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Summer heat and increased activity can make varicose vein symptoms worse
We are already nearing the midpoint of summer when heat and increased activity can exacerbate symptoms of varicose veins, including achiness, swelling and fatigue. In fact, county fairs—like the Great Geauga County Fair coming August 31—can be a perfect storm for symptoms. “County fairs are a good reminder of the importance of...
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Shoulder pain and physical therapy: Your best option to avoid orthopedic surgery
If all the joints in your body, the shoulder has the greatest range of motion. Our shoulders sustain sprains and strains, dislocations, tendinitis, torn rotator cuffs, bursitis, frozen shoulder, fractures, arthritis and a host of other injuries and conditions. Because it is such a mobile joint, you can hurt it in falls, when you strain to try...
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For Bob Haas, reaching the summit in life and on a mountain included strength training at MaxStrength Fitness
Not many people can say they’ve hiked the Appalachian Trail, spanning 2,193 grueling miles through 14 states, let alone do it after age 70. Meet Bob Haas. “I’d dreamed of completing the trail for years,” he says. “I waited until I retired in 2016 to set the goal.” Bob credits much of his impressive stamina to his training...
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Here’s how Dr. Danielle Shaper of Finesse Footcare is using advanced treatment options to improve her patients’ quality of life
Podiatrist Dr. Danielle Shaper, of Finesse Footcare, has earned a reputation for bringing leading-edge treatments to the Cleveland area. She founded Finesse Footcare in Lyndhurst in the fall of 2019 and introduced Radial Shockwave Therapy to treat heel pain and Lunula laser therapy to treat toenail fungus in 2020. The laser was so successful,...
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Acupressure to treat chronic pain
Here at Advanced MMC, we do employ conventional Western medical practices, but we also rely on alternative therapies, including what is known as Traditional Chinese Medicine. Because we specialize in integrative medicine—which treats the whole person rather than a disease process—we look at body systems instead of just body parts...
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