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Bringing back the sounds of life

Posted by on October 13, 2011 with 0 Comments

Hearing loss can happen at any age. Read how a 42-year old Bettendorf woman’s hearing was restored after an amazingly small prosthetic ear bone was placed surgically in her inner ear.

Cleared for take-off

Posted by on September 20, 2011 with 0 Comments

After years of flying radio-controlled planes, Dennis Gooch of Coal Valley was grounded by a flat foot. Thanks to Dr. Tuvi Mendel of Davenport-based Orthopaedic Specialists, Dennis is back behind the controls and flying high.

Standing up for better varicose vein treatments

Posted by on August 28, 2011 with 0 Comments

Workers who spend hours of their day on their feet run the risk for varicose veins (and that includes women AND men). Now a QC surgeon has a new alternative to the old painful “vein stripping” procedures.

Higher. Faster. Stronger.

Posted by on August 11, 2011 with 0 Comments

For student athletes, reaching their potential means combining their personal desire to achieve with proven training techniques and injury prevention. “Especially with younger athletes, as they start to grow and their bones get bigger, they can get hurt much easier than other ages,” says Ryan Arnold, Program Director for Quad Cities Acceleration. Quad Cities Acceleration [...]

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