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Ryan J. Krupp, M.D., sports health specialist, on how to prevent shoulder injuries

A well-designed workout for the shoulder and arm is essential for long-term throwing proficiency and injury prevention.

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Hara Hachi Bu: Enjoy food and lose weight with this simple Japanese phrase

  Americans are always trying a wide range of techniques to drop excess weight. But the key to successful weight loss may be found halfway around the world in Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa is one of the world’s Blue Zones regions, or exceptional hot spots where people live extraordinarily long and healthy lives. I started exploring and identifying the…

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News, Obstetrics

Finding the care you want and may need for pregnancy and birth [INFOGRAPHIC]

Finding out you’re pregnant is an exciting time. It comes with a lot of decisions. What kind of care do you want for your pregnancy and birth? And for all of the unknowns, what kind of care do you need? Need an OB/GYN or midwife? Find a provider Norton Healthcare offers a lot of options…

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MyNortonChart, News

Turn on your push notifications in your MyChart app

MyNortonChart helps keep you plugged into your health information 24/7. But we want you to get information about your health as soon as possible, which is why we recommend push notifications for MyNortonChart. For more information Visit MyNortonChart Do you have your push notifications turned on in your MyChart app? If not, you’ll receive only…

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News, Sports Health

Meet your Couch to Race Day program training team

The Norton Sports Health training team is here to help you complete the Couch to Race program safely to avoid injuries. Our team includes orthopedic surgeons and nonsurgical orthopedic physicians specializing in sports health, along with athletic trainers, nutritionists and physical therapists with specialized experience in caring for athletes. Our goal is to help you…

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Cancer, News

Women with early-stage breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy

The average person may have only limited interest in news from a professional medical conference for oncologists. That changes quickly, however, when the news sparks a shift in medical treatment that could affect tens of thousands of women every year. Now, many early-stage breast cancer patients may avoid needing chemotherapy. Need to schedule a mammogram…

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Cancer

Norton Healthcare gastroenterologist supports colonoscopies for younger people

Is it ever too early for a colonoscopy? Need a colon cancer screening? We’re here for you, even on weekends. Schedule a convenient Saturday colonoscopy easily online or with one phone call. Schedule now or call (502) 446-WELL (9355) Newly revised guidelines from the American Cancer Society recommend that people as young as age 45…

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News, Spine

Woman conquers spondylolisthesis back pain with surgery

Back pain was Karyla Neutz’s reality — she woke up every day knowing she’d have to fight through immense pain. Living with back pain? Schedule an appointment with the spine experts at Norton Leatherman Spine Center. Call (502) 584-7525 She had degenerative spondylolisthesis, a condition that occurs when one vertebra in the spine slips forward…

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Program puts Norton Healthcare at center of research education

In late February, Rhonda Hoffman, system director of research for Norton Healthcare, stood on stage at the Clinical Trial Billing & Research Compliance Conference, a national clinical trial and research conference, in Orlando, Florida, to speak on a topic close to her heart. Rhonda had been invited to be a featured speaker about Norton Healthcare’s…

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Cancer, News

Answers to why people don’t get colonoscopies

We get it— no one wants to talk about colon cancer and colonoscopies! But colon cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women and the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., so we need to talk about it. What is colon cancer? Colon (or colorectal) cancer starts in the…

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Neurosciences, News

Golf helps Parkinson’s patients tee off against their disease

Jay Miller gripped his golf club and looked down at his ball resting on the green earth below. He paused and took his swing. Smack! The ball sailed across the driving range, landing about 150 yards away. On this evening at Nevel Meade Golf Course, Jay, and the dozen men around him, looked like a…

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News, Orthopedics

Experience arthritis? Take control

By the year 2040, an estimated 78.4 million people age 18 and older (25.9 percent of the projected total adult population) will have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s compared with the 54.4 million adults currently living with the condition. Two-thirds of those with arthritis will be women. How…

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