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Freed from GERD
79 -year-old Betty Hassien is now pain and symptom-free after receiving the LINX® Reflux Management System. Betty suffered for more than 20 years with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Betty had a hiatal hernia causing her GERD, heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain, coughing, and vomiting. Hiatal hernias are formed when the muscle surrounding the esophagus weakens and…
Read MorePelvic Floor Therapy
“Life changing” is how many Boone Health pelvic floor therapy patients describe their success. But what is pelvic floor therapy? Pelvic floor therapy is a specialized kind of rehabilitation that works to lessen the symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction through a personalized treatment program. It can improve pelvic pain, bladder control, bowel control, pelvic organ…
Read MoreA Beginner’s Guide to Infant Massage
Did you know that one of your baby’s first senses to develop is touch? Your touch can be both calming and stimulating to your baby and create a positive interaction for both of you. Massage can help with stimulation, sensory input, brain development, bonding, weight gain, relaxation, reduced gas or intestinal pain, and behavior regulation.…
Read MoreStress and Weight Management
Stress and weight management are intertwined. While your appetite may decline during episodes of acute stress, chronic stress – whether psychological or physical – often results in an increased appetite. There are many reasons that people turn to food when stressed and physiological explanations as to why we eat more and crave specific foods when…
Read MoreTonya Linthacum, FNP-BC – High Risk Breast Clinic Family Nurse Practitioner
I grew up in Macon, Mo., home of the Macon Tigers, and went to the University of Missouri for my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing – once a Tiger, always a Tiger! My husband, Mike, and I both are nurses and met many years ago at the University Hospital where we both were working.…
Read MoreTherapy Dogs To The Rescue
Dori Neumeier was sitting in the lounge area of the Therapy Floor when the elevators opened and out walked Timbre the therapy dog and his owner Tom Trabue. Dori felt all of her stress from the day melt away as Timbre came over and allowed her to pet him. Dori had been hospitalized for over…
Read MoreRevival of the Fittest
In October, Boone Health Medical Group opened a new clinic in Mexico, Mo. But although new to Boone, the Medical Park clinic has deep roots in Audrain County, with a long history of providing care to patients. Boone Health Medical Park – Mexico was originally founded in 1996 as a multispecialty group with a pulmonologist,…
Read MoreA New Teddy Bear to Love
No parent wants their kid to have to go through surgery. We certainly didn’t, but my husband Kyle and I were faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to have our 11-month-old go through an ear tube procedure. Our little Everly had four somewhat back-to-back ear infections. She would get a cold, get…
Read MoreSupporting Those Who Served
By Madison Loethen Around Veterans Day every year at Boone Hospital Center you will find a beautiful mural where employees share their well wishes and thank-yous to veterans. Those murals were made by Lead Orderly Amber McLelland who is a veteran herself. Amber enlisted in the year 2000 at just 17 years old. Her sister…
Read MoreBoone Health Community Wellness
By Jenny L. Workman, Community Wellness Manager Boone Health Community Wellness is our outreach program which supports health and wellness programs and screenings for mid-Missouri companies, communities in our service area, and Boone Health employees. In the 2000s, Boone Hospital Center established a community outreach program called WELLAWARE that provided community health screenings, health fairs,…
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