Dr. Thomas Byrnes
Family Medicine
Richmond Hill, GA
31 years experience male
Locations
Office
Richmond Hill, GA
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About
Bio
Osteopathic Medical School Clinical Faculty, Independent Private Practitioner, Civil Service physician.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Holistic Medicine
Licenses
United States: Georgia
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
137 Answers
106 Agrees
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A 54-year-old member asked:
Dr. Thomas Byrnesanswered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Many things: Too much time looking at an improperly positioned computer screen or keyboard. Poor sitting, standing or walking posture, scoliosis. Somatic dysfunc... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Kegel exercises: Try kegel exercises. Omt may be helpful if you have a musculoskeletal imbalance in your pelvis, it can affect your peovic floor.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Take em: The pros are that you will have adequate folate (folic acid) intake before you know that you are pregnant. Only con is relying on vitamins instead of... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Decreasing your caffeine intake may help.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Frequency: Frequent intercourse is the most likely thing that will increase your chances of pregnancy.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: Maybe more than we usually give credit for. U must observe how ur body responds to food that u eat. Try it and see how your feel. They advocate gene... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Feels BAD: Dehydration can cause your to have headaches, fatigue, dry mouth, sore throat, achy muscles and joints. Concentrated urine. Constipation. Dizzines... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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All meds do: All medications have effects, which r what we prescribe them 4 nd side effects, which r everything else the med might do. Hopefully the effects outwe... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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What R U doing?: What r u doing that is causing the tendonitis? If you don't stop or change what or how your are doing the activity that causes the tendonitis, it can... Read More
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A member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Depends: Depends on your level of pain tolerance and how long you have had the pain. Have you been seen b4? Any trauma? Any fever? Any numbness in your fee... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Atrial Fibrillation: Atrial fibrillation is disorganized heart muscle activity (looks like quivering) of the upper chambers of the heart. The result is that the bottom ch... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Yes and no: There is plenty of time for the baby to assume the proper position. You may not be able to tell after a big shift if the baby is in the right positio... Read More
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A 54-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Can be effective: Methotrexate can be effective for long term control of sarcoidosis symptoms. Complicated though, requires baseline labs and chest x-ray then regular ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
How big of a soda?: Drinking one soda each day should not hurt anyone. But are you talkin about big gulp? Then you could adversly affect your health. Sugar soda in a... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Get preg test: First, things first. Get a pregnancy test done, that will tell you if your need to worry about that or something else.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Let her sleep: As long as she is eating when she is awake and wetting and filling diapers. Let her sleep. She will wake when she's hungry. Get some sleep yoursel... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Get an x-ray: To know for sure, u need an x-ray. You could also try to touch your toe with the end of a vibrating tuning fork. I warn you, if it is broken ... It ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Olive: Olive oil will generally make the tastiest healthy salad dressing. It is a monounsaturated oil, a crucial portion of a healthy "mediterranean style d... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
How old?: In general, change em, feed em, change em again then gently rock em to sleep. As they get older let them cry a little and learn to settle themselves ... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Cardiac check: You should consider having your heart and long term blood sugar checked. Depending on your age, you may be showing signs of atrial fibrillation or ps... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Stretching: Don't know why tapering off Prednisone would trigger nocturnal leg cramps. Gentle yoga type stretching held for a full 2-3 minutes has helped others ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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U haf 2 do different: What do you do to cause the shin splints? You may need to stop for a while than gradually return, walking with a normal gait and running in the pool ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Try OMT: After the appropriate evaluation by your doctor, consider a trial of osteopathic manipulative treatment (omt). It is a safe and effective method that... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
D Walk yoga: Supplement his vitamin d and follow a healthy balanced diet. With lots of fruits and veggies, plenty of water and high quality protein daily. Walk t... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Post op changes: The radiologist is describing the part of your lateral meniscus (cartilage pad in the middle of your knee on the outside half of the joint) that looks... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Gait abnormality: Your limping due 2 pain in 1 foot is likely causing over use injury 2 the other foot and leg. Walking without limping (like in the pool - in water up... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
