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Orthopaedic health for the older athlete

Older Athlete

Is extra weight hurting your back?

Neck, Back

Is your child's playground safe?

Concussion, Safety, Walk In Care

What is anterior hip replacement?

Hip

When should I see an orthopaedic specialist for hip pain?

Hip

What causes shoulder impingement?

Shoulder, Overuse Injury

What is a reverse shoulder replacement?

Shoulder, Joint Replacement

How can I have tennis elbow pain? I don’t play tennis.

Elbow

What is runner’s knee?

Knee, Self Care, Exercise

How do I relieve bursitis pain in my knee?

Knee

If I have back pain, do I have to have surgery?

Neck, Back

When should I see a provider for back pain?

Neck, Back

It hurts to move my hands. Is it arthritis?

Arthritis, Hand, Wrist

Is it carpal tunnel syndrome?

Hand, Wrist

I’m not an athlete, why did my provider refer me to a sports medicine specialist?

Sports Medicine

What should I expect at my first sports medicine appointment?

Sports Medicine

What causes heel pain?

Foot, Ankle

Why is diabetic foot care important?

Foot, Ankle

Does Bone & Joint treat bunions?

Foot, Ankle

Is there hope for chronic pain sufferers?

Pain Management

I live with someone who has chronic pain. How can I be supportive?

Pain Management

What’s the difference between acute and chronic pain?

Pain Management

I don’t want to get addicted to painkillers. What are my options?

Pain Management

What are the signs of concussion?

Concussion, Sports Medicine

Does Bone & Joint offer ImPACT testing?

Concussion, Sports Medicine

Make your own hot and cold packs

Stretches can prevent back pain

Self Care, Exercises, Neck, Back

To stretch or not to stretch?

Exercises, Self Care, Neck, Back

Exercises to relieve back pain

Exercises, Self Care, Back, Neck

Stretch before winter fun

Exercises, Self Care, Neck, Back

Minimize holiday injuries

Self Care, Injury Prevention

Prevent ladder injuries. Follow the "Rule of Three" and other ladder-safety tips.

Injury Prevention

Lunges and straddles help build leg strength and flexibility

Exercises, Injury Prevention, Self Care

Five reasons yoga is good you

Exercises, Self Care, Sports Medicine

10 Tips for Safe Shoveling

Exercises, Self Care, Injury Prevention, Neck, Back

Five easy exercises to improve your posture

Self Care, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Neck, Back

How can I support a family member who suffers from chronic pain?

Self Care, Pain Management

Winter is a great time for groin pulls

Self Care, Exercises, Leg

Work and school can mean pain for your neck

Exercises, Self Care, Neck, Back

Don't fall for injuries this year

Self Care, Injury Prevention

Eight things you should know about virtual reality

Self Care, Injury Prevention

Keep your hamstrings strong for pain-free movement

Self Care, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Leg

Emergency room or a walk-in care facility? Which is right for you?

Self Care

Traveling this year? How's your luggage treating you?

Self Care, Injury Prevention, Neck, Back

Is there such a thing as an anti-inflammatory diet?

Self Care, Diet and Nutrition

Is fear of falling affecting you or your loved one?

Self Care, Injury Prevention

Strap on a pair of these shoes for an easy, efficient winter workout

Exercises

Chad Esker can testify to the health benefits of exercise

Self Care, Exercise, Knee, Foot, Ankle

Exercise is a low-cost prescription for your health

Self Care, Exercise

Lawn Mowing Safety

Self Care, Safety

Are CrossFit-style workouts right for you?

Exercise, Self Care

A Dozen Do’s and Don’ts for Cast Care

Self Care, Fractures

Meet Jeffrey M.K. Martin, DO

Providers

Fruits and vegetables are good for our bones

Diet and Nutrition, Self Care

What condition would you like to be in?

Self Care, Diet and Nutrition, Exercise

Stay safe on your summer camping trip

Self Care, Safety

Meet Daniel P. Johnston, MS, PA-C

Sports Medicine, Arthritis, Providers

Hydrate for better performance and less joint pain

Self Care, Diet and Nutrition, Pain Management

Cross country running requires special conditioning

Sports Medicine, Exercise

How do you choose the right orthopaedic surgeon?

Self Care, Providers

Is summer the best time to have bunion surgery?

Self Care, Foot, Ankle

Physical therapy before surgery?

