cause is confirmed

And if the test is positive?

You’re eligible for something called radiofrequency ablation — a targeted nerve treatment that brings 6 to 24 months of relief.

Think about that.

No more guessing.
No more endless treatment plans that don’t work.

Ready to stop the cycle?

Book your consult now with CORE Medical & Wellness and find out if your pain is coming from where you least expect it: your facet joints.

We’re local to North Jersey and we speak Spanish too.

01/27/2026

Still battling neck pain after trying everything?

You’ve iced it.
Popped pills.
Even booked physio sessions.
And yet…

The stiffness lingers.
The burning pain creeps down your shoulder.
You wake up sore, toss through the night, and snap before your first coffee.

If nothing’s worked, it’s not your fault.

Here’s what most treatments miss:

🧠 Pain meds often mask symptoms — they don’t heal the source
💉 Steroid shots may weaken nearby tissue with repeated use
🔪 Surgery is invasive, risky, and not always effective
🛏️ Rest only helps in short bursts — when you return to daily life, the pain returns too

Most neck pain today starts with one thing:

📱 Posture from constant screen use.

Looking down at your phone or laptop all day forces your neck to carry up to 40 lbs instead of 10. That’s like strapping a toddler to your head… for hours.

And that pressure adds up — leading to:

⚡ Muscle strain
⚡ Pinched nerves
⚡ Disc degeneration
⚡ Chronic inflammation

At Core Medical & Wellness, we treat the real problem.

Not with pills. And not with guesswork.

We use regenerative treatments that help your body repair itself:

🩸 PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) therapy injects concentrated healing factors from your own blood directly where the damage is
🧬 Stem cell therapy supports real tissue repair for discs, joints, and nerves
🎯 Guided by advanced imaging to target exactly what needs healing

Results?

Most patients feel major improvements within 2–4 weeks.

And here’s the best part:
🤸‍♂️ No surgery
🛌 Minimal downtime
📅 Relief can last 12–24 months

Still skeptical?

You’re not the only one — most of our patients come in after losing hope.

But once they feel actual healing instead of temporary relief, the change is obvious.

Want to know if you’re a candidate?

Our doctors in Lyndhurst, NJ are now accepting new consultations.

📞 Call 201-729-0001

Stop managing pain. Start healing it.

01/23/2026

Tried everything… but your pain still won’t quit?

If you've had pain for more than 3 months…

If rest, heat, or medications haven’t worked…

If it's stopping you from doing things you love…

There’s another option — and it’s not surgery.

At Core Medical & Wellness in New Jersey, we help people take their lives back using focused, minimally invasive treatments.

💡 60 million+ Americans live with chronic pain
💉 Many respond better to targeted nerve blocks than pills
🔥 60% of back pain patients feel 90% better after radiofrequency ablation
🧠 Even failed surgeries aren’t the end — spinal cord stimulators reduce pain in 90% of trial users
💪 PRP treatments help heal joints and tendons by using your body’s own power

This isn’t about masking symptoms. It’s about real relief — fast, safe, and often covered by insurance.

Want to know if pain management is right for you?

Start with a full evaluation at one of our five NJ locations.

➡️ Closter
➡️ Lyndhurst
➡️ Kenilworth
➡️ Wyckoff
➡️ Aberdeen

We’ll review your history, your scans, your pain timeline — and clearly explain your options.

Sick of hurting? Let’s fix the cause, not just the pain.

The first step to feeling better starts here.

01/21/2026

Still taking ibuprofen for joint pain?

It works — but only for a few hours.
And it doesn't fix the real problem.

What if your body could heal itself?

Thousands of people with chronic injuries or inflammation are trying something different:

🔥 Peptide therapy.

Peptides are small chains of amino acids your body already produces.
They don’t just block pain — they repair the tissue causing it.

