Dr. Francine S. Katz DO, MPH CANDIDATE
Preventative Medicine Specialist | Occupational Medicine
1 W Elm St Suite 100 Conshohocken Pennsylvania, 19428About
Francine Katz is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Piscataway, NJ. Katz specializes in the health of individuals, communities, and particular populations, focusing on how to protect and maintain health as well as prevent disease and dangers. As a preventative health specialist, Katz participates in the planning and evaluation of health services, researches diseases in specific populations and helps manage health care organizations. Preventative medicine specialists can specialize further in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, or public health and general preventive medicine.
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Dr. Francine S. Katz DO, MPH CANDIDATE's Expert Contributions
How many days should you ice a sprained foot?
Typically ice and elevate for 20 minutes up to every 2 hours x 3 days. Icing will help to decrease swelling and pain. If there is a lot of bruising and/or the swelling is not getting better, then make sure to get it checked in person and possibly have an xray. READ MORE
How do you make the workplace safer with Covid?
The basic answer is to wash your hands / use anti-bacterial hand sanitizers before and after using/touching things in shared office spaces. Increase air circulation, if possible. If you are able to space our allow for 6 feet space around working spaces. Make sure to wipe down counters/shared work spaces with clorox/ lysol- like wipes. Basic rule stay home if you are having any cold/flu like symptoms. If you have to be at work wearing a fitted disposable mask is also helpful. READ MORE
What is the best way to correct bad posture?
Stretches that target opening the chest and neutralizing neck and upper back muscles daily adding strengthening exercises that focus on muscles off the upper back and chest... it is very important to reconfigure the areas where you spend the bulk of your time to sit and stand upright focusing eyes straight ahead as much as possible. It is of course easier to correct and maintain posture at earlier age. So if this is a long standing issue, over more the than a few years, it is appropriate to have professional assistance. Physical therapy to rebuild posture muscles support. An ergonomist to assist with the set-up of work and living space to optimize your ability to keep good posture through the day... it is an investment in yourself! READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Complete inhibition of Streptococcus pneumoniae RecA protein-catalyzed ATP hydrolysis by single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB protein): implications for the mechanism of SSB protein-stimulated DNA strand exchange.
- Three-strand exchange by the Escherichia coli RecA protein using ITP as a nucleotide cofactor: mechanistic parallels with the ATP-dependent reaction of the RecA protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
What do you attribute your success to?
- A love of learning coupled with a true desire to help others achieve better health. She strives to be an interpretive link between research/best practice and her patients, educating them and reinforcing the power of prevention into the health equation.
Hobbies / Sports
- Traveling, Exploring Other Lands and Cultures With Her Family
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, UpToDate, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
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