Exercises, Physical Therapy

Do your kids get enough calcium?

Diet and Nutrition, Self Care, Bone Health

Girls are breaking the golfing myth

Exercise, Overuse Injury, Injury Prevention, Sports Medicine, Elbow

Not now. I have a headache.

Headache, Pain Management, Self Care

Meet James Messerly, DO

Providers, Sports Medicine, Foot, Ankle, Elbow, Neck, Back

Don't let your child's backpack become a real pain

Self Care, Injury Prevention

Six tips to avoid six common pumpkin carving injuries

Safety, Injury Prevention, Hand, Wrist

Muscle cramps can be a real pain

Injury Prevention, Sports Medicine, Muscle Pain

What are the benefits of hip replacement surgery?

Hip, Self Care

When is it safe to return to activities after a concussion?

Concussion, Sports Medicine, Self Care

Meet Paul T. Strobel, DPM

Providers, Foot, Ankle

Preventing hockey injuries from head to toe

Concussion, Safety, Injury Prevention, Fractures, Sports Medicine, Foot, Neck, Back, Hip, Knee, Elbow, Hand, Wrist

Hand, back and burn injuries. Who knew Thanksgiving could be so dangerous?

Injury Prevention, Self Care, Safety, Hand, Wrist, Neck, Back

Did you know that certain foods block calcium absorption?

Self Care, Diet and Nutrition

What are the benefits of anterior hip replacement?

Arthritis, Joint Replacement, Hip

Hoop it up!

Sports Medicine, Overuse Injury, Injury Prevention, Knee, Foot, Ankle, Hand, Wrist

Meet C. Kevin Martin, PA-C

Providers, Sports Medicine

Are you entertaining a guest with mobility issues during the holidays?

Injury Prevention, Safety

Tis the season for healthy herbs and spices

Self Care, Diet and Nutrition

What is a collarbone fracture?

Sports Medicine, Injury Prevention, Shoulder

To body check or not to body check? That’s the question circling many youth hockey teams.

Injury Prevention, Safety, Sports Medicine

Meet Shauna L. Christopherson, APNP, FNP

Providers, Sports Medicine, Fractures, Walk In Care

Do you have cold hands?

Hand, Wrist

Are you at risk for orthopedic injuries this winter?

Injury Prevention, Self Care, Safety

Improve bone health with these five types of foods

Diet and Nutrition, Self Care

What is turf toe?

Injury Prevention, Foot, Ankle

Meet Bone & Joint Podiatrist, Dr. Thomas Staysniak

Providers, Foot, Ankle

Did you know bone health affects metabolism, memory, and muscle?

Bone Health, Exercise, Self Care

Have you ever wondered why your joints and muscles ache when you have the flu?

Self Care, Pain Management

Why does my knee hurt when I climb the stairs?

Self Care, Exercise, Arthritis, Knee

Are you at risk for curvature of the spine?

Self Care, Neck, Back

Meet Benjamin Hackett, MD

Providers, Pain Management, Neck, Back

Are you ergonomically correct?

Self Care, Injury Prevention, Overuse Injury, Pain Management, Elbow, Knee

What’s the difference between integrated pain management and interventional pain management?

Pain Management, Muscle Pain, Arthritis, Neck, Back

Do Platelet-Rich Plasma injections work?

Pain Management, Sports Medicine

Have you considered the sport of birding?

Self Care, Exercises, Bone Health

Let's talk pillows. Are you using the right one?

Self Care, Neck, Back

Do glucosamine and chondroitin supplements really work?

Arthritis, Self Care, Knee

Meet Dr. Pamela Glennon

Providers, Hand, Wrist

What kind of footprints do you leave?

Self Care, Foot, Ankle

Proactive steps you can take to avoid SSI

Self Care, Safe

What is arthroscopic surgery?

Shoulder, Knee, Hand, Wrist

Meet Lester Owens, DO

Providers, Pain Management

Rhabdomyolysis is a rare condition often associated with overexertion.

Exercise, Self Care

Common Baseball and Softball Injuries

Sports Medicine, Elbow, Concussion, Foot, Ankle, Knee, Shoulder

Walk This Way, Not That

Self Care, Exercise, Safety

Missteps be a real pain in the hip

Hip, Exercise

Meet Eric Thiel, MD

Providers, Joint Replacement

Why does my forearm hurt?

