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Staying Well
Keeping Joints Healthy
By Karen A. Jamrong
Friday, June 1, 2012
When you climb stairs or squat to pat the dog, do you hear a snap, crackle and pop?
Genetics can be to blame for some joint maladies, but how and how much you use your joints are much bigger determinants of joint health throughout a person's lifetime, says Emily M. Jones, MD, a family practice physician and sports medicine specialist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Orthopaedics, which has offices in Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Keene and Lebanon.
Some of the guidelines for keeping joints operating smoothly - particularly the weight-bearing hips, knees and ankles - are pretty straightforward. For starters, keep an eye on your waistline, says A.
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Top Doctors
Each year we ask New Hampshire doctors who they would choose to provide for the medical needs of friends and loved ones. The results of our statewide poll are published each April.
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Top Doctor Q&As
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Top Doctors 2012 Readers' Poll
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Top Doctors 2011 – Q&As
Friday, April 1, 2011
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Top Dentists
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Features
Yoga for Everyone Anywhere
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Look at it this way: If you are going to bend over backwards to get into shape, why not do it with yoga style and …
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Turn Back Time
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Staying Well
Midlife maternity
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Pregnancy beyond the age of 35 poses risks for mother and child Sixty might be the new 40, but attitude and medical advances can take …
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Painful Joints Can be Replaced
Sunday, April 1, 2012
A forward-thinking approach to hip replacement surgery brings faster healing. Spring is here and, our wimpy winter notwithstanding, no doubt you are looking forward to …
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Living with Parkinson's
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The disease has no cure, but there are ways to manage it as one ages. For Bob Hantman, the symptoms started with an occasional tremor …
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Keep a Clear Path: Deep Vein Thrombosis
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Deep vein thrombosis can be serious. It's easy to liken the blood vessels of the circulatory system to interconnecting highways and byways, as they transport …
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Senior Life
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Simple lyrics and a serious consideration for seniors. Should they remain in their homes as they get older? If given the choice, the majority of …
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Protecting Your Finances
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Investing for retirement requires a different piggy bank. There's a reason you don't see many sky diving Grannies falling from the sky. That kind of …
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Savvy Seniors: Keeping Up With Technology
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Who says the older generation is tech-challenged? Ten years ago, when Hilary Kelley's daughter was getting a new computer, she gave Kelley her old one. …
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