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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.
Lynn Chang, MD
Surgery: General
As your surgeon, I value our relationship, and I know that maintaining a good relationship means being able to communicate with each other. My Doctor Online makes staying in touch easier. The better connected we are, the healthier you are.
Quick Links
- Why I Became a Surgeon
- American College of Surgeons
- National Cancer Institute
- Cancer Resources (Santa Clara Kaiser Permanente)
- Fiber Therapy Instruction
- Medical Weight Management Program
- Healthy Weight Resources
- Medical Oncologists at Redwood City Kaiser Permanente
- Radiation Oncologists at South San Francisco
- Anatomical Charts
- Prepare for Your Procedure - Emmi
- Health Encyclopedia - Pediatric Surgery
- Understanding Breast Cancer
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.
Classes and CoachingTake control with health and wellness classes, individual counseling and support group resources. |
Living HealthyChange your habits and embrace a healthy lifestyle for life. |
Prepare for Your Procedure - EmmiUnderstand what will happen before, during and after a medical procedure with these interactive programs. |
Videos and PodcastsListen to health tips and guided imagery audio programs or tune in to videos and watch your health improve. |
Classes and Coaching
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Healthy Living | Health Coach is an online, interactive, behavioral change program designed to improve your health. It includes 3 modules: Let's Get Physical, S.M.A.R.T. Eating and Stress Less. Online Health Coach |
| Healthy Living | This guide to Healthy Living classes and programs available in Redwood City gives you the tools that can help you and your loved ones stay healthy. Enroll today and find out how healthy living can improve your life. RWC- Health Education Classes and Support Groups |
Living Healthy
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| Breast Cancer - Screening | La Dra. Janet Wiese describe porqué las pruebas de detección de cáncer de seno son importantes para conservar la salud. Conozca qué sucede durante un mamograma. Las mamografías salvan vidas (Spanish) |
| Breast Cancer - Screening | Dr. Tracy Flanagan describes why breast cancer screening is an important part of maintaining your health. Learn about what to expect during your mammogram. (2 minutes) Mammograms Save Lives |
| Cold and Flu | This Cold and Flu site was created to provide you helpful tips, tools and information to help get you through the season in good health. Cold, Flu and Cough |
| 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 - 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) |
| Ergonomics | Does your back ache or do you have eye strain, tendonitis, or other symptoms of repetitive stress injury? Our unique program will show you how to set up your workstation, home office, or laptop to prevent injury. Smartmoves: Computer & Laptop Setup, Stretching (Ergonomics) |
| 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 | This podcast discusses the benefits of walking. You can feel more energetic and help maintain a healthy weight just by incorporating this simple activity into your life. (19 minutes) Walking For Health |
| 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 |
| Healthy Living | Discover how everyday healthy pleasures can promote health and happiness. (17 minutes) Healthy Pleasures |
| Healthy Living | Health Coach is an online, interactive, behavioral change program designed to improve your health. It includes 3 modules: Let's Get Physical, S.M.A.R.T. Eating and Stress Less. Online Health Coach |
| Mental Health | Need help reducing stress during the holidays? This podcast explores how holidays stress can sometimes trigger depression. Find ways to manage stress, stay healthy, and enjoy the holidays. (13 minutes) Holiday Depression |
| Nutrition and Weight | Use this Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator to quickly learn if you are at a healthy weight for your height. BMI Calculator |
| Nutrition and Weight | Created for busy parents striving to provide healthy meals for their families, these three videos offer practical tips for shopping, cooking and preparing snacks. (3 videos) Healthy Tips for Families: Shopping, Cooking and Snacking |
| Nutrition and Weight | Let Carole Bartolotto, a Kaiser Permanente Registered Dietician, guide you through your kitchen to identify unhealthy foods and find ways to include healthier alternatives. (4 Tracks) In The Kitchen With Carole |
| Nutrition and Weight | Healthy eating tips, including cutting calories by putting more fruits and vegetables on your plate. Nutrition Mini-Series |
| 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 |
| Nutrition and Weight - Espanol | ¿Quiere comer mejor? Deje que María le guíe a usted por su cocina para identificar los alimentos poco saludables y las alternativas más saludables. (4 pistas) En la cocina con María (Spanish) |
| Skin Health | Dr. William Lide, Dermatologist at Kaiser Permanente discusses how to protect your skin from the sun, while enjoying the great outdoors. (9 minutes) Sun Protection |
| 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 |
| Smoking - Tobacco | Do you know how other people’s smoke might be affecting you and your health? Learn how to protect yourself from the health effects of second-hand smoke. (7 minutes) Second-Hand Smoke |
| Stress | This interactive questionnaire generates a customized action plan that shows you successful ways to reduce stress. Reduce stress with Relax™ |
| 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 |
| Stress | This tool will help you determine your stress level based on the number of life changes you have had recently. What is Your Stress Level? |
| Women's Health - Pap Test | Dr. Tracy Flanagan describes why cervical cancer screening is an important part of maintaining your health. Learn about what to expect during your Pap test appointment. (2 minutes) Cervical Cancer Screening Saves Lives |
