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  • Simple Hand-Strengthening Exercises

    Simple Hand-Strengthening Exercises

    Registered and licensed occupational therapist Kathryn Milbert, OTD, OTR/L, shares some easy ways to improve your hand strength at home. There are many ways people can lose strength in their hands. Aging and sedentary lifestyles both take their toll, and so do conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome, strokes, or a hand injury that keeps your…

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  • Shoulder Warm-Up Tips

    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 up your shoulders before starting exercise or activity? The answer may surprise you. Read on for our best shoulder warm-up ideas. “The best way to prepare…

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  • Shoulder Arthritis: Symptoms and Treatment [Video]

    Shoulder Arthritis: Symptoms and Treatment [Video]

    Ask the Expert: Shoulder Video Series About the video: What are the most common symptoms and treatments for shoulder arthritis? Sports Medicine experts Dr. Brent Warner and Dr. Scott Pepin, disucss the most common symptoms and treatment options for shoulder arthritis. Meet Dr. Brent Warner Dr. Warner’s approach: “As an athlete, I understand the profound impact…

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  • Easy Hip Warm-Up Ideas

    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 way to prepare your hip joints for exercise or activity. “Avoid prolonged stretching before exercise — instead, do some dynamic warm-up exercises,” Thielen said. “Getting started…

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  • What Are the Most Common Hockey Hand and Wrist Injuries?

    What Are the Most Common Hockey Hand and Wrist Injuries?

    Summit hand and upper extremity surgeon — and elite collegiate hockey player — J.P. Delaney, M.D., discusses the most common hand and wrist injuries among hockey players. Hockey is beloved across Minnesota for its combination of athleticism, strategy, and fast‐paced action. But hockey players can also be prone to injuries in the hands and wrists.…

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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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