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Are you having back pain with any of the following?
- Severe pain, weakness or tingling in your leg(s).
- Difficulty stopping urination or loss of control of bladder or bowels.
- Unexplained fever, nausea or vomiting.
- A history of cancer or unexplained weight loss.
We understand that you are experiencing one or more of the health issues that might be impacting your back pain.
We recommend that you discuss these health issues with your doctor before proceeding with this program.
Once you are cleared by your doctor to do this program, we hope it helps you find relief from your back pain.
Jennifer Lee, MD
Endocrinology
You will find here some information about me, about my specialty, and about resources for your health and well-being. Use the links at the left to access information about endocrinology specialty topics. Also, see the links to useful on-line resources such as medication refills, appointment booking, and information on healthy living and Kaiser’s Division of Research.
Quick Links
- My Recommendations/ Mis Recomendaciones/ 我的建議
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- The Hormone Foundation
- The American Thyroid Association
- American Diabetes Association
General References
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Health Tools and Classes
My colleagues and I are proud to offer you an array of trusted and convenient resources that support your health and your health care experience at Kaiser Permanente. Explore these tools and classes at times and places that work for you and your family.
WomenTake action on improving your physical and mental health and stay on the right track towards staying healthy. |
Classes and CoachingTake control with health and wellness classes, individual counseling and support group resources. |
Prepare for Your Procedure - EmmiUnderstand what will happen before, during and after a medical procedure with these interactive programs. |
Interactive ProgramsLearn more about your health with these self-directed programs, animated guides and easy-to-use calculators. |
Videos and PodcastsListen to health tips and guided imagery audio programs or tune in to videos and watch your health improve. |
Topic LibraryLook under your health issue to find tools to manage and understand your condition. |
Women
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| Diabetes - Espanol | Los vídeos de diabetes durante el embarazo muestran cómo planificar comidas sanas, cómo leer etiquetas de los alimentos, consejos para comidas fuera de casa, el ejercicio, y consejos para después de su embarazo. (10 vídeos) La diabetes durante el embarazo (Spanish) |
| Menopause | The Mastering Menopause program provides support for menopause as a naturally powerful transition in a woman’s life. The imagery helps to harness liberated energy and creativity; balance mood; reinforce self-esteem and confidence; encourage restful sleep; and redefine notions of beauty and aging. This audio program is a helpful tool for coping with the natural ups and downs of menopause. (3 Tracks) Mastering Menopause |
| Pregnancy | The Diabetes During Pregnancy videos discuss healthy meal planning, reading food labels, tips for eating out, safely exercising, and what to do after your pregnancy. (10 Tracks) Diabetes During Pregnancy |
| Pregnancy - Labor and Delivery | This program inspires confidence and gratitude for the body and encourages feelings of safety, relaxation, protection and support. It offers guided visualization exercises to help offset pregnancy symptoms, as well as easing discomfort of childbirth. It focuses on breathing, and increasing trust in the body's wisdom and the miraculous birth process (6 tracks). Healthy Pregnancy and Successful Childbirth |
Classes and Coaching
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| East Bay Health Resources and Programs East Bay Health Resources and Programs | |
| General Health | Learn how wellness coaches can help you create a plan for reaching your health goals. Wellness Coaching |
| Healthy Living | Search our database to find convenient, comprehensive health and wellness classes, individual counseling and support group resources, self-help kits and our healthy living stores. Classes |
Prepare for Your Procedure - Emmi
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| Parathyroid Surgery | What to expect before, during and after this surgery to remove your parathyroid gland(s). Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (25 minutes) Parathyroidectomy (Emmi) |
| Surgery - Anesthesia | What to expect when getting anesthesia for pain during a surgery; covers general, spinal and epidural anesthesia; explains moderate sedation. (20 minutes) Anesthesia for an Adult (Emmi) |
