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If you have fallen in the past or restrict your activities because you are afraid of falling, register for RiverView Health’s free series of balance classes starting in June. “A Matter of Balance’’ is a program helping participants improve balance, flexibility, and strength. Classes will be held each Tuesday for eight weeks, June 11 – […]
Studies show that children are more successful in school and life if given a strong foundation in the earliest years of their lives. April is the Month of the Young Child and an opportune time to ensure your child is on track developmentally. However, RiverView Health pediatric therapists don’t wait for special designations; every day
RiverView Health Physical Therapist Rhonda Breitbach is helping women and men improve pelvic health, an area of the body for which patients don’t often realize they can receive care. Breitbach works with RiverView’s Pelvic Health Rehabilitation Program to provide a non-surgical approach to treat pelvic floor dysfunctions that contribute to bowel, bladder, sexual health, and/or
While experts debate just how many senses a human has, most people know the primary five: Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. At RiverView Health, members of the Occupational Therapy Team now offer pediatric therapy for a lesser-known, but just as important sense, interoception. Interoception is the sense that helps you understand and feel what’s
RiverView Health has 300+ employees, so when a director declares, “I don’t think there is a person at RiverView that works harder…’’, you take notice. Who is that hard worker? Janell Thordarson, lead for Environmental Services (EVS) and February’s Employee of the Month. Janell began her RiverView career almost 20 years ago in the kitchen,
The detection of colorectal cancer is increasing in people younger than age 50. In fact, according to a 2024 report from the American Cancer Society (ACS), colorectal cancer has moved up from being the fourth leading cause of cancer death in both men and women under age 50 two decades ago to first in men
