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Des Moines Area Health Focus

Des Moines Area Health Focus

Dr. Zac Watkins

Oct 3, 2022
Tell us about yourself and your practice? I have been exposed to nutrition and wellness since I was in high school in Lincoln, Ne. As I went off to college, my focus of studies was pre-med, chemistry, and...
Keep Joints Healthy with These 7 Tips

Keep Joints Healthy with These 7 Tips

Sep 5, 2022
Most people don’t give much thought to their joints until they start to notice symptoms of wear, but prevention is key to maintaining healthy joints. To protect your joints and minimize conditions like arthritis,...
Des Moines Area Health Focus

Des Moines Area Health Focus

with Dr. Shannon Bauman

Aug 23, 2022
Tell us about yourself and your practice? I am a Sports Medicine Physician specializing in diagnosing and treating sports related injuries and concussions. I relocated to West Des Moines (from Ontario, Canada) in...
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Des Moines Area Health Focus

Dr. Zac Watkins
Olivia Whitlow
October 3, 2022
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Keep Joints Healthy with These 7 Tips

Most people don’t give much thought to their joints until they start to notice symptoms of wear, but prevention is...
Abel Shaw
September 5, 2022
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Des Moines Area Health Focus

with Dr. Shannon Bauman
Olivia Whitlow
August 23, 2022
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Healthy Back to School Tips

With school just around the corner, students will be back in the classroom shortly. The beginning of a new school...
Abel Shaw
August 8, 2022
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Is This Causing Your Hand Pain?

Is This Causing Your Hand Pain? Pain In the hands can be caused by multiple different factors. Trauma, genetics,...
Ryan Donahue
June 29, 2022
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Simple Exercise for Nerve Symptoms

The median nerve is one of the three major nerves of the forearm and hand. It’s very commonto see entrapment of...
Ryan Donahue
June 15, 2022
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Diagnosing the Cause of Your Leg Pain

Irritation to the sciatic nerve can happen due to a traumatic injury or as the result of repetitiveuse. Before...
Abel Shaw
May 18, 2022
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What Is Causing Your Elbow Pain?

Elbow pain can be a nagging painful issue. It is much more likely to develop along the lateralaspect of the elbow....
Abel Shaw
May 4, 2022
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Vary Your Veggies With Veggies Made Great with Hy-Vee Dietitian, Ashley!

Adding an extra serving of vegetables to your weekly menu may have been a New Year’s resolution – but have you...
March 21, 2022
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The Foot and Ankle: How and Why We Evaluate

The Foot and Ankle: How and Why We EvaluatePatients commonly present with foot and ankle problems to our office. We...
Abel Shaw
March 10, 2022