Your feet stand up to a lot of wear and tear every day. All that activity can lead to blisters, cuts and sores that are easy to neglect – until they become painful.
You may think leg pain or a slow-healing wound is a normal part of aging. Not necessarily. That nagging ache may be your body's way of sending a warning signal that something more serious is going on.
Sheltering in place has disrupted just about every aspect of our lives, including normal sleep cycles. If you're longing for eight hours of uninterrupted, peaceful sleep again, try these steps to relax, let go and fall asleep.
Joint pain can have a wide variety of causes. This can make it difficult to know when it is time to talk to a physician regarding pain you may be experiencing. Sometimes the joint pain can be from an acute injury. Sometimes the pain can be from a chronic ongoing condition with gradually increasing joint pain.
The leading cause of death for women in the U.S. is cardiovascular disease – outnumbering the next 16 causes of death in women combined, including all cancers. Yet prevention and treatment for women are still less aggressive than for men. We need to change this.
Some of the best health advice, perhaps not surprisingly, applies whether you are managing a chronic health condition or not. But managing your health during a stay-at-home order can pose special challenges, so we encourage our patients to, as best they can, follow a couple of guidelines.
Patients who experience trouble with chronic wounds healing may be more vulnerable if they contract COVID-19. This is not due to the wounds themselves, but because of other underlying health conditions often associated with the chronic wounds.
Our gastroenterology specialists are highly skilled in finding and safely removing polyps before they become cancerous. Goshen Physicians Gastroenterology, (574) 537-1625.
Got a cold? Flu? Allergy? Know the difference before you choose a treatment. Goshen Physicians has providers to treat your whole family.
Prevent slips, trips and falls with these 10 tips. Goshen Home Medical, (574) 533-0626.