| Women's Health - Pap Test | La Dra. Janet Wiese describe porqué las pruebas de detección de cáncer de cuello de útero son importantes para conservar la salud. Conozca qué sucede durante la cita para la prueba de Papanicolaou. La detección del cancer de cuello del útero salva vidas (Spanish) |
Prepare for Your Procedure - Emmi
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| Breast Biopsy | What to expect before, during and after this procedure to take a sample of breast tissue for testing. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (25 minutes) Breast Biopsy (Emmi) |
| Breast Cancer - Surgery | Overview of options for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, including using your own tissue or implants. Covers risk and benefits of options. (20 minutes) Breast Reconstruction (Emmi) |
| Breast Cancer - Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to treat breast cancer by removing the cancerous growth. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (25 minutes) Lumpectomy (Emmi) |
| Breast Cancer - Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to remove breast tissue. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (25 minutes) Mastectomy (Emmi) |
| Cancer - Treatment | Covers the basics of getting chemotherapy to treat cancer, including life during treatment, side effects, and common concerns. (25 minutes) Chemotherapy (Emmi) |
| Cancer - Treatment | What to expect before, during and after this procedure to make it easier to get medicine into your body. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (20 minutes) Jugular Access Port (Emmi) |
| Cancer - Treatment | Covers the basics of getting external-beam radiation therapy, including life during treatment and side effects. (25 minutes) Radiation Therapy (Emmi) |
| Cancer - Treatment | What to expect before, during and after surgery to implant a small entry point near the collarbone for putting medicine into your bloodstream. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (20 minutes) Subclavian Venous Access Port (Emmi) |
| Children's Health - Surgery | What to expect when your child is getting anesthesia for a surgery; covers how to prepare your child and different types of anesthesia used. (25 minutes) Anesthesia for Your Child (Emmi) |
| Colon Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to remove some or all of the large intestine (colon). Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (25 minutes) Colectomy (Emmi) |
| Gallbladder Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to remove the gallbladder through small incisions. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (25 minutes) Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic (Emmi) |
| Heart - Cardiovascular Surgery | What to expect before, during and after a procedure to discover if blood vessels to the heart are blocked or narrowed and to possibly treat any blockages. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (30 minutes) Angiogram with Possible Angioplasty (Emmi) |
| Hernia Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to repair a hole or weak area in the abdominal wall that occured on the site of an old incision. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (20 minutes) Incisional Hernia (Emmi) |
| Hernia Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to repair a hole or weak area in the abdominal wall. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (30 minutes) Inguinal Hernia (Emmi) |
| Hernia Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to repair a gap in the abdominal wall near the navel. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (20 minutes) Umbilical Hernia (Emmi) |
| 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) |
| Vascular Surgery | What to expect before, during and after a surgery to unblock arteries in the neck. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (25 minutes) Carotid Endarterectomy (Emmi) |
| Weight Loss - Bariatric Surgery | What to expect before, during and after weight loss surgery that uses a ring or belt to reduce the size of the stomach. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (30 minutes) Gastric Banding (Adjustable) (Emmi) |
| Weight Loss - Bariatric Surgery | What to expect before, during and after weight loss surgery to reduce the size of the stomach and bypass a part of the small intestine. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (35 minutes) Gastric Bypass (Laparoscopic) (Emmi) |
| Weight Loss - Bariatric Surgery | What to expect before, during and after weight loss surgery that reduces the size of the stomach. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (20 minutes) Sleeve Gastrectomy (Emmi) |
| Women's Health - Abdominal Surgery | What to expect before, during and after surgery to look inside the abdomen. Covers risks and benefits, and tips on recovery. (20 minutes) Laparoscopy (Emmi) |
Videos and Podcasts
| Topic | Tools |
|---|---|
| Breast Cancer - Surgery | Reviews what breast cancer is, treatment options such as surgery, radiation, and medical therapies, as well as how care is coordinated with your care team. Also view a patient story. Understanding Breast Cancer |
| 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 |
| Colon Cancer Screening | Learn how to screen for this cancer from the comfort and privacy of your home. Screen for Colon Cancer with FIT |
| Colon Cancer Screening | A flexible sigmoidoscopy is an important way to screen for colon cancer and other bowel conditions. This video will educate you on how to prepare for your flexible sigmoidoscopy and what to expect during your procedure. Watch as a patient prepares for his flexible sigmoidoscopy and meets with his physician to have the procedure. (11 minutes) What You Need to Know About Flexible Sigmoidoscopy |
| Pain Management | This guided imagery program is designed for people who want help in managing pain. By encouraging relaxation when you are in physical or emotional pain, refocusing the mind, and marshalling brain chemicals that elevate mood, this audio program helps minimize or even transform pain. (3 Tracks) Ease Pain |
| Surgery | Listen to Guided Imagery to reduce anxiety before surgery and assist in healing. (5 Tracks) Successful Surgery |