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… Why Work Breaks Help You Be Productive On this page: Getting Started Getting … up and walking around to taking that overdue holiday. Find what restores you, and take the time to do that. Here are … outside or maybe in another room. Use your weekends wisely. When you can, use the weekend as a mini-holiday. Taking just …
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… Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … causes only mild symptoms. Surgery is usually done only when the prolapse affects your daily life and your doctor …
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… Sleep Apnea: Should I Have a Sleep Study? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … treat it. FAQs What is sleep apnea? You have sleep apnea when your breathing is often blocked or partly blocked while …
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… Disease: Should I Have Hand Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … only at night. Or you may wear it all the time except when the wound needs cleaning or during finger exercises. …
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… Artery Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … or pressure, happen at times you can predict. They happen when your heart is working hard, such as during exercise. …
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… Arterial Disease: Should I Have Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … symptoms from peripheral arterial disease, such as leg pain when they exercise. This decision aid is not for people who …
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… Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … disability you have. Most people have knee replacement only when they can no longer control arthritis pain with medicine …
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… Spinal Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … of the spinal canal in the low back. It usually occurs when bone and other tissues grow inside the openings in the …
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… Scoliosis: Should My Child Have Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … done in younger children who are still growing. It's used when doctors don't want to fuse bones together because it …
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… Should My Child Have a Tonsillectomy? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may … Either way, this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor … some bleeding after surgery. This is common, especially when the healed scab over the cut area falls off. Other …