Overuse Injury, Self Care, Arm

You have great toes!

Childhood obesity could cause future joint problems

Self Care, Injury Prevention, Diet and Nutrition, Bone Health

What is a knee sprain?

Sports Medicine, Walk In Care, Knee

8 questions to answer as you consider joint replacement surgery

Joint Replacement, Arthritis, Pain Management, Knee, Hip, Shoulder, Ankle

What is scar tissue?

Self Care, Physical Therapy

Meet Douglas Keele, DO

Providers

The Greatest Feeling in the World - Charissa’s Bone & Joint Story

Pain Management, Neck, Back

What is radiofrequency ablation?

Pain Management, Neck, Back

Bone & Joint takes the next step in person-centered care with its new physical therapy center

Physical Therapy, Pain Management

Meet Dr. Kulpreet Sahota

Providers, Pain Management, Neck, Back

What can you expect when you visit Bone & Joint Physical and Occupational Therapy?

Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, Pain Management

What is physical therapy?

Physical Therapy, Exercise, Self Care

Why is hand and arm rehabilitation a separate specialty?

Hand, Arm, Physical Therapy, Exercise

What is occupational therapy?

Physical Therapy, Exercise, Self Care, Safety

Meet Amanda Erdman, PT, DPT, ATC

Providers, Physical Therapy

Meet Jamie Hane, OTR/L, CHT

Providers, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

Meet Karissa Clark, PTA

Providers, Physical Therapy

Meet Caitlyn Van Der Geest, PT, DPT

Providers, Physical Therapy

Meet David Stutzriem, PT, DPT, LAT

Providers, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine

I feel dizzy. My head is spinnin'

Safety, Self Care, Head, Neck

What's so special about hand therapy?

Occupational Therapy, Self Care, Hand, Wrist, Arm

What are growing pains?

Leg

Meet Jeffrey Brown, MPT

Physical Therapy

I've got my soulmate back again

Providers, Hip

Get up outta that chair, and your joints will feel better

Exercise, Injury Prevention, Neck, Back, Knee

Why is my primary care provider sending me to a sports medicine specialist for arthritis pain?

Arthritis, Joint Replacement, Joint Pain, Sports Medicine

Exercise can give you a new “leash” on life

Self Care, Exercise, Fractures, Hip, Older Athlete

Are you low on fluid?

Joint Health, Self Care, Joint Pain

You can relieve pain without opioids

Pain Management, Physical Therapy, Self Care, Exercise

Do you need orthopedic surgery? Why not consider Bone & Joint’s Surgery Center?

Surgery Center, Joint Replacement

Bone & Joint Celebrates 50 Years of Orthopedic Excellence

Providers, Pain Management, Surgery Center, Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Walk In Care

Gardening is good for you

Self Care, Exercise, Joint Pain

Is your leg pain normal, or is it a blood clot?

Self Care, Leg

Meet Scott D. Stuempfig, MD, FAAPMR

Providers, Pain Management

Meet Kayla Weihing, DPT

Physical Therapy, Providers

Meet Daniel Janik, PT

Physical Therapy, Providers

What is Kinesio taping therapy?

Physical Therapy, Pain Management

What is Dupuytren’s Contracture?

Physical Therapy, Pain Management, Hand, Wrist

10 water-safety tips to keep summer fun

Self Care, Safety

Are you at risk for avocado hand?

Self Care, Hand, Wrist

What is psoriatic arthritis?

Arthritis, Joint Pain, Self Care

15 Safety Tips to Keep Halloween Tricks Away

Safety, Self Care

Is there a difference between a podiatrist and a foot and ankle specialist?

Foot, Ankle, Providers

Meet Samantha M. Alvarez, FNP-C

Providers, Walk In Care

Meet Jessica L. Juntunen, MD

Sports Medicine, Providers

What is complex regional pain syndrome?

Pain Management

12 signs your hip pain needs treatment

Hip, Surgery Center, Providers

If you need hip surgery, how do you find the best orthopedic surgeon?

Self Care, Providers, Hip, Surgery Center

Vaping: It’s a risky habit for your body and your bones

Self Care, Safety

Meet Matthew Moore, DPT

Providers, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy

Are your winter boots causing joint pain?

