Sports Medicine Family Doctor
Dr. Benjamin R. Saben is a Sports Medicine Family Doctor in San Diego, CA
with special training and skill in preventing and treating illness and injury in children and adults who live physically active lifestyles.
As a Sports Medicine Family Doctor, Benjamin R. Saben, MD performs
pain and mobility assessment, treatment plan development, and mobility restoration treatment. Family Sports Medicine is
a medical specialty focusing on treating illness and injury in children and adults who participate in physically active lifestyles, occupations, or athletics. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Sports Medicine Family Doctors include chronic joint and back pain, muscle sprain, nerve damage or dysfunction, hamstring injury, torn ACL, herniated spinal disc, knee injury, and physical injuries occurring as the result of athletics.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Medicine Family Doctors
include MRI, x-ray, and CT scan imaging, corticosteroid pain injections, prescribing medication, nerve pain block injections, mobility assessment, medical massage, acupuncture, physical therapy rehabilitation, and referral to other specialists as needed.
A family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.
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Acupuncturist
Dr. Benjamin R. Saben is an Acupuncturist in San Diego, CA
with special training and skill in treating symptoms of physical and mental health disorders.
As an Acupuncturist, Benjamin R. Saben, MD performs
treatment of chronic pain, emotional disturbances, and pain resulting from acute injury or illness. Acupuncture is
a traditional Chinese medicine treatment that involves inserting needles into a patient's skin at key neurological points to promote rapid symptom relief. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Acupuncturists include migraine, arthritis, anxiety, high blood pressure, nausea, dental pain, depression, allergies, and chronic pain in the joints, bones, and muscles.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Acupuncturists
include auricular acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and acupressure, as well as procedures that use acupuncture principles, such as like moxibustion and cupping.
An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.
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Family Medicine Doctor
Dr. Benjamin R. Saben is a Family Medicine Doctor in San Diego, CA
with special training and skill in family-centric healthcare.
As a Family Medicine Doctor, Benjamin R. Saben, MD performs
medical history analysis, diagnostics, and treatments for a wide variety of dysfunctions, conditions, and injuries. Family Medicine is
a medical specialty devoted to the medical care of the family unit. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Family Medicine Doctors include cold and flu, asthma and allergies, ear and eye infections, yeast infections, diabetes, high blood pressure, hormone imbalance, nutritional imbalance, stress and depression, muscle tears and sprains, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Family Medicine Doctors
include annual exams, immunizations, medication refills, hormone level testing, cardiovascular testing, pap smears and genital exams, specialist referrals, and patient education.
Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
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Primary Care Doctor
Primary Care Doctors in Mission Valley, San Diego, CA
