Occupational Therapy Month

Knee and Hip Pain

When your body is hurting it can be hard to focus on everyday tasks. Treatment for common injuries and pains doesn’t always have to include surgery. Here at the Orthopedic Institute, we focus on the best and least invasive ways to get you back to yourself again. Click on the area below where you are […]

Age-Related Stiffness

Breland Scharschmidt, Physical Therapist, Orthopedic Institute, Southwest Health If you wake up in the morning with pain or stiffness, you may be wondering where it comes from. The majority of the population aged 40 years and older will experienced some extent of joint pain or stiffness. As you age, the connective tissue and cartilage cushion […]

Hip Hip Hooray

Joshua Lindsey, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Institute at Southwest Health Hip pain affects most people at some point in their lives, whether it keeps you from playing a casual pickup game, gardening, playing with your kids, or carrying in the groceries. When a muscle is pulled or irritated, it typically gets better with rest, ice, […]

Getting the Most of the Season

Ann Morley, OTR/L, CLT Rehabilitation Services, Southwest Health Summer is a much-anticipated time of year, especially in Wisconsin, where there’s so much to enjoy. We wait all year to get outside to enjoy the warm weather and all of the fun activities that come along with it. Whether you are hiking the Big M, boating […]

ACL Tears – Are you at risk?

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most frequently injured ligaments in the knee. Each year 100,000-200,000 ACL injuries are reported in the United States. The primary function of the ACL is to prevent forward movement of the tibia on the femur and to assist with stabilizing the knee during high velocity movements. […]

Tackling Arthritic Pain

Arthritis can be a real pain in the… shoulders, hips or knees. Arthritis is wear and tear of the cartilage at the ends of your bones. As the cartilage breaks down, you tend to have increased pain with daily activities. Some individuals are genetically disposed to getting arthritis, some end up with arthritis following a traumatic event to their joints and a lot of people get arthritis over years of being physically demanding on their bodies. Arthritis is on the rise and affects over 22% of adults in the United States.

Your ACL: bridging the gap between injury and play

by Brad Vamstad, Director of Athletic Training and Sports Performance Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL injuries can be a devastating injury for an athlete of any age. In the United States alone, ACL sprains make up almost 200,000 reported injuries per year. Most common among those are athletes who participate in high demand sports like […]