| Thyroid Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to remove the thyroid gland. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (20 minutes) Thyroidectomy (Emmi) |
Interactive Programs
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| Depression | Gain greater control over your depression and work toward feeling better. Manage depression with Overcoming™ Depression |
| Diabetes | Care™ for Diabetes is customized specifically for you. The program will assess your daily routine and general health, then give you ways to manage diabetes more effectively. Manage diabetes with Care™ for Diabetes |
| Exercise and Fitness | Physician Health Talk: Learn about the health benefits of exercise, the recommended types of exercise, and how to get started. (54 minutes) Taking the First Steps to Regular Exercise |
| Headaches | The Managing Your Headaches program will help you learn more about types of headaches, what causes them, common symptoms, and your specific headache triggers. The program provides options to help you manage your headaches through good self-care and lifestyle changes, as well as medication. Managing Your Headaches |
| Sleep | You can manage your insomnia by teaching yourself to sleep better. Get a good night's sleep with Overcoming™ Insomnia |
| Smoking - Tobacco | Did you know there are medicines that can help you quit tobacco? We offer many options, including nicotine replacement medicines, non-nicotine medicines, and combination medicines. Our animated online program will help you learn more about which medication might be right for you, how to manage withdrawal symptoms, and how to succeed in quitting tobacco for good. Quit Tobacco Medications |
| Smoking - Tobacco | HealthMedia® Breathe™ is an online program that helps give you a complete look at why it's hard to quit smoking and supports your motivation to give up the habit. Quit smoking with Breathe™ |
Videos and Podcasts
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| Anxiety | This podcast includes guided relaxation and imagery exercises designed to help reduce or eliminate panic attacks. (6 Tracks) Panic Attacks and Anxiety |
| Anxiety | Feeling worried or nervous is a normal part of everyday life. However, if anxiety is severe, you may have feelings of helplessness, confusion, and extreme worry that can interfere with your daily life. Each video will help you understand anxiety better, what triggers it, and treatment options. (7 segments) Understanding Anxiety |
| Cancer - Treatment | Designed to help people undergoing chemotherapy, this guided imagery audio provides a gentle but powerful way to encourage healing. Using an image of a fountain of healing liquid that cleanses and clears the body, it supports the body’s natural defense system and helps reduce any side effects. (3 Tracks) Chemotherapy |
| Cancer - Treatment | Using the image of a powerful beam of light that knows exactly how to heal you, this program is designed to help you relax, feel stronger, and get the most out of your radiation therapy. Research shows that listening to guided imagery can help speed healing, soothe nerves, restore energy, and relieve pain. Try to listen once or twice a day before or after your treatments, but remember any time is a good time to use guided imagery. (3 Tracks) Radiation Therapy |
| Diabetes | These videos focus on five important health topics that speak to the unique health care needs of the Latino community as well as two of the greatest health risks to Latinos today: diabetes and obesity. (5 Tracks) Choose Health |
| Diabetes | How to inject insulin to keep healthy and prevent diabetes complications. Insulin for Diabetes |
| Diabetes - Espanol | Estos vídeos se enfocan en cinco temas importantes sobre las necesidades únicas de la salud en la comunidad latina, así como dos de los mayores riesgos de la salud para los latinos hoy en día: la diabetes y la obesidad. (5 vídeos) Escoge La Salud (Spanish) |
| Diabetes - Espanol | Cómo usar la insulina puede ayudar a mantenerse sano y prevenir problemas de los riñones, pies, y oculares. Muchas personas se sorprenden al descubrir que la inyección de insulina es fácil y casi sin dolor. Entérese más sobre el uso de insulina para controlar sus niveles de azúcar en la sangre. (4 temas) Insulina para la diabetes (Spanish) |
| Diabetes - Espanol | Los vídeos de diabetes durante el embarazo muestran cómo planificar comidas sanas, cómo leer etiquetas de los alimentos, consejos para comidas fuera de casa, el ejercicio, y consejos para después de su embarazo. (10 vídeos) La diabetes durante el embarazo (Spanish) |
| Exercise and Fitness | Struggling to fit exercise into your daily routine? This podcast provides quick tips for busy people on starting and maintaining a regular exercise program. (8 minutes) Exercise Lite |
