Category Archives: Insurance / Medical Services

NY State of Health, the state’s official health plan marketplace, has experienced “overwhelming success” with New York’s Small Business Marketplace (SBM) following implementation of a simplified enrollment process and the addition of thousands of new plan options in April 2018, according to the Department of Health.
Since then, the number of small employers participating in the SBM has grown to 12,219, an increase of 465 percent, officials said. Greater plan choice and easier access to the federal Small Business Health Care Tax Credit have contributed to the rapid growth.
“Small business tax credits are alive

By Maureen Werther

Acupuncture is the insertion of a fine sterile needle into specific points on the body that achieves not just pain relief but an overall natural balance for the body.

It has become a common practice in the U.S., including the local region.

For Warren MacNaughton of Adirondack Community Acupuncture in Queensbury, his journey to acupuncture came about in an effort to find relief from temporomandibular joint syndrome, or TMJ (pain in the jaw joint that can be caused by a variety of medical problems), that was making him miserable.

MacNaughton was very receptive to trying acupuncture to help alleviate his symptoms.

By Jennifer Farnsworth

Stephanie O’Hanlon Kayalar, owner of Restore Balance  at 451 Glen St., Glens Falls,  said plans are under way for the opening of a second location.

“Our new location will offer classes and trainings in kambal yoga, as well as offer quaint weekend retreats. It will be Restore Balance retreat and training center. We will be renovating the location to have two yoga studios, and housing for eight to 10 people for yoga retreats. The new building will be used for just kambal yoga,”she said.

 According to Kayalar, the Glen Street site offers multiple stress-reduction modalities including kambal yoga, which is her own style of restorative yoga. It uses a combination of weighted blankets, massage, reiki, and counseling, as well as acupuncture treatment.

By Jill Nagy

Physical therapists agree that people sit too much and with bad posture and that it causes work-related aches and pains so many people suffer.

Some therapists recited the phrase “sitting is the new smoking” as an unhealthy habit.

Kate Pratt of Capital Area Physical Therapy’s office in Queensbury said she sees a lot of “postural type” problems, resulting from people bending over a computer screen and constantly looking down.

“It seems to be more sitting that gets people into trouble,” said Jason Campopiano of Local Motion Physical Therapy in South Glens Falls. People sit flexed forward, he said, and their shoulder, hip and neck muscles get tight. Then “gravity sets in and they lean further forward.”

Shannon Regner of Inova Physical Therapy in Queensbury sees patients with repetition-related problems, particularly in their shoulders and elbows.

“There are always problems with lifting,” resulting in problems in the shoulders and back, she said.

By Jennifer Farnsworth

Stability, knowledge, and reputation are all things anyone looking to purchase an insurance policy should look at when seeking an insurance agent.

Todd Miller, owner of The Kinney Agency, Inc. in Hudson Falls, said without these things it’s hard to build a relationship between an insurance company and the consumer.

Miller has been in the business since 1989. Since 1932, The Kinney Agency, Inc. has been providing personal and commercial insurance to people in and around Saratoga and Warren counties.

Miller said the agency first began in 1932 when a dairy farmer started selling insurance out of his house. His father then purchased the agency in 1975, and it was from him that Miller learned the importance of providing a quality services to both homeowners and business owners.

The porch of The Cambridge, once a hotel that was renovated into an assisted living facility. Courtesy The Cambridge By Jennifer Farnsworth It has been a year since renovations began on the Cambridge, a former 1855 Renaissance Hotel that...

Nurse Practitioner Diana Miller examines Rose Capen in an effort to work with her and her family in evaluating her health care needs both in and outside of the home. Courtesy Capital Region NP Consulting By Jennifer Farnsworth Diana...