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Maria Matthews, a certified occupational therapist assistant at Memorial Hospital Belleville, and a committed team of volunteers are helping improve lives with the help of horses.

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that sit in the lower pelvis and help keep the uterus, bladder, vagina, and rectum in place and working correctly. These muscles also aid in urination, defecation, and sexual function, so when they become weak or tight, it can lead to a number of issues.

Stephen Burger, MD, a board-certified neurology specialist with over 25 years of caring about and caring for patients with neurological disorders, has joined BJC Medical Group and is seeing patients in The Orthopedic and Neurosciences Center on the Memorial Hospital Belleville campus.

The Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) BIG Program, offered through Memorial’s Orthopedic and Neurosciences Center, is designed to help patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease increase their amplitude of movement, which means how big or small their movements are.

Victoria Oldham of Belleville and Nate Brede of Trenton have been named Memorial Foundation Scholar Athletes of the Year.

Elizabeth “Libby” Ahlers of Nashville and Nate Brede of Trenton have been named Memorial Foundation Scholar Athletes of the Month for February.