| Exercise and Fitness | Preventing workout-related injuries is the focus of this podcast. We’ll talk about how you can prevent and treat common injuries while staying active and maintaining your motivation to exercise. (17 minutes) Exercise Smart |
| Headaches | This guided imagery program offers tips for relieving headaches and has affirmations that you can use again and again. (4 tracks) Relieve headaches |
| Headaches | Dr. Rahul Parikh, a physician at Kaiser Permanente, discusses tension headaches in this podcast. He describes what they are, what to do when you have one, and how you can decrease your chances of getting tension headaches. (13:03) Tension Headaches |
| Healthy Living | Use this program to strengthen and balance your immune system. Healthy immune system |
| Heart - Cardiovascular | Reduce stress and cultivate a sense of peace and gratitude. Healthy Heart |
| Menopause | The Mastering Menopause program provides support for menopause as a naturally powerful transition in a woman’s life. The imagery helps to harness liberated energy and creativity; balance mood; reinforce self-esteem and confidence; encourage restful sleep; and redefine notions of beauty and aging. This audio program is a helpful tool for coping with the natural ups and downs of menopause. (3 Tracks) Mastering Menopause |
| Mental Health | Understanding and treating depression can have a big impact on your health. Depression is different from feeling down or sad, which nearly everyone experiences from time to time. This video discusses causes of depression, symptoms, and treatment options. (8 Tracks) Understanding Depression |
| Nutrition and Weight | Why breakfast is the most important meal of the day and quick tips on how to eat healthy on the run. Nutrition Mini-Series: Breakfast |
| Nutrition and Weight | Kaiser Permanente dietician answers common questions about nutrition and the value of physical activity. Nutrition Mini-series: Exercise and Empty Calories |
| Nutrition and Weight | Why adding color and fiber to your plate improves your health; how to add more fruits and vegetables to snacks and meals. Nutrition Mini-series: Fruits and Vegetables |
| Nutrition and Weight | To be successful at reaching and maintaining a healthy weight, it helps to honestly assess how ready you are to make changes. This podcast helps you explore this important issue. (10 minutes) Ready to Lose Weight |
| Pregnancy | The Diabetes During Pregnancy videos discuss healthy meal planning, reading food labels, tips for eating out, safely exercising, and what to do after your pregnancy. (10 Tracks) Diabetes During Pregnancy |
| Pregnancy - Labor and Delivery | This program inspires confidence and gratitude for the body and encourages feelings of safety, relaxation, protection and support. It offers guided visualization exercises to help offset pregnancy symptoms, as well as easing discomfort of childbirth. It focuses on breathing, and increasing trust in the body's wisdom and the miraculous birth process (6 tracks). Healthy Pregnancy and Successful Childbirth |
| Sleep | This guided imagery program creates an atmosphere of protection and safety using images that are evocative enough to successfully replace the brain chatter that keeps us awake. Recorded music draws mind, body and spirit down into deep, restful sleep. (3 Tracks) Healthful Sleep |
| Smoking - Tobacco | Quitting tobacco and staying smoke-free is one of the best things you can do for your health. This podcast talks about how to begin the process of becoming smoke-free and how it will benefit your health. (15 minutes) Quitting Smoking |
| Stress | When you are feeling stressed, this program can help you relax and bring about a feeling of calm. Relaxation and wellness |
| Stress | This guided imagery program uses 4 exercises to help you master stress and relieve anxiety. The exercises are designed to encourage feelings of love, safety and protection. The program includes a soothing, walking meditation as well as affirmations to use any time. It integrates simple breathing techniques along with the images. (4 Tracks) Relieve Stress |
| Stress | Kaiser Permanente surgeon Dr. Todd Dray discusses ways to identify stress and how it affects your daily life, and then outlines steps you can take today to reduce stress. (12 minutes) Stress Management |
| Stress | Using a combination of relaxation techniques, guided imagery, and music, this program helps you manage stress and other symptoms due to chronic pain or other chronic conditions. (5 part series) Stress Management for Medical Conditions |
| Surgery | Listen to Guided Imagery to reduce anxiety before surgery and assist in healing. (5 Tracks) Successful Surgery |
Topic Library
