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Sprains, Strains and Other Youth Sports Injuries
Quad City parents can help prevent sports injuries in growing athletes. Orthopaedic Surgeon Tuvi Mendel, M.D., Orthopaedic Specialists, tells you how.
In a recent online chat with Jason LaGare, Nurse Practitioner with Orthopaedic Specialists, PC, Quad City residents asked about sports-related injuries in young people. Here’s a review of the questions asked by local residents and Jason’s answers.
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10 Key Exercises for Summer Sports
It's no coincidence that as temperatures go up, so do sports injuries. Check out your favorite summertime sports and read our recommendations for a spring shape-up routine.
The physical therapists at Plaza Physical Therapy provide ten basic exercises and injury prevention tips to help you keep your summer activities safe and healthy.
Meet Our Latest Contest Winner!
We've profiled each winner since our subscription contest began in March. Check out each of our winner's profiles below:
April: Sue Briggs, an avid bike rider from rural Western Illinois won a bike package from Healthy Habits worth nearly $600.
May: Julie Shafer, of Davenport, won a $300 gift card from Wallace's Garden Center and has big plans for her back yard.
June: Josie Miller, a Toledo, OH native who moved to the Quad Cities, won a gift card worth $400 in North Face gear from Active Endeavor's in Davenport.
Congratulations All! You could win, too - just be sure to register for our free e-newsletter!
Why I Move
Our Why I Move features are stories about regular people who have found a personal reason to stay active - or to help others stay active. The stories, often in their own words, are shared with the intent of showing that positive change can occur at any age and ability level.
Cinnamon Moore, Lynn Madison and Jennifer Cutcomp are just three of the inspirational stories we've cataloged so far.
MVHNews is always looking for more inspirational stories - what's your story?
Latest News
Here's a quick run-down of the latest news posted to the Mississippi Valley Health News online magazine. Just click on the headline to jump to the article:
A Fork in the Road
Five Ways to Help Kids Eat Right
Parents help children form habits that will last them for a lifetime. Nutrition blogger Jeni Tackett shares five tips on how you can make sure those habits are healthy and nutritious.
Fresh Ideas @ Nostalgia Farms
Enjoying the Summer Harvest
Along with the dog days of our hot and humid summer, comes the bounty of our garden harvest. Heirloom tomatoes are ripening on the vine as well as our sweet corn, squash, cucumbers, beans and eggplant. Farmer Joe also shares the Nostalgia Farms recipe for Eggplant Parmesan. Delicious!
Active Lifestyles in the QC
Make Fitness a Successful Habit
How do physically fit people get, and stay that way? According to MVHNews’ fitness blogger, Chad Passman, there is no silver bullet. But he does offer seven habits that successfully fit people seem to share.
On The Road
Mississippi River Adventures
National tourism statistics ranks the Mississippi among the top tourist attractions in the country (#2) and much of what makes the river a thing of legend can be found at the only point where it runs east to west (right here!).
What Healthcare Should Be
Patients have the power to choose!
The financial crisis is touching all aspects of our economy including household budgets here in the Quad Cities – and healthcare is no exception. Dr. John Dooley explains how you’re just a phone call away from making a choice for more affordable care than most hospitalization.
Why I Move
Why I Move: Tree Gordon
After retiring from the Harlem Globetrotters, Elbert “Tree” Gordon is on a mission to help kids develop from mediocre players into players with solid fundamentals and a firm foundation for future success.
Say What? Think your teenager doesn’t hear you? It may be a degenerative hearing loss called tinnitus due to loud MP3’s. Davenport’s ENT Professional Services provides five tips for safe MP3 use.
Outpatient Surgery’s Financial Advantage Healthcare expenses can take their toll on QC household budgets. Learn how to save money on surgeries, screenings and procedures.
Good News for Infertile QC-Area Couples Now, in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, women can explore infertility options closer to home thanks to the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinic’s newly established Center for Advanced Reproductive Care, located at the Mississippi Medical Plaza in Davenport, IA.
What We Stand For In addition to our interest in advanced surgical techniques and continuous training, all members of the Mississippi Valley Health Network share some common values when it comes to the relationship between healthcare provider and patient.
50 Years Old and Still Getting a Kick Out of Youth Soccer As his children grew, so did Bettendorf resident Tom Well’s love for soccer, and he stayed in the game, even after his kids quit playing. However running up and down soccer fields began to take its toll. Eventually, Tom hurt so bad, he walked as if he were crippled. He needed a hip replacement.
Beating the Brown Bag Blahs Even the expression “brown baggin’ it” sounds boring and blah. So what alternatives do kids have to eating a “hot lunch” every day? Here’s some food for thought …
Pamela F. Davis, M.D. After fifteen years of practice as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery, Dr. Pamela Davis has an independent streak that draws on an early childhood spent with her family in places ranging from Wyoming to London, England.
Learn How Others in the QC Have Dealt with Their Pain Chronic pain should not limit your life. There is a better way to health without the fear of extensive surgery, days in a hospital bed or months in rehab. And now, thanks to the Mississippi Valley Surgery Center and Orthopaedic Specialists, PC, you can meet Quad Citians who beat their pain and are back to life.
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