Your Joint Journey
Joint replacement from Central Wisconsin's only comprehensive, coordinated joint replacement program Request An AppointmentWelcome to Joint Journey
What’s a Joint Journey? A journey that helps you return to doing the things you love!
Joint replacement can extend and improve individuals’ quality of life using time-tested, effective materials and procedures. It can help alleviate pain and allow a return to daily activities.
The highly skilled surgeons at Stevens Point Orthopedics have been performing hip, knee, and shoulder replacements for more than 20 years. Our joint coordinator, Shawn Dombrowski, RN, has worked with thousands of joint patients over the last 10 years.
Renee Vande Laarschot, MS, PT, our joint physical therapist, has more than 20 years of experience and extensive knowledge working with total joint replacement patients.
Education is an important first step in helping patients prepare for their joint replacement at Stevens Point Orthopedics. Patients are encouraged to designate a “coach” to help and share in their Joint Journey.
Shawn and Renee meet individually with patients and their coaches prior to surgery, educating them on the surgical procedure and expectations, instructing them on pre-operative and post-operative exercises, and helping them acquire medical equipment.
They also meet with patients in the hospital, and follow up with them for several weeks after surgery.
Shawn and Renee work very closely with the entire SPO team to help provide an individualized and personalized experience. Patients are even provided with a direct cell or office number to contact Shawn or Renee with questions or concerns. Both are only a phone call away.
No other program in the area takes a more personalized, comprehensive approach to every facet of your joint replacement – from initial evaluation to full recovery.
Our unmatched experience and commitment to your health and well-being means you can trust Stevens Point Orthopedics with your joint replacement. Whether you live in Marshfield, Mosinee, Wisconsin Rapids, Waupaca, Wausau, the Northwoods, Plover, Stevens Point, or anywhere in between, we are here to provide you with an exceptional experience throughout your Joint Journey!
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Shawn Dombrowski, RN
Joint Coordinator

Renee Vande Laarschot MS, PT
Joint Physical Therapist
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Patient Resources
To download your documents, click the “Download” button under your joint replacement type, and a zipped folder will be downloaded to your computer. To open this folder, either double-click or right click and select “Extract All”.

Hip Replacement
Included Documents:
- Welcome to Your Joint Journey
- Care Coordination
- Edema (Swelling) Control Following Hip Replacement Surgery
- Helpful Information Following Hip Replacement Surgery
- Hip Precautions
- Hip Replacement Activities of Daily Living
- Hip Replacement Guidelines for Activities
- Hip Replacement Rehab Exercises
- Hip Replacement Sexual Activity
- Pain Management
- Pain Management and Activities Following Hip Replacement Surgery
- Possible Complications
- Preparing Your Home
- Role of the Coach
- Total Hip Arthroplasty FAQs
- Vehicle & Driving After Hip Replacement Surgery

Knee Replacement
Included Documents:
- Welcome to Your Joint Journey
- Care Coordination
- Edema (Swelling) Control Following Knee Replacemnt Surgery
- Helpful Information Following Knee Replacement Surgery
- Knee Replacement Activities of Daily Living
- Knee Replacement Guidelines for Activities
- Knee Replacement Rehab Exercises
- Pain Management
- Pain Management and Expectations Following Knee Replacement Surgery
- Possible Complications
- Preparing Your Home
- Role of the Coach
- Total Knee Arthroplasty FAQs
- Vehicles & Driving After Knee Replacement Surgery

Shoulder Replacement
Included Documents:
- Welcome to Your Joint Journey
- Care Coordination
- Pain Management
- Possible Complications
- Preparing Your Home
- Preparing Your Skin Before Your Shoulder Replacement
- Role of the Coach
- Shoulder Replacement Activities of Daily Living
- Shoulder Replacement Rehab Exercises
- Sling Instructions After Your Shoulder Experience
- Total Shoulder Arthroplasty FAQs
- Total Shoulder Precautions