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Integrating balance exercises into your fitness routine is important at any age. Although we tend to focus a lot on aerobic exercise and strength training, practicing your balance will help align your muscular system. This is great for stability and will help prevent future injuries. Whether you need to work on going up and down the stairs or want to improve your balance for all that mountain climbing you do, there’s no better time to start than now.

After a hard workout, your body may experience some muscle soreness. While aches and pains are a normal part of exercise, you may be wondering whether to let your body recover or to forge ahead through your next workout. The answer varies, depending on how you’re feeling and what level of physical fitness you’re at. Here’s a look at why exercise causes soreness and whether you should still tie on those running shoes when you’re hurting.

It’s a half-hour before bedtime and you’re scrolling through your smartphone. You check the outside security cameras, ensure the garage door is closed, check on locked doors, enable your alarm and dim the lights in the kids’ rooms … doing it all through the apps on your cell phone. In between, you scroll a few more times through your social media feeds. The routine is familiar for many, but this nightly habit may have unintended consequences for male fertility. 

What’s the most common sexual problem men report to their doctor? If you guessed erectile dysfunction (ED), you’re correct — and yet a mere fraction of those who struggle with this condition seek help. This is partly due to fear and partly due to misconceptions about ED and the treatments available. With over 30 million men impacted, it is important to dispel the common myths surrounding ED. Because this issue affects over 40 percent of men above age 40 and over 70 percent of men above age 70, according to the Urology Care Foundation, the chances of you or someone you know struggling with erection problems at some point are likely. 

The early morning sunlight peeks through the curtains, the birds twitter outside and your sneakers lie by the door, ready for you. The only question is, Will you get up and go?

The phrase “pain in the neck” usually refers to a task that is irritating or bothersome. But sometimes, the phrase is literal. Whether you slept the wrong way or have “text neck,” a stiff or sore neck is a painful reminder of limitations in your mobility.

Intermittent fasting (IF) is the process of manipulating your calorie intake based on a time schedule. Basically, it means condensing your meals for the day into a smaller window of time; for example, eating all of your meals between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.

As a urologist who specializes in sexual health and male infertility, I’ve had concerned patients ask if COVID-19 will affect their current and future fertility potential. Many couples are already dealing with fertility issues beyond their control and see the virus as an additional stressor. 

When a patient needs skilled medical care but doesn’t need round-the-clock supervision in a hospital, home healthcare can provide the solution. A serious illness or injury may mean you can’t get to outpatient services but still need intermittent nursing, skilled nursing or therapy care. Skilled nursing means the services require a physician’s order and are provided by a licensed professional.

Are you standing up straight? Are you sitting correctly? We’ve all heard about the importance of good posture, but most of us eventually forget or dismiss the advice. Poor posture can affect our wellbeing in a variety of ways — from pronated feet and collapsed knees to depressed or elevated shoulders and muscle imbalances. A clinical evaluation of your posture can detect problems and help determine ways to make corrections.