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What's happening in our healthy community? For information and details regarding daily lifestyle, see our articles below.
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Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, often manifesting as n…
Do you suffer from overuse injuries?
Overuse injuries are distinct from such commonplace trauma injuries as sprains, strains, broken bones and concussions. They are specific to the parts of the body most used during the athletic endeavor. These body a…
Fibromyalgia and your neck
How can a spinal problem possibly contribute to your fibromyalgia symptoms? As with many disorders, especially pain, the nervous system is involved. The nervous system can get affected thorough structural changes i…
Make Super Bowl Sunday healthy
When the words Super Bowl Sunday are said, what comes to mind? How about Football, Family, Friends, and Food? It is estimated that the average avid football fan eats about a days' worth of calories (3,000) during t…
Adjusting to your hearing aids
Learning to hear again is a big challenge for new users of amplification, if you haven't had proper counseling to help you through this adjustment period. For many, this time can be very overwhelming. With patience…
Energy drinks: Are they worth the risk?
The same pick-me-up that powers you through a boring afternoon meeting or late-night deadline could be silently setting your body up for some serious health problems. A 2013 report from the Substance Abuse and Ment…
Is your spine shrinking?
Not only do we shrink as we get older, but our height varies throughout the day. During the course of any given day, the intervertebral disks of the spine - those shock-absorbing sponge-like structures that lie bet…
Aromas that take you back
The human sense of smell is widely regarded as the most powerful of the human senses, not only for the role it plays in taste - 95 percent of what we taste is actually what we smell - but also for its ability to ev…
Helpful tips for telephone use
Always remember that a hearing-impaired person will have trouble hearing on the telephone because they cannot see the sounds being made on the lips of the person talking. Most people with hearing loss will speech r…
Dogs and humans weigh in
When I look at the average weight of people in our area, and other areas I visit, I am astounded at how many more people are overweight. The level of obesity and pudgy bellies today is unprecedented. Then I look at…
Two weeks
A couple of months ago, a beautiful woman came into my office, wondering why she was referred to physical therapy after she started radiation therapy. She had a partial mastectomy with axillary lymph nodes removed …
Detoxification for health
Our bodies detox continuously as a natural function. It's only when our detox mechanisms become overloaded that the process becomes less efficient and symptoms may occur.
Suffering from knee pain?
Knee pain can be caused by disease or by injury. Knee pain can restrict movement, affect muscle control in the sore leg, and reduce the strength and endurance of the muscles that support the knee. The most common d…
Listening environments
Your lifestyle will help determine the technology level that will best meet your hearing needs.
Vitamins under fire
Once again, the media is hyping up information coming from a flawed study that vitamins may be bad for you. However, I do agree with many of their points.
Parents need to be health role models!
There is much talk these days about obesity and lack of health among the younger generation in our country. Many fingers are pointing the blame at fast food, schools, TV, computers, video games and change in values…