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The Amazing Benefits of Breastfeeding

By Complete Care Specialist August 23, 2018 |

As an expectant mother, you've probably heard a lot about breastfeeding. You have people telling you to try it and others telling you not to. Well, the first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week (created by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action), and the month of August is National...

August Is National Breast Feeding Month -- Here Are Some Awesome Facts About Breast Feeding

By Complete Care Specialist August 16, 2018 |

Thanks to the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), August has been declared National Breast Feeding Month. This happened for the first time back in 2011, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been advocating for breast feeding awareness for decades. They are driving an annual campaign to...

8 Reasons to Choose a Lactation Consultant

By Complete Care Specialist August 09, 2018 |

Will I breastfeed my child? This is a question that has been thought in every mom’s head. Often, the answer is “I will try and see how it goes,” but breastfeeding isn’t always a walk in the park. Each mom’s experience with breastfeeding is different and sometimes a mom’s experience...

5 Warning Signs Your Child Might Be Living With Juvenile Arthritis

By Travis Karlskind July 27, 2018 |

Many people think that arthritis is a medical condition that only older adults deal with. It is, unfortunately, found in children as well. Here are just some of the common signs that your child might be living with juvenile arthritis. Joint stiffness in the morning A child with juvenile...

Juvenile Arthritis And National Youth Sports Week: How To Get Your Child Engaged

By Complete Care Specialist July 13, 2018 |

Even though your child has limited mobility, it doesn't mean that they cannot get involved with athletic activity this summer. July is an important month for two reasons: not only is it Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, the National Youth Sports Week begins on July 16 and runs until July 22....

Spotting a UTI in Your Child and How to Treat It

By Complete Care Specialist July 06, 2018 | Pediatric urological

1) What is a UTI? A UTI is short for Urinary Track Infection and it occurs when bacteria causes an infection of any part of the urinary track. The urinary track consists of your bladder, kidneys, ureters, and your urethra. According to Brett White’s article, Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary...

More Than Home Safety

By Complete Care Specialist June 29, 2018 |

This month we focused on home safety, and this largely goes hand in hand with aging in place. Both the safety of your home and aging in place require a good quality of life. The improvements in technology, healthcare, and the access to information has made achieving a good quality...

Preparing to Age in Place

By Complete Care Specialist June 22, 2018 | Home Safety

Ask yourself a simple question. How do I want to spend my golden years? Your answer probably didn’t consist of a nursing home or another care facility. Technology and healthcare have opened the door to age in your own home. Unfortunately, it is inevitable that we get older and with...

5 Products That Can Help Make the Bathroom Safer For the Senior In Your Life

By Complete Care Specialist June 21, 2018 | Home Safety

As we get older, basic, daily tasks get harder and hard to complete without assistance. That's okay though because there are plenty of home safety aids out there to help. Here are some bathroom safety products that will help the senior in your life get around the bathroom with more...

A Brief Breakdown of the Recent Medicare Cuts For Durable Medical Equipment Plus What You Can Do About It

By Complete Care Specialist June 14, 2018 | Home Safety Medicare

Medicare recently released an update that announced several cuts, changing the way the insurance will cover certain products and services. Durable medical equipment (DME) coverage is one of the many things that has changed. Durable medical equipment, including home safety aids, are covered by Medicare Part B that is necessary...

5 Products That Can Help Make the Bathroom Safer For the Senior In Your Life

By Complete Care Specialist June 07, 2018 | Home Safety

As we get older, basic, daily tasks get harder and harder to complete without assistance. The increase in the amount of people living longer and 'aging in place' is causing a growing concern for the safety of their homes. That's okay though because there are plenty of home safety aids...

How Compression Sleeves Help Athletes in Recovery

By Complete Care Specialist May 16, 2018 | Compression Pain Management

This May marks both Arthritis Awareness Month and National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. While very different populations tend to suffer from arthritis and sports injuries, there is a type of medical bandage that can be very useful in treating both: compression stockings and sleeves.Compression sleeves are a type of...