Advice and wisdom from health professionals
A track athlete at Indiana University back in the day, Dr. Rick Graebe has always enjoyed sports. Now he’s part of the A Team. Formed by renowned sports vision pioneer, Dr. Don Teig, the A Team is a nationwide collection of doctors who specialize in enhancing performance, particularly in sports. The group consists mainly of […]
The number of products containing probiotics and the interest in using them have grown dramatically in recent years. The concept of probiotics, though, has been known by the medical community for over a hundred years. Back in 1907, French pediatrician Henry Tissier noted that children with diarrhea had a low number of certain (“bifid”) bacteria […]
No baby’s room would be complete without a colorful mobile hanging above the crib. But did you know that a black and white mobile actually stimulates a baby’s visual system best? Along the same lines, floor time and movement for babies and toddlers stimulate all the senses and help integrate them with the visual system. […]
Horror films. Frightening novels. Late-night campfire tales. That first drop on a new roller coaster. None of these are as scary as that first night at home with your first newborn. New babies are very different from other humans. They can look very odd to us. Their behaviors are strange. Remember, though: we all started […]
Unfortunately, for many Americans (one in three over the age of 70), growing older is linked to macular degeneration – vision loss caused by the deterioration of the macula in the retina. Blood vessels that feed the macula either constrict or leak, interfering with blood flow. The result is loss of central vision. But this […]
Otitis media is the medical term for an infection of the middle ear. The condition, usually caused by bacteria, is extremely common in infants and young children, but it can occur at any age. There are reasons that infants are more prone to it, though. The middle ear is a pair of air-filled structures (on […]
Can Vision Therapy improve athletic ability as effectively as it boosts academic performance? For an answer, look no farther than professional athletes Alex Rodriguez and Larry Fitzgerald. Rodriguez, the former Yankee third baseman, has worked on his batting eye with his behavioral optometrist, Don Teig. Fitzgerald, an All-Pro NFL wide receiver, improved his eye-hand coordination […]
One of the ways that children explore the world is by putting things in their mouths. And sometimes when they do this, kids accidently swallow something. Although most swallowed objects pass through the child on their own, certain situations arise that need medical attention. The peak age for swallowing foreign objects is between 6 months […]
Strep throat, which is caused by the bacterium group A Streptococcus, is formally called Streptococcus pyogenes (“pus-maker” strep). While most sore throats are caused by viruses, this bacterium causes between 20% to 30% of sore throats in children. The ailment is commonly seen in children 5-15 years of age. Group A strep is spread through […]
If technological advances can improve outcomes for his patients, you can bet that Dr. Rick Graebe of Versailles is on the case. The behavioral optometrist’s restless intelligence makes him vigilant about maximizing results for patients. That’s why he is a leading practitioner of Vision Therapy, a kind of physical therapy for the eyes, brain and […]
