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Setting Goals Is Key to Physical Therapy Success
If you’re recovering from injury, illness or surgery, a physical therapist can help you regain your strength, range of motion and functional mobility. Setting goals is one of the most important parts of your rehabilitation program.
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Taking Low-Dose Aspirin To Prevent Heart Disease? New Recommendations Under Review
When should you start – or stop – taking low-dose aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke?
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Kids and Stress: How Yoga and Meditation Can Help
It's not just adults who get stressed – kids do, too, and they can show signs of stress in different ways.
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Why Do I Bruise So Easily?
Ever looked down at your arm or leg and wondered, “Where did that bruise come from?” A bruise, or contusion, is the body’s normal response to damaged, leaking blood vessels under the skin, without a break in the skin. Bruising is a response to injury — like bumping against a sharp corner — but there are other conditions that can cause bruising or increase the risk.
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Bladder Control Issues: The Right Diagnosis Matters
Do you sometimes leak a little when you laugh, sneeze or exercise? You’re not the only one. Known as urinary incontinence, this involuntary urine leakage is common. In fact, nearly 50 percent of adult women experience some form of incontinence.
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Pelvic Floor Disorders: More Common Than You Think
Even the closest of friends might not feel comfortable discussing issues like bladder leakage. This may be one of the reasons why urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders don’t get as much attention as they should.
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Urinary and Bowel Problems After Pregnancy: You're Not Alone
Although many women are eager to share the milestones that come with new motherhood, there are some things they might be embarrassed to bring up — like the urinary and bowel problems that can happen after giving birth.
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Should I Get My Thyroid Checked?
Feeling cold when others do not
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How Men Can Stay Sexually Active as They Age
As men age, they may develop physical or psychological issues that affect their sexual health. Because of embarrassment or fear, they might not discuss with their doctor concerns about decreased virility, erectile dysfunction or diminished libido. But maintaining a healthy sex life well into your senior years is achievable, especially if you remain physically fit, stay mentally healthy and communicate with your partner.
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5 Exercises that Won’t Hurt Your Knees
Walking: Whether outdoors or on a treadmill, walking remains a great way to increase your heart rate and warm up before strength training. You can incorporate cardio walking bursts that are 1- to 3-minutes long into your routine. If you use a treadmill, add a few intervals of speed and incline.