Foot, Ankle, Self Care, Safety

Stay active and healthy this winter

Safety, Self Care, Walk In Care

Dave Cameron is back to doing what he wants to do

Joint Replacement, Joint Pain, Hip, Arthritis

Bone & Joint physical therapy is growing to serve you

Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise

Stay safe during snowmobile season

Safety, Self Care

Is your child at risk for a stress fracture?

Sports Medicine, Overuse Injury, Injury Prevention

My knee hurts. Should I consider a cortisone shot?

Hip, Knee, Arthritis, Pain Management, Joint Pain

Train well to run well

Self Care, Safety, Injury Prevention, Overuse Injury, Exercises, Sports Medicine

Is Keto safe for your bones?

Self Care, Diet and Nutrition

What we can and cannot do during the COVID-19 crisis?

Self Care, Safety

Practice good diabetic foot care at home

Foot, Self Care

Is working at home becoming a pain. . .

Self Care, Injury Prevention, Exercise

Surgery delayed? Practice self-care at home.

Self Care, Joint Replacement, Joint Pain

Meet CEO Brent Turner, JD

What is persistent pain?

Physical Therapy, Exercise, Pain Management, Muscle Pain, Joint Pain

Meet Barbara Machtan, Worker's Compensation Coordinator

Workers Compensation

Walking may be the key to avoiding osteoarthritis in your knees

Self Care, Exercise, Knee

It’s Tick Season

Exercise, Injury Prevention, Joint Pain

Stay Independent this Fourth of July

Safety, Injury Prevention

Why does my hip hurt when I walk?

Hip, Self Care

Gain more flexibility at any age

Self Care, Exercise, Diet and Nutrition

Why do I still hurt? Life's circumstances can intensify pain.

Pain Management, Self Care, Physical Therapy

Are pre- and probiotics the new wonder drugs for bone and joint health?

Joint Health, Bone Health, Diet and Nutrition, Self Care

Would an ergonomic assessment help you enjoy less stress while working from home?

Neck, Shoulder, Knee, Hand, Wrist, Injury Prevention, Overuse Injury, Self Care

Can better sleep reduce your pain?

Self Care, Pain Management

Meet Abbey Kuzas, DPT

Providers, Physical Therapy

Meet Brent Turner, CEO

Five things your sports medicine specialist wants you to know

Sports Medicine, Injury Prevention, Exercise, Self Care

Is there ever a good reason to cancel or postpone surgery?

Surgery Center, Self Care

Stay safe and sound this hunting season

Safety, Self Care, Shoulder, Arm, Overuse Injury, Injury Prevention

Meet Stephanie Kniech, PA-C

Providers, Sports Medicine, Joint Replacement, Hand, Shoulder, Arm

Winter is the season for cracked skin

Self Care, Safety, Foot, Hand

An indirect side effect of COVID-19 can affect your bones and muscles

Exercise, Self Care, Physical Therapy

Do your joints need an oil change?

Diet and Nutrition, Self Care

Try these six moves to improve your balance

Injury Prevention, Exercise, Self Care

Are you losing your grip?

Self Care, Exercise, Hand

Avoid winter sports injuries

Injury Prevention, Self Care, Sports Medicine

Avoid these six common snow shoveling injuries

Injury Prevention, Self Care, Shoulder

Common injuries with home-exercise programs

Self Care, Exercise, Injury Prevention

What is a labral tear?

Meet Jacqueline Cleereman, DPT

Physical Therapy, Providers

Does diabetes affect bone health?

Self Care, Diet and Nutrition, Bone Health

How do I know if my physical therapy is working?

Physical Therapy, Exercise, Self Care

What is a bulging disc?

Back, Exercise, Neck, Hip, Leg, Shoulder, Arm, Pain Management

How does sleep affect your bones?

Self Care, Bone Health, Prevention

What’s the difference between an ankle sprain and chronic ankle instability?

Ankle, Self Care, Joint Pain, Joint Health, Joint Replacement

How do our thoughts affect our healing?

Meet Samantha Bielen, PT, DPT, ATC

How do digital devices affect a child’s orthopedic health?

Self Care, Prevention

What are bone spurs?

Bone Health, Prevention, Foot, Hand, Joint Pain

Shake up your exercise routine with a few dance moves

Self Care, Exercise

How does cycling affect your bones?

Exercise, Self Care, Injury Prevention, Bone Health

Help! My foot won’t heal

Foot, Injury Prevention

Can I hike after knee replacement surgery?

Knee, Exercise, Joint Health, Joint Replacement