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Whether from overuse or pitch­ing for an extend­ed peri­od of time, elbow injuries are becom­ing more com­mon in both pro­fes­sion­al and ama­teur ath­letes. As a solu­tion for such injuries, Tom­my John Surgery can be rec­om­mend­ed to patients who are expe­ri­enc­ing symp­toms and who have tried oth­er forms of ther­a­py with­out suc­cess. At DuPage Med­ical Group, our providers are trained to treat patients from surgery through ther­a­py, help­ing you get back into the game. 

As the weath­er gets warmer, it is only nat­ur­al that peo­ple want to get out­side to enjoy them­selves. Before head­ing out, keep in mind these warm weath­er safe­ty tips to pro­tect you and your loved ones.

New or sud­den gas­troin­testi­nal symp­toms should not be ignored as they can sig­nal a more seri­ous con­di­tion. Our Gas­troen­terol­o­gy team iden­ti­fies symp­toms that should be addressed with your health­care provider.

Work­ing and learn­ing remote­ly may help pro­tect you from COVID-19, how­ev­er, it may not pro­tect your eye health. Tech­nol­o­gy is being used more than ever and the addi­tion­al screen time can result in eye strain. Find out how you can pro­tect your eyes while still per­form­ing your dai­ly vir­tu­al work and school tasks.

We have all expe­ri­enced moments of stress in our lives. When some­thing unex­pect­ed or alarm­ing hap­pens, a part of your brain, the hypo­thal­a­mus, sets off an inter­nal alarm. This alarm sig­nals your adren­al glands to release hor­mones, adren­a­line and cor­ti­sol, into your ner­vous sys­tem that cause your heart rate to increase, your mus­cles to tense and your breath to quick­en. This is referred to as your fight or flight response, and your body is ready to take action to pro­tect itself from harm.

Learn the dif­fer­ence between a pre­bi­ot­ic and pro­bi­ot­ic and why you need both to main­tain a healthy diges­tive tract.

In com­bi­na­tion with reg­u­lar screen­ings, eat­ing a healthy diet is a great way to keep your colon healthy, help­ing to pre­vent colon can­cer and oth­er dis­or­ders. Here are the top tips on what to eat to sup­port a healthy colon.

Smok­ing can sig­nif­i­cant­ly increase your risk of devel­op­ing blad­der can­cer. Here’s what you should know about smoking’s link to blad­der can­cer, so you can start low­er­ing your risk today.

Dr. Eliz­a­beth Kuri­an explains how men­tal health issues can man­i­fest in chil­dren, how to rec­og­nize them and when you should reach out to a health provider.

Did the pan­dem­ic force you to get cre­ative when putting togeth­er an at-home work­space? Aaron Eyster, MOT, OTR/L and Kar­la Cortez Duda, PT, DPT, OCS pro­vide their tips on how to prop­er­ly set up your work­space to avoid mus­cle fatigue and stress and ensure you are healthy and pain-free as you work.