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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On the list of “things that can ruin a summer vacation,” bad sunburns are up there with car trouble and Wally World being closed (ask your parents if you don’t get that reference). The thing is, a bad sunburn’s malevolence
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The information in this post was adapted from the above Mini-Medical School presentation that was recorded in January 2022. Adam Bertroche, D.O. is an assistant professor of Behavioral Medicine and Medical Humanities and Bioethics and a physician at the DMU
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The information in this post was adapted from the above Mini-Medical School presentation that was recorded in February 2022. Dr. Allen Kempf is an assistant professor in the College of Podiatric medicine and surgery at Des Moines University and a
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The beginning of spring typically means the end of club team, high school, and collegiate swimming seasons, yet athletes continue to train year-round. During peak training periods, elite swimmers swim upwards of 7,000-10,000 yards a day in addition to strength
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The information in this post was adapted from the above Mini-Medical School presentation that was recorded in mid-January, 2022. Dr. Amy Shriver is an assistant professor of specialty medicine at Des Moines University and a practicing pediatrician at Blank Hospital
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What is PTSD? The information in this post was adapted from the above 50 & Better Health Fair presentation given by Brenna Ryan, D.O.’24 in November 2021. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition that’s triggered by
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On a given day, Lauren Mach, P.T., D.P.T., ATC, CCVT, might be working with a member of the Iowa Phoenix, the state’s only female tackle football team, or a Wombat, a member of a Des Moines men’s rugby team. She
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