Eye Love You: Three Tips For Your Child’s First Eye Exam

Good vision is vital for your child's growth and development. After all, it is how your child sees and learns about the world around them. In order to ensure your child is seeing properly, you must take your child to an optometrist starting at age three. If you haven't had your child's eyes examined yet—and you are scared about the visit—use these three tips to help keep your child calm, cool, and collected during the appointment: Read More 

Vision Therapy: When Your Child Needs More Vision Correction Than Glasses Can Provide

In the year 2012, about 6.5 million pairs of eyeglasses were sold to patients under the age of 14. Poor vision can have a significant impact on the quality of life for a young child. Being unable to see clearly can make learning in school much more difficult, which could negatively impact a child's occupational opportunities in the future. If you find that eyeglasses just aren't cutting it when it comes to improving your child's vision, you might want to ask your optometrist about vision therapy. Read More 

When Do You Know Your Elderly Parent Needs Professional In-Home Care?

If you are the caregiver for an elderly parent, you have a great responsibility. It can be a challenge to care for your parent and continue living your own life. You may have thought about professional in-home care, but you aren't sure if that is something your parent needs. How do you know when your parent needs that professional care? Here are some signs that you can look out for. Read More 

How Do You Know If Your Foot Is Broken?

The top of your foot is hurting and you don't know why. You don't want to rush to the doctor's office if it's nothing that a little ice won't fix. You don't want to ignore it, either, if you should be making that doctor's appointment. How do you tell? Learn more about the signs that may mean that you've broken your foot. Your Foot Pain Came On Slowly The human foot has 26 bones in it, and a whole lot of cartilage, tendons, muscles, and nerves connect all of those bones together, so trying to figure out why part of that bundle is hurting isn't easy. Read More 

Choosing The Right Rehab For Stroke Survivors

Survivors of strokes face a scary, uncertain future.  Up to 50% of victims have moderate-to-severe impairment afterward.  So, choosing the best rehabilitation fit in your particular situation can make a real impact on retaking control of your life after a stroke. Rehab Options After initial treatment, the next big decision that stroke patients and their doctors must make is where to seek rehabilitative treatment.  There are situations where this choice is made easy. Read More