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4/2/2020

Essential Exercises Before Knee Replacement Surgery

5 Exercises to Prepare for Knee Replacement Surgery and Support Recovery Preparing for total knee replacement or partial knee replacement? Simple, low-impact exercises before knee replacement surgery help build knee strength and ease your post-op recovery. By working with a professional, you can develop a safe exercise plan that meets your needs. Keep reading for…
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3/30/2020

Delayed Joint Replacement? 4 Tips for Home Care

Dane Hansen, D.O., one of Summit Orthopedics’ arthritis and joint replacement experts, shares key steps you can take at home when your joint replacement or follow-up is delayed due to COVID-19. Here at Summit Orthopedics, we are very aware of the hardship that our patients our enduring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The restriction of elective…
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3/24/2020

Introducing Roman Guerrero, M.D. [Video]

Meet the Expert: Doctor Bio Video Series Introducing Roman Guerrero, M.D., spine surgeon at Summit Orthopedics in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. Meet Dr. Roman Guerrero Dr. Guerrero’s approach: Pain arising from the spine can have a wide presentation, sometimes it’s back or neck pain and on occasions it exhibits as referred pain to the arms and legs. I…
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3/11/2020

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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3/4/2020

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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2/26/2020

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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2/26/2020

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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2/19/2020

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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2/12/2020

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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