Go Commando Half-Marathon and 5K on October 15th to benefit APSU scholarships
September 17, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Help raise money for Austin Peay State University scholarships by running in the community’s first GoCommando Half-Marathon and 5K next month.
The half-marathon begins at 7:30am, Saturday, October 15th. The 5K race starts at 8:00am. Both races will begin at Liberty Park and continue along the Cumberland River. The courses are certified by the USA Track and Field.
Go Commando Half-Marathon and 5K on October 15th
APSU Hosts 2011-12 Youth Leadership Clarksville
August 5, 2011
Clarksville, TN – A few days before the start of the 2011-12 school year, 30 high school students recently selected for the Youth Leadership Clarksville Class of 2012 spent the first part of their day getting to know each other – a crucial step before the afternoon’s activities.
One of the class members was tossed a ball. The student had to say his first name and toss the ball to someone else, who then had to repeat the previous names and add his at the end.
It’s a game designed to teach and build memory tools, said Dr. Robyn Hulsart, associate professor of professional studies at Austin Peay State University who led the exercise.
High school students in the 2011-12 Youth Leadership Clarksville program participate in a team-building exercise during their opening retreat August 2nd at Austin Peay State University. (Photo by Beth Liggett, APSU photographer)
Treat the Cause of a Migraine, not the Symtoms
July 18, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Many People have long been troubled by vascular headaches, and if you have never had one you may consider yourself fortunate. Whether it is once in your life or each week, one migraine is one too many. Many people subsist in fear of the potential triggers and factors that can bring on a migraine, struggling to try and understand what is happening, why their head hurts so badly.
The questions are: Why do the vascular mechanisms that supply the brain become abnormal, and then, what can be done about it? The standard of care in the health community seems to focus only on symptom suppressing pain management, which even at best is merely a mild palliative in the real management of this malady. In nutritional practice, using foundational measures to bring about balanced body physiology a great deal of success has been achieved in learning about the underlying cause and supporting the body to prevent headaches from ever developing. [Read more]
U.S. Teens’ Hectic summer schedules could create barrier to prioritizing Healthy Habits
June 7, 2010
During June National Acne Awareness Month, Experts Advise Parents to Help Teens Focus on Health and Well-Being, Limit Summertime Stress and Get on Track with Proper Skin-Care Regimen
Fort Worth, TX — With such intense competition and pressure on today’s teens to get into a good college, line up a strong summer internship and land the perfect summer job, many parents feel that summer is an ideal time for their teens to get ahead. However, the stress of a busy school year followed by a similarly hectic summer could cause teens to suffer from stress-related medical conditions such as acne.(i) June marks National Acne Awareness Month across the United States, and experts are advising parents to help their teens limit stress this summer and carve out ample time to focus on their health and well-being, including establishing a proper skin-care regimen.
Michele Borba
“Summer used to be a time for teens to catch a breather and wind down from the stressful school year, but these days, a typical teen’s summer ‘break’ is not so lazy and hazy,” said Michele Borba, Ph.D., best-selling author of The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, a leading parenting expert and noted educational psychologist. “While summer activities such as internships, first jobs, camp and summer school are rewarding and beneficial overall, they can also lead to stressed, overscheduled teens, which can be detrimental to teens’ mental and physical health. This summer, I urge parents to help their teens find time to slow down a bit and address any health and wellness issues such as acne management, diet and exercise, so that teens are refreshed and ready for the new school year ahead.”
Book signing attracts readers interested in “chronic pain” issues
April 13, 2009
Dr. Robert T. Cochran Jr. came to Borders Saturday, April 4, reading from his new book, Curing Chronic Pain.
“I believe you will marvel, as I constantly do now, at just how much a doctor can learn in four years.” — Robert T. Cochran Jr., M.D.
In Understanding Chronic Pain, Cochran’s first book, he spoke with patients about their experience with unrelenting pain, developing a “thesis that chronic pain was a form of mental illness, and that by understanding and treating the mental illness one could often cure chronic pain.” Cochran saw links between chronic pain and issues such as childhood trauma, depression, substance abuse and bipolar disorder.Cochran was available to sign books for his readers.
