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Weekend Doctor: Chronic Pain

Posted by Staff on October 22, 2023 - 6:55am

By Andrius Giedraitis, MD
Pain Management, Blanchard Valley Pain Management

Chronic pain: A persistent challenge
Chronic pain is a complex and often debilitating condition that affects more than 50 million Americans nationwide. Unlike acute pain, which serves as your body’s alarm system responding to injury or illness and then typically subsides as the underlying issue heals, chronic pain lingers for an extended period, often lasting for months or years. It can manifest from head to toe, including persistent headaches and neck pain to neuropathic pain in your feet and anywhere in between. If left unchecked, chronic pain significantly impacts a person’s quality of life. It is important to understand that chronic pain is not merely a symptom but a distinct medical condition that requires comprehensive management.

Root causes and complex cases
Chronic pain can result from a myriad of underlying causes, including injury, illness, or conditions like arthritis and neuropathy. The complexity arises from the fact that often, people with chronic pain have multiple other health ailments that must be navigated and considered.

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Health Services
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One month after Roswell

Posted by Paula Scott on October 22, 2023 - 6:00am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Bet you didn’t know that a “strange illuminated object” was sighted in rural Bluffton. It occurred one month after a “flying disc” was recovered from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, home of one of the most well-known extraterrestrial area  in the United States.

One can only imagine how history might have struck us, had the object crashed in rural Bluffton – no matter what might have been discovered in such a wreck. 

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Historical Bluffton
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ODOT road construction update for week of October 23

Posted by Staff on October 21, 2023 - 6:00am

Weather permitting, work will continue on Bluffton roads during the week of October 23, according to ODOT District 1 announcements:

State Route 103, Main St. and Jefferson St. in the village of Bluffton, between Bentley Road and Interstate 75 will have lane restrictions for resurfacing.

State Route 103/Jefferson Streetbetween County Line Road and Commerce Lane in the village of Bluffton will have lane restrictions and shoulder work until mid-December for the construction of a shared-use path. The work includes storm improvements, a sidewalk extension, lighting, and other roadway safety improvements.

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Regional news
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Bluffton University sports recap for October 11-17

Posted by Paula Scott on October 21, 2023 - 6:00am

Full stories on www.BlufftonBeavers.com/

WOMEN’S GOLF: Bluffton opens fall finale with 351 at Wittenberg
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio__The Bluffton University women's golf team just beat the darkness, finishing day one of the Wittenberg Fall Classic with a 351 on Sunday, Oct. 15. Playing in same-school fivesomes the first nine took nearly four hours, but Bluffton managed to get out in front of the whistle as three schools will need to finish round one on Monday morning before playing the final 18 holes.

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Sports
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Cast announced for fall play “Paragon Springs” at Bluffton University

Posted by Staff on October 20, 2023 - 4:28pm

Bluffton University Theatre will present the play “Paragon Springs” by Steven Dietz, based on the play “An Enemy of the People” by Henrik Ibsen from November 9-12.

Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on November 9-11, and at 2:30 p.m. on November12 in Ramseyer Auditorium in College Hall. Dr. Melissa Friesen, professor of theatre and communication, will direct the show.

Set in 1926 in the American heartland, the famed “healing waters” of Paragon Springs have been mysteriously poisoned. Now, the town’s foremost citizen crusader, Dr. Thomas Stockman, is determined to know the truth behind this tragedy, no matter the cost. In this vibrant, often funny and highly theatrical re-imagining of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” Steven Dietz puts the lure of capitalism and the greed of small-town-self-interest squarely on trial.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens, Bluffton University faculty and staff, and non-Bluffton University students. Admission is free for Bluffton University students. Purchase tickets at www.bluffton.edu/theatre/

The roles and participating students are as follows:

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Bluffton University
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Bluffton girls soccer douses Flames, advances to districts vs. AE

Posted by Staff on October 20, 2023 - 8:35am

By Cort Reynolds
Photos by Jamie Nygaard

The Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated visiting Mansfield Christian 4-1 in Div. III sectional final action on Thursday night, October 19, at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirates scored all four of their goals in a 12-minute span midway through the game, and the defense held MC scoreless most of the match to post the win. 

Bluffton’s overall record improved to 10-6-2 after the victory. 

The win set up a rematch with local league rival Allen East (15-3) in the district semifinals.

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Sports
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