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Summer Vitality: Play smart, stay safe

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Preventing and managing pickleball injuries

America’s fastest-growing sport, pickleball, is also a growing source of injuries. From sprains and strains to fractures, pickleball-related injuries are on the rise. The low-impact sport is easy on the joints, but injuries are possible, especially among older adults. From 2010–2019, 86% of emergency department visits due to pickleball injuries were in people older than 60.


Physicians say the benefits of playing pickleball — improved cardiovascular health, strength and agility, balance and coordination, and joint health — outweigh the injury risks.


Learn how you can play it safe while playing pickleball. Watch physical therapist John Klass with the CMH Willard Rehabilitation Clinic as he demonstrates stretches to do before and after playing pickleball - or any sport.

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Free cognitive screenings Thursday

Attend a free and confidential cognitive screening day at the Polk County Senior Center in Bolivar for a 30-minute screening. Pre-registration is required. Contact Brittany Fletcher at 417-413-4634 or bfletcher@alz.org to make an appointment. If you are not able to attend this event, call the Missouri Memory Center at 417-327-3530 to schedule a screening.

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Plan now for free sports physicals

CMH's family medicine clinics are offering FREE sports physicals on certain days this summer. Students participating in middle and high school athletics, cheerleading/spirit squad or marching band must complete a pre-participation physical evaluation form before starting a camp or practice. Physicals cost $44 on all other dates and times and is due at time of service.

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CMH Dietitians: Cool produce for hot days

Summer brings with it a kaleidoscope of colors, flavors and textures with so much produce in season. Add 2-3 new foods to your next grocery list, and embrace seasonal recipes to take advantage of low prices and support local farming communities. Find out what produce is in season now and try two recipes: Ricotta Heirloom Tomato Toast and Grilled Corn Tacos. 

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Dr. Chad Law

Chad Law, D.O.

  • Family medicine physician
  • Currently accepting new patients
  • Call Ash Grove Medical Center at 417-751-2100

Welcome Dr. Chad Law to Ash Grove

CMH welcomes Chad Law, D.O., to our medical staff. He is a physician specializing in family medicine at Ash Grove Family Medical Center.


Dr. Law attended medical school at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an internship at Capital Region Medical Center and a family medicine residency at Saint Louis University Scott Air Force Base.


He served 28 years in the U.S. Air Force and is a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Before joining CMH, he was a family physician assigned to the 19th Medical Group at Little Rock Air Force Base.

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