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  • What Is Skier’s Thumb?

    What Is Skier’s Thumb?

    Imagine you’re skiing down a mountain — or even along a cross-country trail. Suddenly, your skis hit a patch of ice, and you begin to fall. You stretch out your hand to catch yourself, but you’re still holding your ski pole. The ski pole, held between your thumb and your palm, wrenches your thumb and…

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  • What is a Knee Replacement Revision?

    What is a Knee Replacement Revision?

    Hundreds of thousands of Americans have total knee replacement surgery each year to treat severe knee arthritis that no longer responds to conservative treatments. Conservative treatments are those such as medications, physical therapy, or injections. In this surgery, the damaged joint surfaces of the knee are replaced with artificial metal and plastic implants. These knee…

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  • How to Train for a Marathon

    How to Train for a Marathon

    It’s one of those big, audacious goals that people sometimes dream of achieving: running a marathon. It’s easy to envision crossing the finish line and raising your arms in victory, having accomplished something that few people dare to try. But how do you learn how to train for a marathon? We asked Summit sports medicine…

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  • How to Avoid Shin Splints When Running

    How to Avoid Shin Splints When Running

    Shin Splints are painful and one of the most common injuries associated with running. Dr. Angela Voight shares her tips on how to avoid shin splints while running. You’ve finally done it — you’re off the couch and out on the running trail. You’re excited to begin your running journey, and the first few days…

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  • Meet Reed Williams, M.D.

    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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  • How to Prevent Football Injuries

    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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  • What is a Torn MCL Recovery Time?

    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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  • What is carpal tunnel? [Video]

    What is carpal tunnel? [Video]

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  • What Is a Hand Surgeon?

    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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