Advanced Techniques and Emerging Technologies in Orthopaedics SPONSORED CONTENT Rockhill Orthopaedics prides itself in always being at the forefront of introducing new technologies to improve patient care. Their innate ability to use advanced techniques and emerging technologies enables them the best means to serve their patients.  Clinical Technologies vs Process Innovations Emerging clinical technologies, such as Stem cells, PRP-platelet rich ...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS COMMON SKIN CONDITION If you or a loved one has psoriasis, you know it can be a frustrating, sometimes embarrassing condition. The characteristic areas of thick, red, scaly skin may respond to topical agents, but some cases require other forms of therapy. Dr. Emilie Badje, a board certified dermatologist of Dermatology Consultants Midwest in ...

Bringing Comfort and Calm of Art into the Healthcare Environment A clinically-functional setting can be greatly enhanced with soothing pieces of artwork to improve patients’ overall health and well-being. SPONSORED CONTENT Patient care within a hospital, medical office or other clinical setting is and always should be a top priority. This may translate to medications, physical therapy, surgeries and the ...

A Leader in Supportive Care for 40 Years and Counting Serving thousands of patients and families each year, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care offers the community both expertise and compassion at the highest levels. How do you serve a community for decades with an unwavering commitment to supportive care, no matter the stage of life-limiting illness? Further, how is ...

Going back to school each year means more than just school supply shopping. Even though 2020 has been a year for unprecedented changes around the world due to the novel coronavirus, this year can also provide the opportunity to gain clearer vision on children’s eye safety. An eye injury can happen at any time and in any place. Employing adequate ...

Our middle-of-the-country locale has resulted in a lot of culinary advantages. A state wealthy in farmland and ranches makes “farm-to-table” a daily expectation, not an exception to the rule. It has resulted in defining dishes the world tries to duplicate and comfort foods that has the whole country pulling up chairs to the dining room table. Our kitchen is the ...

Managing the Road to Recovery While most people who get COVID-19 are likely to recover without a host of long-term effects, a small percentage of patients with severe symptoms can suffer from long-term health impacts. For the past several months, it’s a safe bet to assume all of us have at one time or another wondered if that random sneeze, ...

Relief Can Be Found You have cancer.” It is a sentence that none of us wish to ever hear from our physician. Having the disease is traumatic enough, but when you have severe pain as well, it can be debilitating and hard to manage. Not everyone with cancer has cancer pain, but some do. If you have cancer that has ...

Fighting for a Cure When it comes to polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in the United States, no organization is more dedicated to understanding and combating the disease than the PKD Foundation (PKDF). Jared J. Grantham, M.D., and Joseph Bruening founded the PKDF in 1982 with a shared vision—to find treatments and a cure for PKD.  Since its inception, the Foundation ...

Hip Resurfacing vs Hip Replacement Dr. Michael Hellman, Orthopaedic Surgeon with Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists QUESTION: What is Hip Resurfacing? ANSWER: Hip Resurfacing is an alternative technology to Total Hip Replacement that is aimed at treating painful conditions of the hip in younger, active patients. Hip resurfacing is a technique that differs in the way the thigh bone is addressed. Instead ...