Dr. Jerry Judd Pryde
Travel Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
28 years experience male
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Jerry Judd Pryde Jr MD, MPH, CIME
Los Angeles, CA
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About
Bio
Graduated Tulane School of Medicine 1995, Trained in Memphis, TN at Methodist Hospital (internship) then University of California, Irvine for physical medicine and rehabilitation. After graduation did pro beach volleyball and pro surfing (AVP and ASP) Now full time private practice and on staff at Cedar Sinai Medical Center is Los Angeles, CA.
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Travel Medicine
Aesthetic Medicine
Anti-Aging Medicine
Pain Management
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Doctor Q&A
46 Answers
13 Agrees
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A male asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Safe yes but: its likely to not be helpful as some studies show tramadol to be no better at pain relief than Tylenol (acetaminophen)
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Sinusitis: Voice change? Point tenderness on forehead or under eyes? if so you need lots of liquids and a decongestant.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
No not scary: this is probably musculoskeletal pain coming from your ribs and the muscles in between them. If this only occurs when you fall asleep on your stomach,... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Slowly is key: a slow taper is key. you can exercise and I would encourage that but dont exercise until you feel like falling. maybe stationary bike riding would be ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Rehabilitation: get her to a rehabilitation MD who can assist with appropriate physical therapy and occupational therapy and durable medical equipment and
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A female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Rib fracture or....: any trauma? if not could be a pulled intercostal muscle from a sneeze or cough..REALLY painful but it will go away.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Odd side effect: and not likely. are you sure your not dehydrated? if your not eating, your dehydrated and this is causing your spasms.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Ingrown hair: at the fold, the other side wall applied pressure on top of a hair trying to grow forcing to the stay under the surface and now its growning inside an... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Parasite possible: this may be GI infection with giardia or similar parasite. Proper antibiotic with take care of those critters
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Check up with MD: if lab tests all okay eat frequent smaller d meals throughout day and be sure caloric intake exceeds what you burn that day
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
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Most likely: Stay home and rest. Drink soothing warm liquids and avoid straining your vocal cords by talking.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Not typical: Lymphoma? Not specifically. Very common for many infections. you need to have blood tests done.
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
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Yes it can: its not a real electrical shock but the ultrasound wand most not be used over bony prominences. Keep it deep people.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
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Several meds: are sans the caffeine. consider allergy testing first
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Viral: common to spread up down and all around in that moist warm full of food bits environment.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Moderation is key: the fat content in red meat can lead to atherosclerosis or hardening of your arteries which is a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. eat ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Very common : Don't worry it's very treatable but you do need your doctor to mange this for tou
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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It can!: the abdomen is known as the great pretender. Many disorders have similar symptoms in the abdomen..some more ominous that others given even the best di... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Scalene the pain: Hope you pardon the pun. The scalene muscles live on both sides of neck. Ive seen thousands of patients who report neck pain/discomfort and without fa... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: the receptors have upregulated and it is anb extremely slow process for them to downregulate. be patient, it will eventually happen and use this time... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Yes you can: With no allergy or history GI ulcer, ibuprofen is safe for you to take
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
It's possible: But not likely. A sympathetic block block done correctly would treat hyper hydrides of the feet
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Variable duration: Bakers cyst is an outpatching of the joint capsule of the knee. any injury within the knee can cause swelling to forces this capsule to expand posteri... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Yes most likely: you should see the MD who prescribed the Humira (adalimumab)
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Not likely: you may see some improvement but not a big change
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Check for UTI: urinary tract infection. a "sterile" sample of urine is examined for presence of bacteria in substantial amounts. If no evidence of an infection. you ... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Degenerative disc dz: a herniated or degenerating disc at one of the three areas ie cervical, thoracic or lumbar commonly causes pain in the other levels. spine pain with b... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Strep throat: if the back of your throat has white plagues and even is there is not a temperature increase, the cold may have exposed you to a superimposed bacteria... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Half life not long: Up to 1 hour. It's not the medication making you feel ill, but the prescribing MD should be notified as soon as you can.
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Avoid any object: being inserted. use mineral oil drops to lossen build up or a 50/50 mix of hydrogen peroxide and water. just let few drops run into ear, enjoy the bub... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
No: GERD is unrelated to neuropathic pain
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
No: there several very important to know about side effects to Accutane that tretinon does not share.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Exercise!: and drink lots of water.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Not likely unless: You have been bedridden. Do you have hit pry of low back pain? This may be the proverbial pinch nerve in your lumbar spine.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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No additional risk: BUT remember even a non expired condom is not 100%. Good idea to not use old expired condoms but if it didn't break all risks the same admin expired... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Several side effects: Most common would be lethargy, difficulty aeakening, myoclonuc tremors or jerking.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Side effects: Common side effect for many medications or your getting exposure to some chemical.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Intention tremor: may be self limited or due to weakness from disuse.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerry Judd Prydeanswered
Travel Medicine 28 years experience
No: Do not take any supplement until all liver associated enzymes are in the normal range two examinations in a row separated by at least one month.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Perfect system!: This is your body performing exactly the way it is suppose to. the gastrocolic reflex intends to remove food waste when new nutrition packed food is i... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Yes: exposed the skin of the upper respiratory tract to the chemicals and the absorption of the toxins from the skin in the nose drains direction into the ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Blood tests good: Too many to list. Just check with lab for the statistics on that particular test
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Only if you were : Deficient in fat consumption. Otherwise , don't waste your money
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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No: all medications must be avoided during pregnancy unless your physician has specifically prescribed one that must be taken. otherwise, au natural is th... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Travel Medicine 28 years experience
Maybe but: spssms may be due to pain. Try better control of pain first before adding muscle relaxer. Or vice versa. Confused ? Yea even doctors can mess that up ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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You can't control: Where on your body you will gain size from higher fat stores.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Pryde is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Pryde is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Your answer made me feel good! Thanks :) I appreciate you taking time in your busy schedule to answer questions
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I did she told me its going to take a few days to get out of my system
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thanks for your input - I appreciate your time!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Tulane University School of Medicine, LA
Graduated 1995MD
Awards
Top Travel Medicine Specialist, Second Place, California - Winter
2015
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