“Curing Chronic Pain” author to speak at Borders
April 3, 2009
Dr. Robert T. Cochran Jr. will be reading and signing copies of his new book, Curing Chronic Pain, on Saturday, April 4 at 3 p.m. at Borders on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard in Clarksville.
“I believe you will marvel, as I constantly do now, at just how much a doctor can learn in four years.” — Robert T. Cochran Jr., M.D.
In Understanding Chronic Pain, Cochran’s first book, he spoke with patients about their experience with unrelenting pain, developing a “thesis that chronic pain was a form of mental illness, and that by understanding and treating the mental illness one could often cure chronic pain.” Cochran saw links between chronic pain and issues such as childhood trauma, depression, substance abuse and bipolar disorder. In Curing Chronic Pain, that thesis has been developed with much more depth and refinement, and offers examples of dramatic cures obtained by the treatment of underlying mental illnesses, often with drugs not conventionally used for that purpose. [Read more]
GOP Week in Review
March 6, 2009
Senate State and Local Government Committee approves election integrity bill and legislation honoring Republican Majority on State Election Commission
NASHVILLE, TN: Legislation protecting the integrity of elections in Tennessee overcame its first hurdle towards passage this week with approval by the Senate State and Local Government Committee. The bill requires voters to provide photo identification to guard against fraud and assure only U.S. citizens vote.
“Unfortunately, we know that voter fraud exists and that there are people who try to be dishonest in an election,” said Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro), Chairman of the Committee and sponsor of the bill. “This bill aims to curtail such abuse by making sure those persons voting are who they say they are.” [Read more]
Need health information? Find it at APSU’s Wellness Expo
February 8, 2009
The 2009 ASPU Wellness Expo will be held in the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center on the campus of Austin Peay from 11:00am to 3:00pm and is free to the general public.
The Wellness Expo offers the community access to information on health, wellness and fitness services and providers throughout the area.
Several Clarksville companies, including health spas, chiropractor clinics, physical therapy clinics, community programs and services, health clubs, among others will be available for demos, gift certificates, product samples, and business information and offer ways in which they can help you or your family make choices that will promote wellness in every aspect of your everyday life.
For more information on the Wellness Expo, please contact Cindy Moore or Lauren Wilkinson at University Recreation at (931) 221-7564, or or .
APSU Expo puts emphasis on “wellness”
January 17, 2009
The 2009 ASPU Wellness Expo will be held in the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center on the campus of Austin Peay from 11:00am to 3:00pm and is free to the general public.
One of the biggest obstacles Americans face today in maintaining a healthy lifestyle is not knowing where to begin. The Wellness Expo offers the community access to information on health, wellness and fitness services and providers throughout the area.
A representative from Star Physical Therapy Group shares some information with an Austin Peay Student
The 2009 Austin Peay University Recreation Wellness Expo will not only showcase these local companies, but will make the Expo absolutely free for anyone in the Clarksville community who is interested in finding out more.
Several Clarksville companies, including health spas, chiropractor clinics, physical therapy clinics, community programs and services, health clubs, among others will be available for demos, gift certificates, product samples, and business information and offer ways in which they can help you or your family make choices that will promote wellness in every aspect of your everyday life.
For more information on the Wellness Expo, please contact Cindy Moore or Lauren Wilkinson at University Recreation at (931) 221-7564, or or .
A representative from Doctors Care discusses their medical services.
TMJ: Something to chew on…
December 8, 2008
Do you wake up in the mornings with headaches, sore teeth or a sore jaw? Neck and shoulder pain?
If so, you may be clenching and grinding your teeth at night while you are asleep. It is estimated that over 95% of people experience this uncontrollable habit at some point in their lives. Teeth grinding may be caused by stress, or sleep disorders, and abnormal bite, crooked or missing teeth.
These habits can escalate into serious pain and problems of the temporomandibular joint, or the TMJ, which joins the lower jaw to the skull. TMj disorders can mimic migraine headaches, earaches, sinus infections and tooth abscesses. It can cause dizziness, ringing in the ears and muscle pain that radiates down the neck and shoulders. [Read more]