Here’s what they target:

🧠 Inflammatory cytokines like IL-6 and TNF-alpha
💥 Chronic immune overactivation
🦵 Poor collagen structure in joints, tendons, and ligaments
🧬 Oxidative stress that slows healing

Some peptides you should know:

🧩 BPC-157 – for faster muscle and tendon recovery
🩹 TB-500 – reduces scar tissue, boosts blood flow
🧪 GHK-Cu – turns on over 4,000 genes for tissue repair
🛡️ KPV – fights inflammation at the cellular level
⚖️ Thymosin Alpha-1 – helps balance a dysregulated immune system

Patients report:

✅ Faster recovery from surgery
✅ Long-term relief from tendinopathy
✅ Reduced joint pain without NSAIDs or steroids
✅ Better mobility and energy

This isn’t theory.
This is happening in clinics like ours every single week.

Ready to try something newer — and smarter?

Book a consultation and learn whether peptide therapy fits your recovery plan.

We don’t treat conditions.
We rebuild you from the inside out.

https://coremedicalwellness.com/contact-us/

01/16/2026

Tired of pain meds that stop working?

Most people with chronic pain never hear about this…

- No addiction risk
- No dependency
- Long-term healing, not just a quick fix

It’s called peptide therapy. And it works differently.

💥 Instead of masking pain, peptides help your body heal from the inside.

💉 They rebuild tendons and ligaments
🩸 Increase blood flow to the injury
🧠 Regrow damaged nerves
🔥 Reduce inflammation without shutting off your immune system

I’ve seen people regain mobility after years of joint pain.
And some reported six months of relief after one dose of BPC-157.

Worried about surgery?
Struggling with arthritis, back pain, or nerve issues?
Think you’ve tried everything?

You haven’t tried this.

Peptides often work in cases where:

✅ You’ve done physical therapy with no luck
✅ Injections wore off fast
✅ Painkillers left you worse off

Want to know how to use BPC-157, TB-500, and GHK-Cu the right way?

Curious if combining them could speed up your recovery?

We’re offering a personalized consult to see if this approach is right for your condition.

Click here to schedule: https://coremedicalwellness.com/

Don’t keep chasing temporary relief.
Get real answers, and start healing.

10/21/2025

Is “just getting older” your doctor’s only answer?

Tired all the time.

Brain fog at work.

Mood swings for no reason.

Less motivation. Less muscle. More fat.

Lower s*x drive, even with nothing else wrong.

These aren’t random symptoms.

They’re signs of something specific:

🧪 Declining testosterone levels
📉 Dropping DHEA and growth hormone
⚖️ Cortisol imbalances from long-term stress
😴 Poor sleep quality or disrupted circadian rhythm
🍽️ Slower metabolism and changing nutrient needs

You don’t have to live with it.

Most men over 35 start to feel “off,” but blame work, aging, or diet.

So they power through until things get worse.

What actually works?

Basic labs to identify hormonal imbalances.

Targeted treatment—bioidentical hormone therapy, lifestyle changes, and nutritional strategies.

Men in our practice report:

🏃‍♂️ More energy and focus
😌 Better mood and patience
💪 Muscle gain with less effort
🔥 Increased s*x drive and performance
🌙 Deeper, more restful sleep

Still think it's “just aging”?

We’ve helped thousands feel like themselves again—with evidence-based care and zero guesswork.

Want to learn what’s really happening in your body?
https://coremedicalwellness.com/male-hormonal-changes-guide/

Click here to book a consult at Core Medical & Wellness: 888-521-0688

Our doctors listen, act fast, and treat you like family.

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CORE Medical & Wellness

CORE Medical & Wellness is the new driving force in delivering meaningful healthcare to everyone who walks through our doors. We know there are strong links between your body and spirit and we seek to help you nurture both. We do this by looking at the total person and not simply through the narrow lens of a disease and condition. We look forward to showing you how our total approach to health,and wellness can help you live a more active and satisfying lifestyle.

Our Promise is to provide exceptional medical care by treating you as a person first, not just a patient. We aim to help you achieve your best health by focusing on your individual needs.

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Passion - We believe that our passion is the fuel that energizes us and keeps us engaged with fulfilling our purpose. Our purpose is to meet -and exceed- the expectations of all our patients.