Shoulder Warm-Up Tips
Summit physical therapist and shoulder expert Amanda Thielen, PT, MSPT, discusses the best ways to warm up your shoulder before exercise or activity. What’s the best way to warm...
Easy Hip Warm-Up Ideas
Summit physical therapist Amanda Thielen, PT, MSPT, covers some easy ways to warm up your hip joint before exercise or activity. There is a right way and a wrong...
A Side Benefit of Hip Replacement Surgery: Less Back Pain
Summit total knee and total hip replacement specialist Matthew Nies, M.D., discusses emerging research in orthopedics. Hip replacement surgery is one of the most successful procedures in medicine. More...
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What Factors Make Arthritis Worse?
The pain, inflammation, and swelling of osteoarthritis can make daily activities a struggle. If you’re an arthritis sufferer, you probably know a lot about arthritis treatments. But why do...
Did You Know that Joint Injuries Can Affect Your Brain?
Scott Pepin, M.D., one of Summit Orthopedics’ sports medicine experts, discusses a new study that hints at the ways in which joint injuries change the brain. Injuries to the...
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Our Best Tip for Keeping Your Back Healthy
No matter what your age, doing this one simple thing can help keep your back pain-free for a lifetime. If you’re among the millions of Americans who struggle with...
7 Top Tips to Fight Inflammation
Learn ways to fight inflammation from Summit Orthopedics expert Dane Hansen, D.O. What is inflammation? Inflammation is an important tool of your body’s immune system. When you are sick,...
Don’t Wait Too Long to Have Knee Replacement Surgery
Summit Orthopedics knee expert Dane Hansen, D.O., explains why you shouldn’t wait to have your knee replaced. “A recent article in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery found...
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Intracept Offers New Hope for Low Back Pain
Summit introduces the Intracept procedure—a minimally invasive, nonsurgical way to treat low back pain. Learn how it works in this article.
Ask Dr. Hansen: Who Gets a Partial Hip Replacement?
Dr. Hansen describes the perfect candidates for a partial hip replacement. Hip pain can be debilitating. When conservative treatments do not effectively control pain, patients contemplate their surgical options....
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