by erlangerhealth | Sep 6, 2018 | Erlanger East, Urology & Incontinence, Urology, Incontinence & Pelvic Floor
More than 500,000 Americans visit the emergency room with kidney stones each year. These hard, often painful-to-pass mineral deposits develop when crystal-forming waste products—such as calcium, oxalate, struvite, and uric acid—become too abundant for the fluid in the...
by erlangerhealth | Sep 5, 2018 | Erlanger East, Pregnancy & Childbirth
Erlanger East Hospital has demonstrated that their policies and care practices for new mothers meet the gold standard for mother/baby care practices related to breastfeeding. Staff is trained regarding care of breastfeeding mothers and babies. Babies stay close to...
by erlangerhealth | Aug 30, 2018 | Men's Health, Regain Health, Women's Health
Constipation is more common as we get older. That’s because many of the body’s processes slow down — including our digestive system. But that doesn’t mean that constipation has to be a fact of older life. There are steps you can take to limit the effects and keep...
by erlangerhealth | Aug 6, 2018 | Back Pain, Back, Bone & Joint Health, Men's Health, Orthopaedics, Regain Health, Women's Health
It’s all too familiar for most of us — that nagging ache in the lower back. In fact, about four out of five Americans will experience lower back pain at some point. While there are many treatment options for back pain, the best treatment is really to prevent it from...
by erlangerhealth | Aug 1, 2018 | Fitness & Wellness, Fitness & Wellness, Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
It happens year after year. We have the best of intentions to eat better, exercise more, stop smoking or practice other healthy habits. But our health resolutions often fall flat. That doesn’t have to be the case though! You can still find success with this year’s...
by Aimee Dyess, MS, RDN, LD, CDE | Jul 30, 2018 | Men's Health, Stay Well, Weight Loss, Women's Health
We know healthy eating plays an important role in meeting long-term health goals, but with so many other things on our plate it can be easy to put our nutrition goals on the back burner and opt to grab a meal out or run through a drive-thru. Although it takes a little...
