It’s National Youth Sports Week! Every year, National Youth Sports Week celebrates P.L.A.Y.S. – Physical activity, Living healthy, Access, Youth development, Safety. During this week, thousands of coaches, players, athletic and recreation directors, association members, sponsors, parents and more … [Read more...] about It’s National Youth Sports Week!
When A Dizzy Spell Signals Something More Serious
Everyone experiences a dizzy spell now and then but sometimes that bout of dizziness is actually an indicator of a more serious problem such as balance disorder. There are a variety of balance disorders and they are quite common. In fact, nearly 90 million people — and more than one in twenty … [Read more...] about When A Dizzy Spell Signals Something More Serious
A New Type of Vertigo Has Emerged…
Dizziness, lightheadedness, sensations of rocking or spinning when perfectly still… all of these and more are symptoms of vertigo. Self-induced vertigo, often experienced by children by spinning around, lasts only a few minutes but other, spontaneous types of vertigo can last for hours or even days. … [Read more...] about A New Type of Vertigo Has Emerged…
Your Brain Health on Tech
We live in a digital world. Technology is expanding in nearly every business sector. We socialize online, shop the web, communicate with friends and family in distant places via the computer, the list goes on and on. Technology has long been important to the medical industry but today we are seeing … [Read more...] about Your Brain Health on Tech
The Brain Health Index and You
No one is immune from the possibility of a stroke. In fact, in the United States today, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds. Although the stroke death rate has declined over 28 percent from 2004 to 2014, stokes still account for 11.8 percent of deaths worldwide and is the second-leading global … [Read more...] about The Brain Health Index and You
Drug-Free Care for Sports Injuries
Whether you are a professional athlete, a weekend warrior or a parent with a school-aged child who is involved in organized sports, sports injuries are a part of the game. Sports-related injuries are among the most common injuries that occur today. In fact, around two million high school students … [Read more...] about Drug-Free Care for Sports Injuries
Light Therapy Gives Migraine Sufferers New Hope
Many migraine sufferers will recoil at the slightest light when in the throes of a migraine headache. But what if the potential existed for healing and relief through light therapy? Some new studies and experts in the care and treatment of migraine headaches are looking to answer that very question… … [Read more...] about Light Therapy Gives Migraine Sufferers New Hope
Healing and Recovery in Minutes
Each moment of each day, our hearts and circulatory systems are hard at work delivering blood to our tissues. With each heartbeat, blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all of our cells. This system that connects all the cells of our organs and body parts and carries the approximately five liters of … [Read more...] about Healing and Recovery in Minutes
The Allergy Brain
What beautiful weather we are having! While many are singing the praises of Springtime, thousands of people are hard pressed to notice anything beyond the sniffling and sneezing associated with seasonal allergies. And here in the South, we have more than our share of pollen, grass and all the lovely … [Read more...] about The Allergy Brain