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| Anxiety | This podcast includes guided relaxation and imagery exercises designed to help reduce or eliminate panic attacks. (6 Tracks) Panic Attacks and Anxiety |
| Anxiety | Feeling worried or nervous is a normal part of everyday life. However, if anxiety is severe, you may have feelings of helplessness, confusion, and extreme worry that can interfere with your daily life. Each video will help you understand anxiety better, what triggers it, and treatment options. (7 segments) Understanding Anxiety |
| Cancer - Treatment | Designed to help people undergoing chemotherapy, this guided imagery audio provides a gentle but powerful way to encourage healing. Using an image of a fountain of healing liquid that cleanses and clears the body, it supports the body’s natural defense system and helps reduce any side effects. (3 Tracks) Chemotherapy |
| Cancer - Treatment | Using the image of a powerful beam of light that knows exactly how to heal you, this program is designed to help you relax, feel stronger, and get the most out of your radiation therapy. Research shows that listening to guided imagery can help speed healing, soothe nerves, restore energy, and relieve pain. Try to listen once or twice a day before or after your treatments, but remember any time is a good time to use guided imagery. (3 Tracks) Radiation Therapy |
| Depression | Gain greater control over your depression and work toward feeling better. Manage depression with Overcoming™ Depression |
| Diabetes | These videos focus on five important health topics that speak to the unique health care needs of the Latino community as well as two of the greatest health risks to Latinos today: diabetes and obesity. (5 Tracks) Choose Health |
| Diabetes | Care™ for Diabetes is customized specifically for you. The program will assess your daily routine and general health, then give you ways to manage diabetes more effectively. Manage diabetes with Care™ for Diabetes |
| Diabetes - Espanol | Estos vídeos se enfocan en cinco temas importantes sobre las necesidades únicas de la salud en la comunidad latina, así como dos de los mayores riesgos de la salud para los latinos hoy en día: la diabetes y la obesidad. (5 vídeos) Escoge La Salud (Spanish) |
| Diabetes - Espanol | Cómo usar la insulina puede ayudar a mantenerse sano y prevenir problemas de los riñones, pies, y oculares. Muchas personas se sorprenden al descubrir que la inyección de insulina es fácil y casi sin dolor. Entérese más sobre el uso de insulina para controlar sus niveles de azúcar en la sangre. (4 temas) Insulina para la diabetes (Spanish) |
| Diabetes - Espanol | Los vídeos de diabetes durante el embarazo muestran cómo planificar comidas sanas, cómo leer etiquetas de los alimentos, consejos para comidas fuera de casa, el ejercicio, y consejos para después de su embarazo. (10 vídeos) La diabetes durante el embarazo (Spanish) |
| Exercise and Fitness | Struggling to fit exercise into your daily routine? This podcast provides quick tips for busy people on starting and maintaining a regular exercise program. (8 minutes) Exercise Lite |
| Exercise and Fitness | Preventing workout-related injuries is the focus of this podcast. We’ll talk about how you can prevent and treat common injuries while staying active and maintaining your motivation to exercise. (17 minutes) Exercise Smart |
| Exercise and Fitness | Physician Health Talk: Learn about the health benefits of exercise, the recommended types of exercise, and how to get started. (54 minutes) Taking the First Steps to Regular Exercise |
| Headaches | The Managing Your Headaches program will help you learn more about types of headaches, what causes them, common symptoms, and your specific headache triggers. The program provides options to help you manage your headaches through good self-care and lifestyle changes, as well as medication. Managing Your Headaches |
| Headaches | This guided imagery program offers tips for relieving headaches and has affirmations that you can use again and again. (4 tracks) Relieve headaches |
| Headaches | Dr. Rahul Parikh, a physician at Kaiser Permanente, discusses tension headaches in this podcast. He describes what they are, what to do when you have one, and how you can decrease your chances of getting tension headaches. (13:03) Tension Headaches |
| Healthy Living | Use this program to strengthen and balance your immune system. Healthy immune system |
| Heart - Cardiovascular | Reduce stress and cultivate a sense of peace and gratitude. Healthy Heart |
| Menopause | The Mastering Menopause program provides support for menopause as a naturally powerful transition in a woman’s life. The imagery helps to harness liberated energy and creativity; balance mood; reinforce self-esteem and confidence; encourage restful sleep; and redefine notions of beauty and aging. This audio program is a helpful tool for coping with the natural ups and downs of menopause. (3 Tracks) Mastering Menopause |
