Articles filed under IN Better Health
IN Better Health with Dr. John Logan
While riding bikes with his family on a vacation in Gatlinburg, Dr. Logan developed pain in his chest, left arm and neck. Being a very active person, the pain seemed strange to him.
IN Better Health with Shelly Grigor
Health Concern: Extreme nearsightedness. Treatment: Refractive lens exchange. Shelly Grigor has worn eyeglasses or contact lenses every day since elementary school. Her poor vision as a child became progressively
IN Better Health with Sarah Alford
Health Concern: Insulin-dependent diabetes, premature ovarian failure and infertility. Treatment: Prayer and fertility treatment. According to Sarah Alford, becoming the mother of her biological child is nothing short of a
IN Better Health with Glenda Montgomery
Health Concern: Cellulitis; possibility of leg amputation. Personal Strategy: Hospital treatment and support from friends. Glenda Montgomery credits the “wonderful staff” at Northshore Specialty Hospital and her church group friends
IN Better Health: Dalton Welch
Health Concern: Hearing loss from complications due to chronic ear infections. Treatment: Surgery and hearing aids. While riding his bike or scooter, shooting basketballs or running around the neighborhood with
IN Better Health with Sharon Cooper
Health Concern: Ruptured disc. Treatment: Lumbar microdiskectomy. As a competitive agility dog trainer, Sharon Cooper says, “Being broken is not an option. When I can’t run with my dogs, that’s
IN Better Health with Jerry Coogan
Health Concern: Obesity and related medical problems. Treatment: Laparoscopic bariatric surgery. “It was an ever-failing attempt to lose weight and improve my health,” Jerry Coogan says of his many dieting
IN Better Health with Abby Meehan
Health Concern: Catastrophic Injuries to arm. Personal Strategy: Extensive surgery and therapy; support from friends. Doctors told Abby Meehan that if she hadn’t made a last-minute, split-second decision, she could
IN Better Health: Cherie Meyers
“I’ve never been one to dwell on the bad,” says Cherie Meyers. That attitude has kept Cherie alive and living after receiving one of the toughest diagnoses a
IN Better Health with Laurie McCants
Perhaps the worst thing that can happen to an active person is to be sidelined from doing all the things you love. Laurie McCants was a picture of the
IN Better Health with Carol Rains
Health Concern: Head, neck and shoulder pain due to malocclusion of teeth. Treatment: Neuromuscular dentistry full-mouth reconstruction. Many people consider teeth grinding a bad habit, but for Carol Rains, it
IN Better Health with Kali Lassus
Health Concern: Concussion. Personal Strategy: ImPACT Concussion Management Program. Swimmer. Volleyball player. Runner. Honor roll student. Concussion sufferer. Fifteen-year-old Kali Lassus is a busy young woman, having experienced a lot
IN Better Health: Breastoration
If you’re looking for an opportunity to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), consider pledging a donation to Breastoration. Survivors of breast cancer recently created Breastoration
In Better Health: With Stephen Jennings
Talk about your life-changing experiences! A rooftop fall from 14 feet in May 2010 put a major crimp in Steve Jennings’ life. The on-the-job accident shattered his left
