Healthy You

A quarterly health publication.

TMJD are a group of disorders that impact the function of those joints and the surrounding muscles, causing pain — often chronic — for millions of Americans. Symptoms can include pain in the area of the jaw joint, limited movement, and clicking and locking of the jaw.

Cancers of the eye are exceedingly rare, and only a rare handful of cancer clinics in the nation are equipped to deal with them.

Cancer treatments can have long-lasting side effects, including damage to the heart, that might not show up until years later. Cancer treatments can also exacerbate existing cardiovascular problems for patients at risk for heart disease.

You may not have heard about orthobiologics, but the regenerative medicine may be your answer to treat pain coming from your muscles, bones or joints.

Trauma can change our brain chemistry and increase the speed of cellular aging, leading to illnesses and immune system deficiencies, and even serious diseases like cancer. This can all serve to shorten lifespan.

Awareness of sleep apnea and its relatively common and effective treatment has grown over the past three decades.

Surgeons are utilizing cutting edge technology, pain management methods and postoperative recovery plans to get patients back on their feet quicker with outpatient surgery.

Talking to your child about the difference between good and bad touches needs to start early and happen often to ensure they will be able to recognize abuse and know who to go to if something happens.

Volpara Risk Pathways is described as a state-of-the-art assessment tool that identifies women who may be at elevated risk for breast cancer, and Mercy Cedar Rapids is the first hospital in the area to offer it.