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Surgery to repair a herniated disc was once a procedure that evoked images of long hospital stays and a drawn out recovery — but for many patients, surgery is not necessary or has become minimally invasive.
Just under 7 percent of American men ages 18 to 49 had a vasectomy in 2022-23, according to the Center for Disease Control. That share increases among men with two or more children, to just over 18 percent.
Arthritis in the shoulder can cause debilitating pain and limit your quality of life and ability to do everyday tasks. Luckily, improvements and innovations in total shoulder replacement surgery have made the procedure a reliable and effective way to relieve pain and improve function in patients.
Dr. Vanessa Leonhard and Dr. David Jerkins of PCI are two of the only doctors in the state of Iowa who perform a supermicrosurgery called Lymphovascular anastomosis, or LVA. This surgery reduces breast cancer patients’ chances of getting lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating condition, to around five percent.
You don’t need to live with that nagging soreness in a shoulder, elbow or other joint.
Surgeons are utilizing cutting edge technology, pain management methods and postoperative recovery plans to get patients back on their feet quicker with outpatient surgery.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, is one of the most common causes of vertigo. The right treatment can help.
The Nassif Community Cancer Center, in partnership with Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Department of ENT, is offering free screening for oral, head and neck cancers on Monday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. To reserve a spot, call (319) 558-4876.
Eric Dalton, the new chief executive officer at PCI in Cedar Rapids, says the medical specialty group has managed the financial headwinds caused by the ongoing pandemic and is “ahead of schedule” on future growth.
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