Treatment & Wellbeing

By 2020, it is estimated that nearly 60,000 Arkansans will be living with the most common form of dementia – Alzheimer’s disease. An irreversible, progressive brain disease, Alzheimer’s slowly deteriorates mental function and memory, creating a range of difficulties for those with the disease and their families. Though there is no way to prevent or cure Alzheimer’s, the disease may be easier to handle if it’s onset is detected early. Learn more about the symptoms and treatment of the disease below.

Aging well begins with healthy habits. September is Healthy Aging Month, and we want to help seniors live their healthiest, most amazing lives. Read on for a few tips on how you can help yourself age healthily.

With school starting, many young athletes are looking forward to playing fall sports. Unfortunately, fall sports can cause injuries. Make sure you know what to do if your child gets hurt this season. 

Sleep is a very complex subject, but it is vital to the success of our daily lives and anything that alters it can have a profound impact.

Bacterial and viral infections have many things in common. Both types of infections are caused by microbes (bacteria and viruses) and are spread by things such as coughing and sneezing, contact with infected people, surfaces, food, water, pets, livestock, or insects such as fleas and ticks.

Increased your runs and now you have that ache in the back of your leg or just above the heel?  Dr. Devon Ballard with Sherwood Family Medical Center has some advice.