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Learn more about Hills Bank Live Local Movement – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 4, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Bringing It Home
By Barb Colehour, Hills Bank, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Thanks to the internet, you’ve got the world at your fingertips—unique shopping experiences, travel planning, streaming videos, and social networking are ready and waiting at the touch of a key—but what about the world just outside your door? Those same opportunities can be found right in your hometown, and Hills Bank’s Live Local program encourages you to do just that: live locally. […]

Fairway Medical Surgical Hospital on exercising with osteoarthritis – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 3, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Exercising with Osteoarthritis

By Greg Zelden, PT, Director of Physical Therapy, Fairway Medical Surgical Hospital, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
The cardiologist tells you to exercise, your family physician has hinted that you should exercise and pop culture has a predominant theme to maintain health by exercise. […]

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital on care after surgery – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 3, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Choose HealthSouth
By Cathy L. Joseph, OTR/L, Director of Therapy Operations, HealthSouth Scottsdale Rehabilitation Hospital, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine
What happens when you are ready to leave the hospital after you have had surgery, an accident or a traumatic event like a stroke and you are not strong enough or you do not have the skills to return home? This may cause you and your family stress because you don’t know what to do. […]

Pinnacle Mortgage on Common Myths about Reverse Mortgages – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 1, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Common Myths about Reverse Mortgages

By Carl Benefield, Northshore & New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazines
A reverse mortgage enables homeowners 62 and older to convert part of the equity in their homes into cash without having to sell the home, give up title, or take on a new monthly mortgage payment. The homeowner continues to pay insurance and taxes, live in and maintain the home. […]

Home, accessibility and your options – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 26, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Home, accessibility and your options By Dara McMillan, LMSW, LIVING WELL Magazine Home. It’s that place of comfort where you can relax at the end of a long day. Simply put, we love our homes. […]

Transition Care: Life after a hospital stay – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 23, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Transition Care: Life after a Hospital Stay
By Amanda Romano, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine

Very few problems arise that present the same level of concern as an unforeseen, unexpected event that lands a senior loved one in critical care. It can happen without warning, and unfortunately, the lingering effects often last a lifetime. Regardless of whether it’s a minor issue or something more serious like a fall, heart attack or stroke, any health-related event presents a series of challenges for not only the affected individual, but for the family charged to care for them as well. […]

Star Dental Systems on the Oral Systemic Connection – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 23, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

The Oral Systemic Connection

By Larry J. Rush, DDS, PC, Star Dental Systems, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Did you grow up singing Dem Bones? I think it is probably one of the first songs I learned as a child in the 1950s. The website at the bottom will take you to the video of the Delta Rhythm Boys singing Dem Bones purported to have been written by James Weldon (1871-1938). […]

Louisiana Home Care of Slidell brings healing home – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 22, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Louisiana Home Care of Slidell brings healing home

By Suzanne Cooper, Director of Nurses, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Everyone knows there’s no place like home.

That’s especially true when recovering from illness or injury. Louisiana HomeCare Slidell provides high-quality home health services to local patients in the comfort of home. […]

HealthSouth talks joint replacement rehabilitation – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 22, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Joint Replacement Rehabilitation
Courtesy HealthSouth, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Life after orthopedic surgery is a challenging and demanding experience. After joint replacement surgery, rehabilitation assists patients in setting and achieving goals to maximize recovery and independence. […]

Advanced Hand: your hand deserves the best – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 21, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Your Hand Deserves The Best
By Chuck McMillan, Advanced Hand, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
The hand is a unique area of the human body that is made up of bone, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves, skin, and blood vessels. These elements must all be in good working order for the hand to function properly. […]