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In any game, sport or exercise, when you use certain muscles or move in ways your body isn’t used to, you’re going to feel sore. Beyond typical soreness, you can develop specific ailments from frequent or repetitive motions. Tennis players can develop tennis elbow. Golfers can develop golfer’s elbow. Video gamers are no different, and with the rise in popularity of video gaming, people are coming in to see their doctors with new ailments.

Most people think of pregnancy as taking place in three parts, or trimesters. But there’s actually another part — a fourth trimester — that starts once the baby is born and continues up to one year after birth. Besides being a critical time in the baby’s development, it’s also a vital time for moms to recover physically and emotionally. Yet that aspect is often overlooked as they focus on caring for the baby.

When a stroke happens, it suddenly changes everything. That “new normal” doesn’t just happen to the person who has had a stroke, but also for the people who provide care during recovery. If you have become a care partner for someone after a stroke, you may have many questions about this new role.

Body contouring surgery can help. This surgical process to remove excess skin and fat isn’t just cosmetic: It also improves the shape and tone of underlying tissue that supports your skin.

When professional soccer player Toni Pressley began a vegan diet, she lost weight, increased her energy and stamina, slept better at night and found her mood improve. But she got an added benefit of improving her heart health.

It's not always very easy to decide if you need to see a urologist, a gynecologist or a family physician. Finding out which doctor to see for your needs often proves difficult, particularly when there is some overlap between the different care they provide.

If you have a mental health issue or unhealthy behavior you want to address, your doctor may recommend therapy. One of the most frequently used therapies is behavioral therapy.

For many sufferers, frozen shoulder is an unpleasant surprise. One day, everything’s fine. The next, lifting an arm overhead sends a searing pain through your shoulder. Left untreated, the shoulder joint eventually seizes up and life grinds to a halt.

Whether competing on the court or with a controller, athletes understand the importance of staying physically and mentally healthy so they can perform at their best. Recognizing this, Orlando Health is partnering with Magic Gaming, a collaboration between Orlando Magic and the NBA 2K league, to help players on the electronic gaming team stay in peak condition.

You may have noticed a bump on the top of your foot or the back of your heel bone and wondered what it is – and if it’s anything to worry about.