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Ester Marsh: Post shoulder surgery update
Right shoulder arthroscopy debridement, subacromial decompression, distal clavicle excision, biceps tenodesis. It’s a whole mouthful, I can tell you! My surgery on Nov. 21 went ...
Right shoulder arthroscopy debridement, subacromial decompression, distal clavicle excision, biceps tenodesis. It’s a whole mouthful, I can tell you! My surgery on Nov. 21 went ...
It has been a while since I have covered this subject. In the beginning of 2021, I had my first bout with vertigo and let ...
So, what are triglycerides? Triglycerides are a form of fat carried through the bloodstream. When you eat, your body converts any calories it does not ...
I am humbled with the outpour of our support for western North Carolinians who have suffered great losses due to Hurricane Helene. The N.C. Emergency ...
Within the past few weeks, two people came up to me who were told they have osteoporosis, and one diagnosed with osteopenia. I thought it ...
It doesn’t feel like fall, but the pollen is definitely telling me fall is around the corner (Sept. 22). Personally, I have more problems in ...
We have started our EIM (Exercise Is Medicine) and still have a few spots if you want to join Dr. Kim Smith and me. About ...
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m., we are starting our new session of Exercise Is Medicine (EIM). Dr. Kim Smith and I are both ...
Besides the ab machine and flexibility machine, the blood pressure machine is one of the most-used machines at the YMCA. It is very important to ...
I wrote about kyphosis and lordosis of the lower back, and I received many inquiries about scoliosis. Scoliosis is also an abnormal curvature of the ...
As promised, today’s column is about lordosis, more commonly known as swayback. Lordosis can create all kinds of lower back pains and spasms, and it ...
Kyphosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine. You might have heard more of lordosis. Lordosis is also commonly called sway back, where you have ...
After the tai chi article, I had some questions if any exercise is good for arthritis. Exercise for arthritis is necessary to maintain healthy joints, ...
My dear friend David Freeze touched this in his article last week. The importance of proper hydration! It is hot out there and your body ...
Most people have heard of tai chi, but do you know what it is? We are so lucky at our J.F. Hurley YMCA. I seem ...
In 2016, the “sitting is the new smoking” was written in the British Journal of general practice. The idea among the medical community has been ...
Last week, I talked about staycations, and this week I will cover traveling through time zones and the changes in food and workouts while on ...
A few weeks ago, I had two of my three grandchildren here at “camp Jaja.” It was supposed to be around August, but it was ...
My husband Kevin and I were so honored to be part of the signing of Eli Julian to Liberty University for running, and Macy Miller ...
As you are reading this, our Rowan County Parkinson’s group is finishing “Moving Day” at Carolina Field of Honor at Triad Park in Kernersville. This ...
I believe in the future they will call this the dark times — lots of unhappy people, lots of violence, huge inflation, unrest between family, ...
Is stretching part of your routine? Too many times, I see people working out very hard and not stretching their muscles after their workout. They ...
Have you had kidney stones before? If you did, you know it! Or at least I have been told, and I was part of the ...
About a month ago, I got up one morning and I could barely walk on one foot. When your feet don’t work correctly, it can ...
Whether you are a believer or not, and I am, I am very thankful that Jesus died for my sins and has risen on Easter ...
I had a lot of great feedback after last week’s column and lots of people asked for some help with the calculations. I actually have ...
As promised, today I am going to talk about the “push away” exercise! One thing that always amazes me is that when I talk to ...
There are times people come and ask me why they are not improving. I typically have two questions: 1. Are you eating a sensible diet? ...
Going into a matchup with the New York Islanders (9-11-7), the Carolina Hurricanes (17-8-1) currently are monitoring two…
Saturday’s college basketball schedule includes eight games featuring a ranked team on the court. Among those games is…
Saturday’s contest features the Winthrop Eagles (7-3) and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4-4) clashing at Winthrop Coliseum (on…
Check out best bets as the Philadelphia Eagles (10-2) will aim to extend an eight-game winning streak when…
There are four games featuring a ranked team on the Saturday college basketball schedule, including the Louisville Cardinals…