If you're expecting a baby, you're probably aware of the importance of keeping up with your prenatal care.  Your prenatal care regimen likely consists of a combination of regular hospital visits, vitamin consumption and screening and lab tests.  However, there could be one piece that you are leaving out of your regimen that could prove to be very beneficial to you:  Massage therapy.  Learning more about the benefits of getting massages during your pregnancy will help you determine if you should begin doing so right away. [Read More]

Being diagnosed with diabetes will have not only have an impact on your diet but on your oral health as well. Diabetes impairs how your body fights off a bacterial infection. With your mouth having such high levels of bacteria due to the foods you eat, it can increase the likelihood of dental problems. Be aware of the following oral health problems that can occur due to having diabetes. Gum Disease [Read More]

It's often said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and this is perhaps made most obvious by advances in laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, commonly known as LASIK. For many people, LASIK surgery allows them to improve their vision to levels it may never have previously achieved, maximizing their quality of life by adding new sharpness to their day to day. If you're considering LASIK surgery, but you're unfamiliar with the process, it's important that you get the answers that will make you feel more comfortable. [Read More]

If you have recently started going to physical therapy and you've noticed it causes you pain, you may be thinking that can't be a good sign. However, physical therapy generally does come with some pain and the pain actually does have a purpose. If you're asking yourself if physical therapy can really be good for you when it hurts to do it, read the article below to understand the pain behind the therapy. [Read More]