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  • 4 Ways to Avoid Losing Muscle Mass if You Have Chronic Back Pain

    4 Ways to Avoid Losing Muscle Mass if You Have Chronic Back Pain

    Summit spine specialist Catherine Choi, M.D., discusses how to avoid losing muscle mass if you have long-term back pain. Muscles are a key part of many of your body’s systems, affecting everything from your heart health, to your metabolism, to your immune system. But if you have chronic back pain, you can be at risk…

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  • 5 Ways to Reduce Back Pain While You Sleep

    5 Ways to Reduce Back Pain While You Sleep

    Summit spine specialist Catherine Choi, M.D., explains the right way to sleep if you struggle with back or neck pain. If you have back or neck pain, you’re probably no stranger to the misery of waking up stiff and sore after a night in bed. But there is good news: there are some simple steps…

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  • Dr. Skendzel and Summit are truly my silver lining during Covid

    Dr. Skendzel and Summit are truly my silver lining during Covid

    “I am so impressed with my experience once again and glad I chose him to do my surgery as I am doing amazing.” Dr. Skendzel and Summit are truly my Silver Lining during Covid. I’m not one to sit still too long. I like to stay active, but it has definitely been a challenge. Because…

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  • Can Using Wearables Improve Your Health?

    Can Using Wearables Improve Your Health?

    Sarah Lehnert, M.D., C.A.Q., one of Summit Orthopedics’ sports medicine experts, digs into the issue of wearables and their effect on health. You may have seen advertisements for wearables — Fitbits, Jawbones, and many other devices that you can wear around your wrist or arm to track how many steps you take or what your…

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  • Should You Exercise When You’re Sick?

    Should You Exercise When You’re Sick?

    Summit Orthopedics sports medicine expert Sarah Lehnert, M.D., C.A.Q., shares ways to keep your workout on track when you’re feeling sick. You’ve got a great exercise regimen going. Perhaps you’re training for a race, or maybe you just want to stay in shape. Then, you get sick. Is it safe to exercise when you’re sick?…

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  • How to Reduce Pain from Sciatica

    How to Reduce Pain from Sciatica

    Summit spine surgeon Roman Guerrero, M.D., talks about how people can find relief from sciatica. Sciatica is a painful condition that can cause pain in the lower back, buttocks, the back of the thighs, and down the legs. It happens when the sciatic nerve gets compressed or irritated. In addition to pain, sciatica can cause…

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  • A Side Benefit of Hip Replacement Surgery: Less Back Pain

    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 than 90 percent of patients who have had this surgery are happy they had it and would do it again. Patients have excellent outcomes. However, orthopedic…

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  • Pregnancy and Foot Pain: What You Need to Know

    Pregnancy and Foot Pain: What You Need to Know

    Summit foot and ankle expert Tracy Rupke, M.D., explains the connection between pregnancy and foot pain — and why it’s important not to wait to get treatment. A woman’s body undergoes thousands of changes, big and small, during pregnancy. Some, like the ever-growing “baby bump,” are expected. Others, like foot pain, come as an unwelcome…

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  • Frozen Shoulder Explained [Video]

    Frozen Shoulder Explained [Video]

    Ask the Expert: Shoulder Video Series About the video: What are the most common symptoms and treatments for frozen shoulder? Listen to our experts Scott Pepin, M.D. and Brent Warner, M.D. explain the different symptoms and treatments for frozen shoulder. Meet Dr. Brent Warner Dr. Warner’s approach: “As an athlete, I understand the profound impact that…

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