Stoughton Hospital Health Talk

According to the The National Parkinson Foundation, an estimated one million people in the United States, and four to six million worldwide, have parkinson's disease. It affects more people than multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), muscular dystrophy, and myasthenia gravis combined.In this segment, Emily Devine, DPT, joins the show to discuss management of Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson Wellness Recovery & LSVT-BIG Certifications for Parkinson's Disease.

According to the American Academy of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, doctors should not prescribe antibiotics for coughs and sore throats and most colds, because they don't help and their overuse is making them less effective against other infections.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that up to half of the 133 million doses of antibiotics administered daily outside hospitals may be unnecessary because they are being prescribed for viral infections that don't respond to antibiotics.Listen in as Andrew Dean, MD, an emergency medicine physician, explains what questions to ask your doctor if you think you may need an antibiotic.

In your everyday life, you may not even think about your balance and quite often we take our balance for granted, but it is an important and vital part of our health and well being. Many elders fall each year due to balance and stability issues. It has been shown that falls can reduce the quality of life and increase the mortality rate for seniors.That is why, in this segment, Jennifer Ballweg, Physical Therapist at Stoughton Hospital joins the show to share with you how to do balance and stability training to reduce the risk of falls, at any age.

If you are living with chronic pain, you might want to consider dry needling therapy. Dry needling is a physical therapy intervention used to target muscle banding or knots.In this segment, Stoughton Hospital physical therapist, Liz Touchett, discusses Dry Needling, and the benefits it can offer those that suffer from chronic pain.

Astym® treatment is a therapy that regenerates healthy soft tissues and eliminates or reduces unwanted scar tissue that may be causing pain or movement restrictions. Astym® treatment is highly effective and even works when other approaches routinely fail. When your health and ability to stay active is at stake, only the best will do.In this segment, Carin Johns, Physical Therapist at Stoughton Hospital and certified provider of ASTYM, joins the show to discuss the benefits of ASTYM and how it can help you return sooner to the activities that you enjoy

Understanding forgiveness or being able to forgive someone that has hurt you can be a difficult thing for many people to understand much less to put into practice. However, research has shown, that by forgiving someone who has deeply hurt you, you let go of resentment, the urge to seek revenge and that can have positive health benefits.Listen as Tim Markle describes how physically, forgiveness creates a higher quality of life, a healthier body, and a more positive attitude.

Is it an infection? Is it an allergy? Is it from smoking? You have throat drainage and you don't know what's causing it.According to The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Glands in your nose and throat continually produce mucus (one to two quarts a day). Mucus moistens and cleans the nasal membranes, humidifies air, traps and clears inhaled foreign matter, and fights infection. Although it is normally swallowed unconsciously, the feeling of it accumulating in the throat or dripping from the back of your nose is called post-nasal drip. This sensation can be caused by excessively thick secretions or by throat muscle and swallowing disorders.Listen in as Steven Lyon, MD explains that often times throat drainage can be caused by an underlying ENT issue.

The holiday season is full of family, friends, and food. But no one likes the extra calories and added pounds that can come with the holiday. Adding some healthy choices to every meal or buffet table can help when you have the urge to have an unhealthy treat.Listen in as Autumn Kumlien, RD gives smart tips on substitutions and choices as you enjoy your favorite time of the year.

America is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. To address this national health crisis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines in March 2016 urging providers to reduce opioid prescribing in favor of safe, non-drug alternatives such as physical therapy for chronic pain conditions. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) launched a national public awareness campaign to educate consumers about the risks of opioids and the safe alternative of physical therapy for pain management.Listen in as Emily Devine, Physical Therapist at Stoughton Hospital, explains that physical therapy can reduce the need for opioid medications.

Stoughton Hospital is making environmental changes and training its staff to become a dementia friendly hospital. The hospital’s goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for individuals affected by dementia. Individuals with dementia can become overwhelmed or agitated by the hospital environment of bright lights, unfamiliar areas, and strangers approaching them. The hospital is making environmental changes that include making sure signs use simple language, installing effective lighting, escorting customers directly to their destination, providing quiet places to rest and decreasing noise levels.Listen in as Heather Kleinbrook, BSN, explains all the improvements Stoughton Hospital is making to help dementia patients feel more comfortable.

