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Orthopedic Associates: Commitment to Excellent Care

For the past seven years, Dr. Vidal has also valued her role as part of the Orthopedics Associates team. Each of the eight physicians is fellowship trained and highly qualified in providing expert, personal and state-of-the art care to their patients. As a medical group, their specialties cover a spectrum of areas related to sports medicine and bone and joint health, restoration and maintenance.
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Healthy Aging: Stay Involved, Be Positive and Know Your Neighbors

Whether it’s listening to an iPod, surfing the web or keeping up with the news, staying involved and in tune with the times may help people live a longer life. That’s some of the advice from a poll of older adults who were questioned about the secrets of longevity. Being positive and socializing are additional attributes touted as important factors for a long and healthy life. […]

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What You Need to Know About Joint Replacements–––Dallas Limb Restoration Center

The number of joint replacements in the United States is increasing, especially in the last five years. Replacements are allowing more patients to be active and live a better lifestyle in most cases. However, despite good results overall, there are things you should know and look for when choosing your orthopedic surgeon. […]

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Reverse Mortgages Help You Enjoy a Better Lifestyle

Reverse mortgages are an excellent financial tool to enhance your senior lifestyle by maximizing one of your greatest resources to remain as independent as possible. With this low interest loan, you can use the tax free money that you have in the equity of your home to reduce bills, pay for medical expenses, take a nice vacation or just enjoy life. […]

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Got Dividends?––Hodges Capital

“Earnings are an opinion, cash is a fact” is an old adage in the investment world that was first recorded in the early 1890s. Today, we believe the wisdom behind this adage should be an important consideration for all investors, especially those focused on income generation. This article seeks to discuss the idea that equity income investing represents significant advantages for most long-term investors. […]

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Neck Pain––Dr. Richard Jackson

Neck pain is a common problem, affecting 40 to 75 percent of adults at some time during their life. Neck pain is more common in females than males. Oftentimes, neck pain is a self-limited or temporary condition responding favorably to simple treatments such as rest, over-the-counter medications and topical application of ice or moist heat. […]

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CHOICES––IT IS UP TO YOU!––ParkGate

Life is full of choices and that is usually a good thing. Our whole life, we are told to make choices wisely. And to do that, about anything, we need to educate ourselves. The same applies to everyone as we age. Unfortunately, it’s my experience that when people hear the words “senior living” often the first thing that comes to mind is a nursing home. Actually, in “senior living” we have a great deal of choices. And choices help to give people more of a variety, because all people are not the same––not in health or aging. Let’s discuss the various choices available. […]

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Household Budgeting––North Dallas Bank & Trust

In a time where the median household income is shrinking in nearly every major city, prices of goods and services are on the rise and credit card debt is just beginning to decline from an all-time high, it is easy to find yourself falling behind on monthly expenses. If this is the case, then it may be time to start learning the basics of household budgeting. […]

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Follow your instincts in funeral preparation––Allen Family Funeral Options

A woman called me just the other day and I recognized her by name but was not able to immediately recall the details of our previous meeting. After a few seconds of conversation, I remembered everything we had previously discussed and the entire scenario became clear to me. […]

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Providing Knee Replacement That Fits Only One Knee. YOURS ––The Dallas Limb Restoration Center

Numerous studies have illustrated the relationship between surgeon experience and improved outcomes in joint replacement. Orthopedic surgeons with a high volume of surgical patients and more extensive experience have improved outcomes, lower complication rate, lower morbidity, shorter length of hospital stay, and a lower mean hospital charge compared to orthopedic surgeons who perform fewer joint replacements or have less experience. Significant major journal articles and studies have also found that individual surgeon experience––rather than hospital factors––is significantly associated with improved complication rates and a shorter hospital stay. […]