RISKY!!!: Are you playing vampire? Not as cool as you think. The risks start with the drinker exposing them self to any and all of the diseases that the don... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Self: Self destructive behavior. Smoking. Excessive alcohol, reckless driving, unsafe sexual practices, abusing drugs, .... Thinking one is smarter than o... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
See a doctor: See a doctor kidney stones cause pretty bad pain and if there is blockage of the flow from the kidney to the bladder it could damage her kidneys.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Let her sleep: As long as she is eating when she is awake and wetting and filling diapers. Let her sleep. She will wake when she's hungry. Get some sleep yoursel... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Quicker recovery: The procedure is designed to cause less operative trauma to your back. Smaller holes will heal faster. If your main symptoms are leg pain, numbness ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Depends: Treatment for breathing problems depends on the cause. Usually inhalers work best, sometimes pills are helpful sometimes injections are given. Get ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Go to the doctor: You could be worse by next week and might infect many others in the mean time. See the doctor get some eye drops. Wash your hands every hour and anyt... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Maybe- maybe not: It will not purge the guilt you feel from the eating. Get some therapy.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Drink H2O flush nose: Make sure you are drinking enough water and not taking medications that will dry out your mucous membranes. Nasal flushing with a mixture of saline a... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Maybe: It is a reasonable move after you have accustomed to the 75mg dose. Keep track of your mood changes so you can report to your doctor whether or not i... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Infection: The procedure is designed to cause less operative trauma to your back. Smaller holes will heal faster. You still risk getting an infection but preca... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
It takes time: There is nothing that you can do speed up the process. Osteopathic cranial treatment may help with the headaches.
http://www.cranialacademy.com has a... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Get it looked at.: Without seeing the bump, it is difficult to say for sure but if it is kind of shiny and you can see the blood vessels in it you should see a dermatolo... Read More
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A 71-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Analyze your swing: Have someone who knows what they are doing analyze your swing with the various clubs. Usually you can figure out where in your swing you are putting ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Usual/unusual: Gout frequently but not always manifests in the big toe (1st MTP joint) but can also involve any other joint and it is no fun at all, no matter which ... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Ur back pain: Depends on how old you are and how heavy and how long your wear the weights. Can contribute to injury and arthritis of ankles, knees and hips. Anyth... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Pollen: Sounds like you might have a pollen allergy. Flushing your nose with a mixture of tsp each of salt and baking soda and 8 oz water can flush some of t... Read More
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
From what: Remission from what? Did you ask the doctor whose treatment helped you go into remission? There is usually a protocol that specifies type and timing... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Pain tightness: A muscle spasm is a painful over tightening of a muscle. It is most commonly caused when a muscle does not have an adequate supply of oxygen to perf... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Depends: Depends on the limitations from your surgeon. Should be a plan based on your level of function and pain. You should be recovered enough that you do... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Many little things: Doing things differently than you have been. Pain management can be helpful if it helps you move more normally. Breathing slow and deep helps. Fas... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Not typically: Crabs are an infestation, usually, but not always sexually transmitted. The intense itching will usually drive people to seek evaluation and treatme... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Work on it daily: Pain management can be useful if it helps you to move normally while you heal. If you smoke, you must stop. What ever type of activity/lifestyle pro... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Family Medicine 31 years experience
Not usually: All medications have effects, which r what we prescribe them 4 nd side effects, which r everything else the med might do. Hopefully the effects outwe... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Byrnes is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Byrnes is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you for giving me such a helpful answer. I bought yoga and stretching DVDs. Needed motivation to do them. Aerobic exercise tends to feel most productive, but I understand I need to have variety ...Read More
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thank you for the reply. it is happening randomly. if i move a certain way with my arms it will happen even if sitting or laying down. i recently had an epidural for herniated discs but not sure if re...Read More
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They put him on vit d..his levels go up then drop. He eats relatively healthy n exercises. Then found his creatine levels high..im at a loss. I'll tell him to try yoga to stretch muscles
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
A. T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, MO
Graduated 1992MD
Residency
Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ
Awards
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Affiliations
The Osteopathic Cranial Academy
The American Academy of Osteopathy
American Osteopathic Association
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