Imagine flying through the air—thinking about your position, your landing, whether someone will catch you—when you suddenly begin leaking urine while wearing skin-tight clothing made of thin material for the audience, teammates and judges to see. This is the embarrassing reality for many high-impact athletes during practice and performance. does […]
High Impact Athletes and Urinary Incontinence Read More
Many of you have been working from home during this pandemic and whether you’ve returned to the office or you continue to work from your kitchen table, we wanted to give you a little refresher course on basic ergonomics. Here
Working From Home Ergonomics Read More
Consider this: Other than our feet, which support us in standing and walking during the day, the pelvic floor is the next most complex system in the human body that also runs parallel to the floor. The pelvic floor includes anything
What is pelvic floor dysfunction and how can physical therapy help? Read More
Fiber is an immensely important nutrient that helps maintain and support a healthy gastrointestinal tract. Astonishingly, less than 3 percent of Americans get the recommended amount of daily fiber. The recommended amount of daily fiber is 28 grams per day
Eating high fiber foods in your diet for better health Read More
Whether you’re a seasoned runner or training seriously for the first time, the way you structure your workout regimen is important in protecting you from injury. Most running-related injuries occur at the knees, feet, shins, Achilles tendon and calves; hip,
Running and Injury Prevention Read More
A friend of mine asked me how the “other” vaccines work (the ones not from Pfizer/Moderna) and I’m glad he did because, to be quite honest, it’s been a while since I wrote one of these. Also, I was rereading
COVID-19: So Many Vaccines…So Little Time Read More
Des Moines University has been awarded a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). This funding will help support the acquisition of the latest telehealth technology and equipment that will
“Help, I’ve fallen and can’t get up.” Many of us have heard this catchphrase from the Life-Alert commercials, but for some older adults these commercials touch on a very real fear: falling. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and
Falls and Concussions in Older Adults Read More
On Friday, Feb. 12, on what was forecast to be one of our coldest days of the year, the Polk County Health Department (PCHD) was once again prepared to deliver the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in its drive-thru clinic with a
A day at the Polk County Health drive-thru clinic Read More
What does good mental health look like? There are an endless number of answers, of course, but we’ll begin by discussing two mental illnesses and their role in the science of maintaining positive mental health goals to stay happy and