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For many fam­i­lies, swim­ming is a favorite sum­mer pas­time and is a great way to cool off on a hot sum­mer day. From fatigue to hydra­tion, it is impor­tant to take pre­cau­tions to pre­vent injury or ill­ness when­ev­er you spend time in the water. Fam­i­ly Med­i­cine physi­cian, Dr. Eliz­a­beth Giese shares healthy swim­ming habits that will help keep you and your fam­i­ly safe while enjoy­ing your time in the water this summer.

Over­ac­tive blad­der (OAB) is a chron­ic con­di­tion that can affect your life in so many dif­fer­ent ways, a lot of times because you are wor­ried about your blad­der trig­ger­ing at the wrong time. Learn about three FDA-approved advanced ther­a­pies avail­able that can help you gain con­trol of your bladder.

While the fun­da­men­tals of main­tain­ing good health are the same for men and women, the risk of devel­op­ing cer­tain con­di­tions can vary. For­tu­nate­ly, estab­lish­ing healthy habits can go a long way in keep­ing men feel­ing their best. Dur­ing the month of Novem­ber, in an effort to increase aware­ness of sev­er­al con­di­tions that affect men’s health, our physi­cians share tips to help men stay healthy.

Strong pelvic floor mus­cles are vital to a wom­an’s health and sense of well-being. From your child-bear­ing years to menopause, it is impor­tant to keep your pelvic floor mus­cles strong and healthy. 

Being told you have can­cer can be a scary and stress­ful time in your life. You prob­a­bly have many ques­tions and are unsure of where to start or what to do first. There are many trust­ed web­sites with can­cer infor­ma­tion, but your physi­cian and care team is the best source, and best place to start, for infor­ma­tion on your diagnosis.

What is GERD:

From the foods you con­sume to how you process every­day stress, the choic­es you make impact your phys­i­cal and emo­tion­al health. Incor­po­rat­ing healthy habits and mak­ing small adjust­ments to your dai­ly rou­tine can go a long way in pro­mot­ing sus­tained health.

Ring­ing in the ears, or tin­ni­tus, can be a frus­trat­ing and irri­tat­ing symp­tom; how­ev­er, as sci­en­tists con­tin­ue to make break­throughs in tin­ni­tus treat­ment, peo­ple suf­fer­ing from ring­ing in the ears can find relief. The Neu­romon­ics Oasis device is just one path to hear­ing, and liv­ing, better.

Receiv­ing a can­cer diag­no­sis can be a life-chang­ing event and you may be over­whelmed with what to do next. A sec­ond opin­ion can pro­vide you with a bet­ter under­stand­ing of your diag­no­sis and treat­ment options. A fresh look at your health from anoth­er physi­cian may pro­vide a dif­fer­ent man­age­ment plan or reaf­firm that the plan pro­vid­ed is appropriate.

DuPage Med­ical Group Phys­i­cal Ther­a­py is ded­i­cat­ed to address­ing the unique mus­cu­loskele­tal prob­lems of the pelvis region that can have a sig­nif­i­cant impact on a wom­an’s qual­i­ty of life. Pelvic pain, uri­nary or fecal incon­ti­nence, osteo­poro­sis and pain asso­ci­at­ed with preg­nan­cy are all con­di­tions that can be eval­u­at­ed and treated.