Did you know that just like everything else in your body, your bones are made up of living cells and are always changing? When you reach young adulthood, your...
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Summit physical therapist Cory Absey, PT, DPT, discusses balance exercises to help you stay steady on slippery or unstable surfaces. If it’s winter in Minnesota, you can bet that...
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Summit Orthopedics physical therapist Kyle Hall, DPT, physical therapy site lead for Summit’s Vadnais Heights location, shares some easy ways to improve your balance. Although it is often overlooked,...
We asked Summit Orthopedics physical therapist Amanda Feeney, DPT, OCS, to share what questions her patients ask most often about back pain — and how she answers them. Amanda...
Summit Orthopedics physical therapist Amanda Feeney, DPT, OCS, shares some tips for avoiding back pain if you stand all day. We all know that sitting down all day —...
Summit hand and upper extremity surgeon — and enthusiastic fly fisherman — J.P. Delaney, M.D., tells you what you need to know about fishing if you’re concerned about hand,...
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Although you may not think that mental health challenges like depression and anxiety are connected with orthopedics, for many people, the two are...
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Summit Orthopedics physician assistant — and dedicated weightlifter — Brendan Murphy, PA-C, shares his best tips for lifting weights safely. Brendan Murphy, PA-C, one of Summit’s physician assistants, added...
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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...