Are Compression Socks Worth the Hype?
Once relegated to helping people avoid blood clots after surgery and on long flights, compression socks seem to be having a moment right now. The number of social media...
Getting Your Ankles in Shape for Pickleball
Improving your pickleball game goes beyond practicing your shots for better serves, dinks, and drops. Paying attention to your lower body is just as important. In particular, ankle mobility...
Top Doctors 2025
Each year, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine asks thousands of Minnesota physicians whom they would trust if they needed care for themselves or their family members. The doctors most frequently named are...
Rethinking Injury Recovery: The PEACE and LOVE Method for Soft Tissue Injury
What should you do for a soft tissue injury, such as an injury to one or more of your muscles, tendons, or ligaments? You might remember the “RICE” acronym,...
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Broken Ankle vs. Sprained Ankle: What’s the Difference?
Summit Orthopedics foot and ankle surgeon Tracy Rupke, M.D., explains the difference between a broken ankle and a sprained ankle and tells you what to do about it. The...
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Why Do My Shoes Wear Out in the Same Place Every Time?
We spoke with Summit Orthopedics foot and ankle surgeon Samuel Russ, M.D., to find out why shoes seem to wear out in the same place every time. Have you...
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Do Our Feet Lose Padding as We Get Older?
Summit Orthopedics foot and ankle surgeon Samuel Russ, M.D., gives his insight into how feet can lose foot padding over time and what we can do about it. Our...
What Are the Most Common Softball Injuries?
Summit sports medicine specialist Sarah Lehnert, M.D., C.A.Q., gives us insight into the most common softball injuries — and what to do about them. As those long summer days...
Can You Do Anything to Fix a Broken Toe?
Summit Orthopedics foot and ankle surgeon Samuel Russ, M.D., discusses the options available to help broken toes heal. You’re walking around your house barefoot, and you stub your toe...
Meet Samuel Russ, M.D.
Summit foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon Samuel Russ, M.D., helps people get back on their feet so they can enjoy their lives. Dr. Samuel Russ is a foot and...