by Stevens Point Orthopedics | May 31, 2022 | Blog, Health Tips
May is National Arthritis Awareness Month, so it’s time to ask … what’s your arthritis IQ? Here’s an easy way to find out: Take this short arthritis quiz and see how you do. Ready? Let’s go! Exercise is not an effective treatment for arthritis. (True/False)Once you...
by Stevens Point Orthopedics | May 21, 2021 | Blog, Health Tips, Surgery
By: Dan Burow DPT, OCS Everyone wants to get back to their old selves as soon as possible after surgery. In fact, the main reason why people have surgery in the first place is so they can get back to where they were before things started going downhill. The problem...
by Stevens Point Orthopedics | Apr 21, 2021 | Blog, Health Tips
Stretch It Out If you’re a runner, you understand that you need to stretch. But do you understand why you stretch – and do you know when to stretch? Stretching is a way of taking advantage of the warmth in your muscles to make them more flexible. To be able to do...
by Stevens Point Orthopedics | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog, Health Tips
By: Kali Clark What stresses you out? Where does it stem from and how do you relieve it? Stress and the fatigue it leads to impacts all of us at some point in our lives. The hard part is pinning down the what, why and how since it manifests differently for everyone....
by Stevens Point Orthopedics | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog, Health Tips
By Kali Clark Oh winter, a great time to snuggle up with a warm bowl of soup, stew, or cocoa. Yum! But this also tends to be a time when these foods cause us to gain a few extra pounds. It doesn’t have to be this way, I swear. While these meals and the content of them...
by Stevens Point Orthopedics | Jan 7, 2021 | Blog, Health Tips
Quick – what season is it? The calendar says it’s winter, but your sidewalk and driveway say it’s slip-and-fall season. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 36 million older adults (age 65+) fall each year. Don’t be a statistic...
