Chronic Pain Vanishes for Quad-Citian After Outpatient Knee Replacement Surgery
Submitted by Mississippi Valley Surgery Center It all started in junior high. Martie Boston was playing with her friends and fell on her right knee. Her parents thought it was a minor sprain, and with a few days of rest, Martie was back to running and playing. But her knee was never the same, it […]
Let the Good Times Roll!
Submitted by LivWell Seniors As people age, they often lose built-in opportunities to socialize. Younger people are busy with kids and their activities. They usually have a built-in social network, if not several: family, friends, co-workers, church groups, civic organizations, etc. Unfortunately, as people get older much of this gets lost. Families are more spread […]
Quad Cities Farmer’s Market
By Let’s Move Quad Cities Farmers’ markets are a nutrition and community win. You can support local farmers and increase the plant foods in your diet at the same time. The nutritional benefits of frequenting farmers’ markets include increased fiber, antioxidants, and photochemicals in the diet. Just walking down the stalls of the farmer’s market, […]
Dealing With Illness
By Mary Huebbe, Marketing Consultant, Ridgecrest Village Cancer is a thriving illness that still has no cure. It seems everywhere I turn, someone is being diagnosed with a different kind. Everyone handles it differently, and it affects everyone differently. So how do we support someone when they are diagnosed? What are the right words to […]
A Herniated Disc Can Be More Than a Pain in the Neck
Submitted by Orthopaedic Specialists As a railroad engineer, Bob Stammer of Albany, IL., knows the importance of well-aligned tracks. While he can easily spot when railroad tracks are not quite right, misalignment within his own body was another story. He wasn’t sure of the cause, but he did know he was getting headaches and soreness […]
Something to Talk About
Submitted by LivWell Seniors Family conversations can be tough to have — money, marriage, kids. Out of fear, tough conversations tend to be avoided. Instead of talking something through, issues simmer until they’re brought up in the wrong way and in an emotionally charged environment. This all-too-common situation brings to mind the quote usually attributed […]
You’ve Hit the Big 4-0? Bonus! Time for Your First Mammogram!
By Genesis Imaging Centers When 41-year-old Juanita was advised by her physician that it was time for her to begin annual screening, she was nervous. “Any test that comes along with age is stressful,” she shared. Since she didn’t know much about mammography, other (younger) women were quick to point out how painful the exam […]
Rehab to Home
Submitted by Bettendorf Health Care by MGM Healthcare Earl Day has been working since he was seven years old and has been independent his entire life. He owned his own business in Milan for 27 years, and worked various jobs after that. Earl worked up until he was 80. He was starting to have some […]
Retired Moline Athlete and Coach Believes in Lifelong Fitness “If You Don’t Use It, You Lose It”
Submitted by ORA Orthopedics Interest in sports reaches a fever pitch in August with the Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro and the John Deere Classic here in the Quad Cities. Staying strong is not only for the young, elite athlete. Just ask Mike Owens, 78, Moline. In a life spanning nearly eight decades, […]
Why Can I Hear People Speaking, but Not Understand What They Are Saying? What Can I Do?
By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D., Audiology Consultants You are not alone in this complaint. It is one that we hear frequently and can often be explained by common changes that happen in our hearing, especially as we age. Speech falls across many different frequencies. In English, our vowel sounds are in the low frequencies and the […]