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                                                              • Life After Joint Replacement: What to Expect

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: September 24, 2021
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                                                                Life After Joint Replacement: What to Expect

                                                                We take the joints in our bodies for granted. They help us bend, move, and work. But as we age, they can ...

                                                                We take the joints in our bodies for granted. They help us bend, move, and work. But as we age, they can start to wear out from the effects of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and traumatic injur ...

                                                                September 24, 2021
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                                                              • Your Personal Grocery Shopper: 11 Healthy Foods to Put Into Your Cart this Week

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                                                                |Date: April 23, 2012
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                                                                Your Personal Grocery Shopper: 11 Healthy Foods to Put Into Your Cart this Week

                                                                Your Personal Grocery Shopper: 11 Healthy Foods to Put Into Your Cart this Week

                                                                  Happy spring! This is a great time of year to make some small changes with regard to what we put o ...

                                                                  Happy spring! This is a great time of year to make some small changes with regard to what we put on our plates and into our bodies. Most of my patients already know they should be eating less r ...

                                                                April 23, 2012
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