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TheraPearl Hot/Cold Pain Relief Packs

Do you ever tweak your back or pull a muscle working out? Do your kids play sports? How about your husband?We all know how important it is to get active as a family, but that also means being prepared for bumps, bruises and swelling.TheraPearl hot/cold therapy packs provide 20 minutes of heating or cooling relief to manage pain and inflammation. The reusable, non-toxic packs can be frozen or heated and moms will …

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Relief From Pelvic Pain: How Yoga Can Help

This is Part 3 in a three part series on finding relief from pelvic pain through physical therapy, yoga, and other complementary therapies.Click here to read Part 1, which discussed how to recognize pelvic pain, and what therapies are available. Click here to read Part 2, which coverswhat questions you should ask your health care providerto get the care you need.Question from Kate, a mother of two boys, ages 5 and …

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Why It’s Important to Find the Right Doctor for Your Tween

By K. L. Blankson, MD It was easier when she was first born. Everything was, well, scheduled. The two -week visit. Then the 2-month visit (that 6 week gap felt like forever, didnt it?). The first set of many scheduled immunizations. The assessment of developmental milestones. Cooing, eye contact, rollingand then it seemed like she went straight from crawling to calling you to pick her up from the mall.