Advice and wisdom from health professionals
One behavior that makes my job as a pediatrician tough at times is when an older infant or toddler is just not happy to see me. The reactions when I approach him can run the gamut from a worried look to shrieks of sheer terror and a valiant attempt to hide from me. This is […]
As you begin to write or review your New Year’s resolutions, consider adding an annual hearing exam to your healthcare plan this year! While we typically remember to go to the dentist twice a year, or schedule an annual physical with our doctor or get your flu shot, most Kentuckians do not visit an audiologist […]
We’ve Made It Our Goal to Find the Best Pediatricians And we asked the experts – our readers. Moms know better than anyone else which doctors go the extra mile for their patients. So we polled our readers, listened to what they had to say and compiled our list of Mom-Approved Pediatricians. Next up in […]
Elizabeth Tincher’s journey to Dr. Graebe’s office in Versailles, where she is in her first year as a Vision Therapist, started with a horrific car accident nearly 25 years ago. Elizabeth was 19 and a student at UK in 1994 when she was nearly killed in the accident that left her with a ripped aorta […]
Large swaths of the U.S. have traditionally used corporal punishment, especially spanking, on children. The Dutch noted how much of this the Pilgrims used on their children when they lived among them (before they went to North America). Attitudes on spanking may change after the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement in December […]
(This column is one in an occasional series that will discuss health tips that you may have heard, read about or seen on the internet.) Does elderberry syrup help prevent (or at least treat) the flu? Although there is no scientific evidence that I could find that elderberry syrup can help prevent influenza, a study […]
Nothing would distress behavioral optometrist Rick Graebe of Versailles more than for his practice to start a waiting list. A specialist in Vision Therapy, which is a kind of physical therapy for the eyes, brain and body, Dr. Graebe burns with a passion to help patients. The idea that people who need his services couldn’t […]
When I was a pediatric intern, I came down with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). I had a fever and horrendous blisters in the back of my throat (but luckily not on my hands and feet). It hurt to swallow my own saliva, let alone food or drink. It gave me a deep appreciation […]
When a colleague insisted that Literacy Coach Angela Baker of Berea Independent Schools attend an information session on Vision Therapy last spring, she had no idea it would spark a plan that would benefit her entire school district. Baker heard that a few students who had been patients of Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist […]
The earlier a visual problem is detected, the better. And early detection works best when parents know the warning signs. There are critical ages when problems can surface, indicating that a child’s visual system is developing abnormally, according to Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles. Dr. Graebe treats some patients with Vision Therapy, […]