You know you're supposed to get seven to nine hours of sleep a night, but sometimes that just doesn't happen. How does lack of quality sleep affect your health?The Stoughton Hospital Sleep Disorders Center offers state-of-the-art services for diagnosing and treating sleep disorders. If you are having problems sleeping and your primary care physician decides you need further evaluation, you will be referred to a pulmonologist or neurologist who will determine if you need a sleep study. Having a sleep study at Stoughton Hospital is like spending the night in a quiet and very comfortable bedroom much like in a hotel or your own home.Listen in as Jacalyn Nelson, MD explains how the amount and quality of sleep you get at night dramatically affects how you feel the next day and your overall health.

Your eyes are an important part of your health and your window to the world. There are many things you can do to keep them healthy.You might think your vision is fine or that your eyes are healthy, but visiting your eye care professional for a comprehensive dilated eye exam is the only way to really be sure.Listen in as Anne E. Kilby, MD helps you to keep those precious eyes healthy as we age.

An weakness in a muscle wall, can allow extra pressure and strain to be placed on internal organs, pushing them out of place. This is a condition known as hernia.Hernia repair has been around for a long time. That means traditional techniques have been perfected while new options and materials have been developed. While not every technique is right for every hernia, they all have common goals: to provide the strongest repair and least chance of recurrence with the least possible discomfort and quickest recovery.Listen in as Dr Aaron Schwaab, general surgeon at Stoughton Hospital describes the latest advances in Hernia repair and why you should choose Stoughton Hospital for your care!

Lymphedema is the accumulation of a particular kind of fluid, typically in one part of the body. Lymph is the protein-rich body fluid that accumulates when the lymphatic system for fluid transport is damaged.Fluid transport is one very important component, but many do not realize that the lymphatic system is part of the immune system. It fulfills the function of ‘immune trafficking,’ the process whereby infection-fighting cells can be mobilized to the tissues that require assistance.Melissa Monte, a Stoughton Hospital Occupational Therapist, is here to discuss how Stoughton Hospital can help if you've been diagnosed with Lymphedema.

Exercise is very important, but sometimes getting motivated is a real challenge.We all know how important exercise is. First, it gets you moving instead of sitting. Second, any exercise that you do is helpful.The key is having a goal to work towards. Your goals may be weight loss or prevention of heart disease, but whatever your goal, exercise is the way to a healthier lifestyle.Jennifer Mcphee, an exercise physiologist with Stoughton hospital, is here help you find that motivation to start and keep an exercise program that will last you your whole life.

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). HPV is a different virus than HIV and HSV (herpes). HPV is so common that nearly all sexually active men and women get it at some point in their lives. There are many different types of HPV. Some types can cause health problems including genital warts and cancers. But there are vaccines that can stop these health problems from happening.All boys and girls ages 11 or 12 years should get vaccinated.Thomas Murwin, MD, pediatrician with Dean Clinic Stoughton. is here to help parents learn how to protect their children from this cancer-causing virus.

Eat more fiber. You've probably heard it before. But do you know why fiber is so good for your health?Selecting tasty foods that provide fiber isn't difficult.Autumn Kumlienm a registered dietitian at Stoughton Hospital, is here to help you find out how much dietary fiber you need, the foods that contain it, and how to add them to meals and snacks.

Sinus surgery has truly evolved over the years.With recent advances in technology, including the nasal endoscope, sinus surgery is now commonly performed entirely through the nose.The most common reason for doing endoscopic sinus surgery is “chronic rhinosinusitis”, or more commonly “chronic sinusitis”.Chronic rhinosinusitis is a general term for inflammation (swelling) of the nose and sinuses that does not improve sufficiently with medical treatment.Steven Lyon, MD is here to discuss sinus surgery and how Stoughton Hospital can help you have a better quality of life.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is spread through the bite of one of several types of ticks.Lyme disease is caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi). Blacklegged ticks and other species of ticks can carry these bacteria. The ticks pick up the bacteria when they bite mice or deer that are infected with B. burgdorferi. You can get the disease if you are bitten by an infected tick.Symptoms of early localized Lyme disease (stage 1) begin days or weeks after infection. They are similar to the flu and may include: Chills, Fever, General ill feeling, Headache, Joint pain, Muscle pain and Stiff neck.Symptoms may come and go. Untreated, Lyme disease can spread to the brain, heart, and joints.Kaye McGrath, NP is here to discuss Lyme disease, what symptoms you should look for and treatments available through Stoughton hospitals.

The HPV vaccine protects against infection by certain strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV can cause cervical cancer and genital warts.The HPV virus has also been linked to other kinds of cancers, including vaginal, vulvar, penile, anal, mouth and throat cancers.Thomas J. Murwin, MD is here to discuss the HPV Vaccine, who should get it and what else to think about when you consider getting the vaccine.