LiveSmart: Closing Up a Wound – Which Option is Best?
When you have a serious laceration, your local urgent care physician has a variety of options at their disposal to treat your skin wound. [...]
Wellness
LiveSmart: No Trick, These Healthy Snacks Are a Treat!
Ghosts and goblins may not be the only scary thing this Halloween! Saturated fats and sweet treats can be just as frightening to your diet. Here are a few healthy substitutes. [...]
LiveSmart: Halloween Safety – The Best Treat of All!
Although concerns about the safety of treats comes up every year, the fact is most injuries that send kids to emergency departments on Halloween have nothing to do with candy. [...]
LiveSmart: Breast Cancer Survivors Encouraged to Find Their Fitness
For some cancer survivors, fatigue and physical impairments are the new reality. The key for many to overcoming those hurdles is something every one of us can benefit from: Regular exercise. [...]
LiveSmart: Best Breast Health Achieved with Help From Latest Technologies
All women age 40 and older receive a screening mammogram every year. Younger women with a family history of breast cancer should ask their family doctor about starting screening earlier. [...]
LiveSmart: Bone Marrow Diseases
When a physician refers to cancers of the blood, he or she is talking about a group of cancers that originate in bone marrow. [...]
LiveSmart: Diagnosis Osteoporosis – When is the Time Right for a Bone Density Scan?
If not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly, acting as a “silent” disease until a bone fractures. The “gold standard” method to determine if your bones have become porous is through a bone density scan. [...]
For National Physical Therapy Month, Consider PT Instead of Opioids for Pain Management
In many cases, physical therapy is considered safer and more effective than opioids for managing chronic pain, joint pain, lower back pain, and other conditions. [...]
LiveSmart: Remember Safe Lifting Techniques for Better Health
How best to protect yourself from the ravages of everyday lifting? Our physical therapist weighs in with some advice. [...]
LiveSmart: St. Peter’s Advancing Orthopedic Care for Hip and Knee Replacement
Hip and knee replacement no longer mean spending several days in the hospital, followed by a lengthy period of rest at home. Mobility – not rest – is the key to recovery. [...]
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