Long-range planning for improved health
Most New Year’s resolutions, it seems, involve losing weight and getting physically fit. “Many people ring in the New Year with a resolution, and most often those pertain to their…
NWA Neuroscience Institute offers specialized care for back, neck pain
SPECIAL TO NWA MEDIA Problems with the spine affect nearly 80 percent of American adults. According to the American Pain Society, back pain is fifth among reasons people visit a…
New Diagnostic Tool for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
SPECIAL TO NWA MEDIA Peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, affects millions of Americans. People ages 50 and older are at increased risk, and as many as one-third of people who…
Local woman overcomes pain to run in half marathon
By Olivia Sellers | nwa media After being rear-ended in an automobile accident last month, Lisa Scheile of Springdale was in constant pain from whiplash. Not only was there chronic…
Avoid strains and pains from snow shoveling
contributed by MS SERVICES Snow may be beautiful when it is delicately falling to the ground. But when it starts to pile up, the winter landscape can turn into a…
New Mercy facility dedicated to joint replacement
By Olivia Sellers | nwa media As the Baby Boomer generation ages, orthopedic surgeons have seen an influx of joint-replacement patients. In response, Mercy Medical Center created the Joint Replacement…
Shaun Senter M.D., M.S.
Dr. Senter trained at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital and Cleveland Clinic, along with William Beaumont Hospital, which was the first medical facility to study angioplasty as a treatment for heart…
Help and Hope For Troubled Teens
Dr. Dean Priest heads up Springwood Behavioral Health’s youth services. He received his medical education at UAMS where he also did his residency in Adult Psychiatry and a Fellowship in…
Men can drink to good prostate health
An apple a day may keep the doctor away for the general population. But menlooking to avoid serious types of prostate cancer, a cup of coffee a day could be…
Low testosterone can cause variety of problems
Unbalanced hormones can greatly affect the emotional and physical health of men, just as they can with women, according to a Northwest Health System physician who specializes in hormonal issues….
