Laura Cooper

Dr. James Weeks has opened a new medical practice in Bend, Weeks Family Medicine. Weeks does family medicine, including obstetrics, and formerly practiced at Pioneer Health Care in Prineville. Beginning in December, Kirsten Heron , a physician assistant, will work with him. The clinic is accepting new patients and can be reached at 541-678-5277.

Dr. Patricia Buehler has joined the volunteer board of the Bend Surgery Center Foundation. Buehler is a board certified ophthalmologist at InFocus Eye Care in Bend. The foundation’s board provides scholarships to high school seniors in Central Oregon who are interested in pursuing careers in health care.

Randy Weinreb , a licensed acupuncturist at Bend Healing Arts Center, recently attended a course on chronic pain put on by the Oregon Pain Society. The course was aimed at helping patients reduce their dependence on medication by retraining the parts of the brain that feel fear, stress and pain to instead feel pleasure.

Chris Cooper and Laura Cooper , physical therapists at Therapeutic Associates in Bend, both attended a class on how to evaluate musculoskeletal imbalances, determine whether these imbalances affect a specific yoga posture and develop a yoga plan based on an orthopedic diagnosis. The course is part of a training program in yoga therapy.

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