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  • Did You Know that Joint Injuries Can Affect Your Brain?

    Did You Know that Joint Injuries Can Affect Your Brain?

    Scott Pepin, M.D., one of Summit Orthopedics’ sports medicine experts, discusses a new study that hints at the ways in which joint injuries change the brain. Injuries to the knee’s anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, are one of the most common knee injuries. But did you know that when your ACL tears, it not only…

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  • Our Best Tip for Keeping Your Back Healthy

    Our Best Tip for Keeping Your Back Healthy

    No matter what your age, doing this one simple thing can help keep your back pain-free for a lifetime. If you’re among the millions of Americans who struggle with back pain, you have likely tried many different ways to get relief. From tried-and-true conservative measures like rest, anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen, and physical therapy to…

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  • Introducing J.P. Delaney, M.D. [Video]

    Introducing J.P. Delaney, M.D. [Video]

    Meet the Expert: Doctor Bio Video Series Introducing J.P. Delaney, M.D., a hand surgeon at Summit Orthopedics in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. His specialties include upper extremity injuries such as, shoulder separations, clavicle fractures, and hand and wrist fractures. Meet J.P. Delaney, M.D. Dr. Delaney’s approach: “As a college hockey player I experienced my fair share of injuries.…

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  • 7 Top Tips to Fight Inflammation

    7 Top Tips to Fight Inflammation

    Learn ways to fight inflammation from Summit Orthopedics expert Dane Hansen, D.O. What is inflammation? Inflammation is an important tool of your body’s immune system. When you are sick, or a part of your body is injured, inflammation is one of the ways your body responds. The redness and swelling that marks inflammation is an…

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  • Don’t Wait Too Long to Have Knee Replacement Surgery

    Don’t Wait Too Long to Have Knee Replacement Surgery

    Summit Orthopedics knee expert Dane Hansen, D.O., explains why you shouldn’t wait to have your knee replaced. “A recent article in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery found that about 90 percent of people wait longer than necessary to have knee replacement surgery, often waiting two years or more beyond the point at which…

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  • Intracept Offers New Hope for Low Back Pain

    Intracept Offers New Hope for Low Back Pain

    Summit introduces the Intracept procedure—a minimally invasive, nonsurgical way to treat low back pain. Learn how it works in this article.

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  • What Happens in a Physical Therapy Appointment?

    What Happens in a Physical Therapy Appointment?

    Physical therapy manager Nate Riess explains what happens in a physical therapy appointment and provides tips to help you select your therapist.

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  • Ask Nate Riess: Can Physical Therapy Treat Foot Pain?

    Ask Nate Riess: Can Physical Therapy Treat Foot Pain?

    Physical therapist Nate Riess discusses the acute and chronic causes of foot pain and explains when physical therapy is an effective treatment.

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  • Introducing Michael Forseth, M.D. [Video]

    Introducing Michael Forseth, M.D. [Video]

    Michael Forseth, M.D., is a hand surgeon at Summit Orthopedics in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. His specialties include elbow, wrist, hand, complex reconstructive surgery of upper extremities and microsurgery.

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