Explore the benefits of osteopathic self-treatment along with practical tips for managing head and neck pain, respiratory conditions and low back pain.Â
Oh, ticks. For some reason, they make your skin crawl more than their more ubiquitous blood-sucking brethren, the mosquito. This is odd because the mosquito contributes to far more overall morbidity and mortality worldwide, but there’s just something a little
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Feeling nervous before participating in athletic competition is natural, and not always bad; it can be a sign one’s body is alert and ready to work. But too much anxiety can negatively affect one’s performance. So what’s a body to
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Brad Earp, D.P.T.’07, ATC, joined the DMU Clinic Physical Therapy on Oct. 18, 2022, as a staff physical therapist both at 3200 Grand Ave., Des Moines, and at the DMU Physical Therapy and Sports Performance Center at the MidAmerican Energy
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Kari Smith, P.T., D.P.T., BCB-PMD, a physical therapist, manager of the Des Moines University Physical Therapy Clinic and an associate professor in DMU’s doctor of physical therapy (D.P.T.) program, has become a board-certified clinical specialist in women’s health physical therapy
DMU physical therapist Kari Smith earns women’s health clinical specialist certification Read More
In his training and career as a clinical psychologist, Joel Greenberg, Psy.D., has worked with people ranging from adults striving to recover from addiction and families in crisis to adolescents experiencing a wide range of other mental health problems. He
Psychologist brings diverse experiences to the DMU Behavioral Health Clinic Read More
Seven questions and answers to get you up to speed on Monkeypox 1. What is monkeypox and what are the symptoms? Monkeypox (MPXV) is a virus in the poxvirus family such as cowpox, smallpox and others. Monkeypox symptoms usually appear
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Molly Lechtenberg, D.P.T.’08, CMTPT, and Libby Trausch, D.P.T.’08, combined their training and expertise, passion for patient care and personal experiences to establish Breathe. Physical Therapy and Wellness in Des Moines’ Beaverdale neighborhood in 2016. Now with three locations, a fourth
If you look for books about Medicare on Amazon, more than 8,000 titles pop up, from Medicare for Dummies and Medicare Demystified to Medicare Breakdown: The Alphabet Soup of Medicare. Navigating that alphabet soup and its myriad plans, supplements and
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In March 2020, a local attorney submitted an opinion essay to me for publication in the Des Moines Register. He also mentioned his brother was an emergency room physician in town. That certainly got my attention. A novel virus was
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