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5/3/2023

Meet Reed Williams, M.D.

Reed C. Williams, M.D., M.B.S., R.M.S.K., is a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician specializing in nonoperative sports, musculoskeletal, and diagnostic and interventional ultrasound medicine at Summit Orthopedics. He takes his role as a patient advocate, educator, and physician very seriously. He strongly believes that the art of medicine is just as important as the…
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4/12/2023

How to Prevent Football Injuries

Reed C. Williams, M.D., M.B.S., R.M.S.K., is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician who specializes in nonoperative and interventional sports, musculoskeletal, and musculoskeletal ultrasound medicine at Summit Orthopedics. In fact, he first became interested in anatomy, function, and rehabilitation after serious ankle injuries in his senior year of high school derailed his collegiate football plans.…
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4/4/2023

What is a Torn MCL Recovery Time?

MCL stands for medial collateral ligament. It’s a ligament on the inside of the knee. Like all ligaments, the MCL is a strong, tough band of tissue that connects one bone to another bone. Physical Therapist, Josh Feeney talks about the recovery time for a MCL tear and whether surgery is needed. What is an…
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3/30/2023

What is carpal tunnel? [Video]

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3/24/2023

What Is a Hand Surgeon?

Ask the Expert A hand surgeon is someone who takes care of a lot of different pathologies of the upper extremities. So it’s not just the hand, but can include shoulder, elbow, and down to the hand. We’re surgeons who take care of tendon problems, muscle problems, fractures, arthritis, and a lot of different nerve…
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3/24/2023

Will Cracking My Knuckles Cause Arthritis? [Video]

Ask the Expert Cracking your knuckles actually does not cause arthritis. It actually is just releasing a gas in the knuckle. It’s not dangerous, and generally it’s not painful. But like most things, if somebody overdoes it, then they can cause irritation, inflammation, and even pain in the joints, but ultimately it will not cause…
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3/22/2023

What’s the Difference Between Acute and Chronic Sports Injuries?

Summit upper extremity surgeon J.P. Delaney, M.D., explains the difference between acute and chronic sports injuries. You may have heard the terms acute sports injury and chronic sports injury. But what is the difference between acute vs chronic sports injuries? What Is an Acute Sports Injury? Acute injuries happen in a single moment. In sports,…
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3/14/2023

Common Baseball Injuries and How to Avoid Them

Summit upper extremity surgeon J.P. Delaney, M.D., discusses how to avoid the most common baseball injuries. Baseball, the American pastime, is synonymous with summer for many people. And the season can feel as long as a summer day, with preseason training, followed by games from late spring through early fall. Injuries to the upper extremity…
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2/14/2023

Common Swimming Injuries and How to Avoid Them

We asked Summit Orthopedics hand surgeon and collegiate swimming athlete Lauren Smith, M.D, to share the most common upper body swimming injuries and how to avoid them. Summit Orthopedics hand surgeon Lauren Smith, M.D., knows a thing or two about swimming, having been on the University of Minnesota’s swim team as a backstroker and butterflier. Today,…
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