Usually, seeing a part of your body stuck with needles wouldn’t immediately make you think of a healing treatment. In the case of dry needling, also known as trigger point dry needling, a few needles help relieve chronic and acute pain. Dry…
James Aubuchon’s heart has come a long way in just a year and a half. A valve in his heart wasn’t opening properly and he needed it replaced. “I had a heart valve…
2020 was quite a year to say the least. With the beginning of a new year, we are all doing our best to adjust to the challenges brought about last…
As a middle-aged woman working in wellness and health promotion, I understand the benefits of physical activity and I am always encouraging patients to eat healthy and do more physical…
As a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Altru Health System has access to Mayo Clinic knowledge, resources and expertise. This includes collaborating with Mayo Clinic specialists on the…
Did you know…therapy is medicine! This is especially true for those with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. My name is Amanda Wilson, a physical therapist at Altru who specializes in…
Washing your hands and wearing a face mask are two of the key recommendations in preventing COVID-19. But with the winter months and frequent hand washing, many people are experiencing…
As we take precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to keep the people around us safe, a growing number of people are having a harder time communicating. “A lot…
As a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Altru Health System has access to Mayo Clinic knowledge, resources and expertise. This includes collaborating with Mayo Clinic specialists on the…
How many of us have grown weary of being stuck at home, isolated, tired of feeling stressed, and wish we could just do away with our masks? Across the country,…
