SPOTLIGHT DOCTOR OF THE MONTH

Gary M. Richman, M.D.

Pain Medicine & Anesthesiology

Dr. Richman is Board Certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology. His area of expertise is treating pain of the neck, back, joints, and extremities using interventional pain management techniques. After graduating from Hobart College and S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo School of Medicine, Dr. Richman completed residencies in both internal medicine and pediatrics at S.U.N.Y at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals, as well as anesthesiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. In addition, he completed a pediatric anesthesia fellowship at St. Christopher's Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He has practiced pain medicine and anesthesiology in South Florida since 1995. Dr. Richman is also an active member and speaker for the Florida Stay at Work Consortium.

Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County

New Boynton Beach Office

opening the beginning of November 2016.

Spooky Facts about Halloween

Because the movie Halloween (1978) was on such a tight budget, they had to use the cheapest mask they could find for the character Michael Meyers, which turned out to be a William Shatner Star Trek mask. Shatner initially didn't know the mask was in his likeness, but when he found out years later, he said he was honored.
The first Jack O'Lanterns were actually made from turnips.
Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas.
The word "witch" comes from the Old English wicce, meaning "wise woman." In fact, wiccanwere highly respected people at one time. According to popular belief, witches held one of their two main meetings, or sabbats, on Halloween night.

Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.
Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween, compared with 24% who prefer non-chocolate candy and 10% who preferred gum.
The owl is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.
According to Irish legend, Jack O'Lanterns are named after a stingy man named Jack who, because he tricked the devil several times, was forbidden entrance into both heaven and hell. He was condemned to wander the Earth, waving his lantern to lead people away from their paths.
The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world record in 1993 with a 836 lb. pumpkin.
Stephen Clarke holds the record for the world's fastest pumpkin carving time: 24.03 seconds, smashing his previous record of 54.72 seconds. The rules of the competition state that the pumpkin must weigh less than 24 pounds and be carved in a traditional way, which requires at least eyes, nose, ears, and a mouth.

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