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By Jay Weitzner, MS, MATs, RTS Did you pick one?  Pick one that doesn’t move like you want it to.  Maybe you can’t raise your right shoulder as high as your left.  Maybe you can’t twist or bend to one side as well as the other.  How about your knee or hip?  Can you bend one more than the other?  …

By First Light Home Care “I have fallen and cannot get up!”    We all have heard this line over the years with a slight chuckle based on its origin back in the 80’s and 90’s.   Life Alert was the commercial that made us all aware of being safe at home.  Is this the best solution or does it give …

By Joseph Gauta, MD, FACOG – Millions of people are affected by the loss of bladder control. Bladder control issues are not a normal part of life and they are not something you just have to live with.  Of the over 33 million people in the United States that suffer from overactive bladder many of them do not seek help.  …

By Concept 10 10 – A startling, 80 percent of adults will fall victim to low back pain at some point in their lives. It is the most common cause of disability for people before the age of forty-five, and second only to the common cold as a cause for a visit to the doctor. We must have a strong …

By Rebecca M. Vaccariello, Esq. As a probate litigator, I see many cases that cannot be avoided.  However, there are some probate and trust litigation matters that potentially could be avoided with proper planning. One of the biggest areas that tend to cause problems is when people endeavor to tackle complex estate planning on their own.  Even simple wills can …

By Thom Braun Although most older adults know at least one person residing at a senior living community, there are often misconceptions about life at a retirement community. Bingo – though still popular – has been replaced with activities such as belly dancing and virtual gaming and for those who think residents “sit around all day”, you may have a …

Duty.  The word itself has sort of an old fashioned feel, doesn’t it?  And yet there is somethings there.  Perhaps it’s even something quite important. I was reading, earlier this week, from Eric Metaxas’s excellent book Amazing Grace, a biography of the English abolitionist leader William Wilberforce.  In the book, Metaxas writes of the death of Admiral Lord Nelson in …

By David Ebner, Staff Writer Every fall, the billboards and television commercials urging you to get a flu shot start to creep into the national narrative. Many people have reservations about the flu vaccine; some state it causes headaches and even engages flu-like symptoms. However, the statistics strongly support the flu vaccination over trying to tough it out, especially for …

Mammography or a mammogram is an x-ray examination of the breast tissue. Mammography has been used for years to detect and diagnose breast diseases in both women and men. While most mammography is done on a screening basis, it is crucial in diagnosing the cause of breast symptoms such as breast lumps, breast pain, and nipple discharge. Annual screening mammograms …

According to NAMI (National Institute of Mental Illness)  one in 10 Americans experience depression at some point in their lives yet only about 20 percent seek professional medical help—even though the condition is completely treatable. “May is National Mental Health Month,” says Jamie Seneca, Community Outreach Director for Nurse On Call. “Why not take this month to reflect on your …