| Mental Health | Understanding and treating depression can have a big impact on your health. Depression is different from feeling down or sad, which nearly everyone experiences from time to time. This video discusses causes of depression, symptoms, and treatment options. (8 Tracks) Understanding Depression |
| Nutrition and Weight | Why breakfast is the most important meal of the day and quick tips on how to eat healthy on the run. Nutrition Mini-Series: Breakfast |
| Nutrition and Weight | Kaiser Permanente dietician answers common questions about nutrition and the value of physical activity. Nutrition Mini-series: Exercise and Empty Calories |
| Nutrition and Weight | Why adding color and fiber to your plate improves your health; how to add more fruits and vegetables to snacks and meals. Nutrition Mini-series: Fruits and Vegetables |
| Nutrition and Weight | To be successful at reaching and maintaining a healthy weight, it helps to honestly assess how ready you are to make changes. This podcast helps you explore this important issue. (10 minutes) Ready to Lose Weight |
| Nutrition and Weight | This audio program encourages a sense of wonder and appreciation for the body, heightens serotonin to reduce appetite, and envisions the biochemical conversion of fat into focused energy and muscle. Empowering and confidence-building, this program was shown to double weight loss in a placebo-controlled pilot study. While not a substitute for eating less or exercising more, the program can reinforce your efforts to reach a healthy weight. (3 Tracks) Weight Loss |
| Pregnancy | The Diabetes During Pregnancy videos discuss healthy meal planning, reading food labels, tips for eating out, safely exercising, and what to do after your pregnancy. (10 Tracks) Diabetes During Pregnancy |
| Pregnancy - Labor and Delivery | This program inspires confidence and gratitude for the body and encourages feelings of safety, relaxation, protection and support. It offers guided visualization exercises to help offset pregnancy symptoms, as well as easing discomfort of childbirth. It focuses on breathing, and increasing trust in the body's wisdom and the miraculous birth process (6 tracks). Healthy Pregnancy and Successful Childbirth |
| Sleep | You can manage your insomnia by teaching yourself to sleep better. Get a good night's sleep with Overcoming™ Insomnia |
| Sleep | This guided imagery program creates an atmosphere of protection and safety using images that are evocative enough to successfully replace the brain chatter that keeps us awake. Recorded music draws mind, body and spirit down into deep, restful sleep. (3 Tracks) Healthful Sleep |
| Smoking - Tobacco | Did you know there are medicines that can help you quit tobacco? We offer many options, including nicotine replacement medicines, non-nicotine medicines, and combination medicines. Our animated online program will help you learn more about which medication might be right for you, how to manage withdrawal symptoms, and how to succeed in quitting tobacco for good. Quit Tobacco Medications |
| Smoking - Tobacco | HealthMedia® Breathe™ is an online program that helps give you a complete look at why it's hard to quit smoking and supports your motivation to give up the habit. Quit smoking with Breathe™ |
| Smoking - Tobacco | Quitting tobacco and staying smoke-free is one of the best things you can do for your health. This podcast talks about how to begin the process of becoming smoke-free and how it will benefit your health. (15 minutes) Quitting Smoking |
| Stress | When you are feeling stressed, this program can help you relax and bring about a feeling of calm. Relaxation and wellness |
| Stress | This guided imagery program uses 4 exercises to help you master stress and relieve anxiety. The exercises are designed to encourage feelings of love, safety and protection. The program includes a soothing, walking meditation as well as affirmations to use any time. It integrates simple breathing techniques along with the images. (4 Tracks) Relieve Stress |
| Stress | Kaiser Permanente surgeon Dr. Todd Dray discusses ways to identify stress and how it affects your daily life, and then outlines steps you can take today to reduce stress. (12 minutes) Stress Management |
| Stress | Using a combination of relaxation techniques, guided imagery, and music, this program helps you manage stress and other symptoms due to chronic pain or other chronic conditions. (5 part series) Stress Management for Medical Conditions |
| Surgery | Listen to Guided Imagery to reduce anxiety before surgery and assist in healing. (5 Tracks) Successful Surgery |