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Shoulder Injury Prevention
Summer is here and restrictions have been lifted enough to enjoy some outdoor sports activities with virus safety precautions! Some of the activities most popular over the summer months involve using a lot of shoulder motion, i.e. baseball, softball, swimming, golf and tennis. The shoulder is really a “complex” of...
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How to Know if you Should use Heat, Ice or Both
Maybe you went a little overboard at your aerobics class and are feeling it in your knees. Or the arthritis in your hands is causing lots of achiness and stiffness today. Should you use ice, heat, or a combination of both? Here is some basic information to help you make...
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Bicycle Safety
Now that we are in the warmer weather, you have probably already seen people riding their bikes, especially the kids! In this time of social distancing, it is also an excellent way to get some exercise with your friends or family while still staying a safe distance apart. Bicycle riding...
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Dehydration and Joint Pain
Dehydration is so much more than just being thirsty. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. By the time you “feel” thirsty, you are already dehydrated. Not drinking enough water – not coffee or pop – but pure water, can lead to fatigue, slow down metabolism, affect cognitive functioning, and contribute...
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Non-dairy sources of calcium
Non-Dairy Sources of Calcium Calcium is very important to your health, in fact, you have more calcium in your body than any other mineral. It makes up much of your bones and plays other important roles for good health. A large percentage of the population does not meet their calcium...
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Osteoporosis - Not Just a Woman's Disease
Osteoporosis - Not Just A Woman’s Disease When you think of osteoporosis, you probably think of an elderly woman you see walking stooped over with a cane. It is not just a female affliction. Men’s bones can become brittle, too – and often with worse effects. In actuality, 1.5 million...
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MRI vs CT scan
MRI vs CT scan -- Alike but Different Your doctor has ordered a scan, MRI or CT. These both provide more detailed images of the body than a regular x-ray examination, but in different ways. MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, uses powerful magnets and pulsing radio waves. The data collected is...
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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Cubital Tunnel Syndrome or Ulnar Nerve Entrapment is similar to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in that it often evolves from repetitive flexion, in this case of the elbow. The ulnar nerve runs in a groove on the inner side of the elbow. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome develops when the...
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Steps to Help Reduce the Risk Almost everyone uses a keyboard these days, either at work, at home, or both as communicating by computer and cell phone is the new normal. Repetitive motions, such as typing, or any motions of the wrist that you do over...
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Total Joint Trivia
Total Joint Trivia – Did You Know? Many of you have undergone hip or knee replacements, or are planning to or may need to in the future. Here are some interesting facts about joint total replacements, when they were first done, how many are done, and the averages regarding age,...
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