Treat the Fibroids AND Keep Your Uterus

One-third of American women experience some type of pelvic health disorder by the time they’re age 60, and about 600,000 women every year have a hysterectomy – removing their uterus to relieve troubling symptoms. One of the most common reasons women have a hysterectomy is to relieve the pain of uterine fibroids, accounting for more than 177,000 hysterectomies a year. […]

New Procedures Take the Scare out of a Hip Labral Tear

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Sports can put significant stress on an athlete’s joints. A common injury for athletes is a hip labral tear (commonly associated with a condition called femoroacetabular impingement), which is usually caused by the excessive stress athletes can put on their hip joints in conjunction with bony abnormalities. What is a Hip Labral Tear? A hip labral tear is an injury […]

An ACL Injury Doesn’t Mean the END to Your Athletic Pursuits

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Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are common among athletes in basketball, football, soccer, tennis and volleyball. This injury usually results when an individual makes a sudden stop to change direction. What is the ACL? The ACL is a tough band of fiber in the middle of the knee joint. It connects the lower leg bone to the thigh […]

Skip the Scalpel – Your Sports Injury May Just Need a Cartilage Transplant

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A common reason for pain or discomfort in shoulders and knees is a loss of cartilage in those joints. Advances in Sports Medicine have made it possible to restore cartilage without joint replacement surgery. What is Cartilage? Cartilage is important to the structure and function of the human body. This firm, yet flexible connective tissue allows for our joints to […]

Though Common, Not All Dislocated Shoulders Are the Same

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A common shoulder injury for athletes is shoulder instability or a shoulder dislocation. Depending upon the severity, this injury can be a simple fix or involve surgery. What is a Shoulder Dislocation? A shoulder dislocation occurs when the head of the humerus (upper arm bone) pops out of the shallow shoulder socket of the scapula (called the glenoid). This can […]

Why the Holidays Are Not So Merry for Your Gut

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The holidays are hard on our stomachs – from the Halloween candy to the turkey and gravy to one-too-many glasses of champagne. And while it’s fun at the time, we often pay for all the overeating not only with weight gain, but also bloated stomachs, heartburn, and gas. This year, break the holiday tradition of an upset stomach. Below are […]

Diabetes Screening: Who Should Be Screened and How Often?

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Who Should Be Screened for Diabetes? According to the American Diabetes Association, everyone should be screened for diabetes beginning at age 45, and then every three years after that. If you have multiple risk factors (e.g, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, overweight), talk to your doctor about screening at an earlier age and screening more frequently. What Does the Screening […]

Food to Eat (and Avoid) to Manage Your Cholesterol

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The term “you are what you eat” certainly holds true when it comes to your cholesterol levels. While it can be easy to eat your way to an alarmingly high cholesterol level, you can also eat your way to lower cholesterol levels too. Lowering your cholesterol levels by changing your eating habits is a simple two-pronged strategy: Add foods that […]

Five Vaccine Myths and Facts

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While a lot of conflicting data exists around vaccines, the US Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization experts all agree they are a necessary part of creating and maintaining public health. Below we’ve outlined five key facts about vaccination, as well as some of the most common myths. If you have any questions about vaccinations or which ones […]

Five Tips for Improving Social Wellness

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These days, it seems the word “social” has come to mean jumping on a smartphone or computer to engage in social media as much as it does engaging in real human contact. Why is human contact important? Because depression, poor self esteem and even a shorter life span are just a few of the side effects of social “disconnection.” In […]