Comfort shoes may not suit every foot health wise
A DC Foot and Ankle podiatrist cautions that comfort shoes like Danska clogs and Birkenstock lines may not suit all feet. A Duke orthopedist notes gait changes can worsen knee pain for some arthritis patients. Experts advise personal foot type checks and proper arch supports or orthotics, with many benefiting from noncustom inserts.
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Washington
Selene Parekh
Duke University Health System
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Schwartz
Katherine Margo
University of Pennsylvania
Exercise during pregnancy may boost infant brain development
A University of Montreal study assigned first trimester pregnant women to active or sedentary groups. After birth, infants of exercising mothers showed more mature brain responses than those of sedentary mothers, with average weekly activity 117 versus 12 minutes.
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Harvard
University of Montreal
Dave Ellemberg
Daniel Curnier
Department of Kinesiology
Elise Labonte-LeMoyne
San Diego
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Sit Up to Reduce Pain Through Alexander Technique
The writer visits Marian Goldberg in McLean Virginia to learn the Alexander Technique. She explains the method as reeducating body use to unlearn ingrained habits and relieve back and neck pain through conscious alignment and minimal exertion. Goldberg notes lessons vary from a few to many sessions and charge $65 for a half hour.
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Marian Goldberg
Goldberg
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Washington
McLean
Frederick Matthias Alexander
Australia
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Oral B12 option for absorbing deficiency debated by doctors
Dear Dr Roach explains intrinsic factor and vagotomy antiectomy limit B-12 absorption. High dose oral B-12 can match injections for many patients, though some still prefer injections. Paget's disease and multiple myeloma are distinct bone disorders with different treatments and outcomes.
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Roach
S.D
Dr. Roach
Paget
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