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March 2008
Volume 1 Issue 6
MetaCheck Simplifies Weight Management
A new weight management tool — available at Summit Orthopedics — allows you to determine exactly how many calories you can eat and still lose or maintain weight.
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Pain from Shoes and Purses?
Shoes and purses are functional and fashionable, but they also can be unlikely sources of pain for women. What type of injuries can occur and what are some simple steps you can take to avoid injury?
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Enhanced Care at New Eagan Clinic
A new rehabilitation program for back and neck pain, and Open MRI scanning highlight services offered at Summit Orthopedics’ new and second clinic in Eagan.
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Overusing Handheld Devices Can Hurt
Wireless, handheld devices such as BlackBerrys are designed to help make our lives more convenient. But they also can hurt us. Repetitive motion of our thumbs and fingers while using these devices can result in arthritis or tendonitis.
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Study: Hip Surgery OK After 80
Hip replacement surgery patients 80 years old and up fare just as well as those 70 and younger, according to results of a recent study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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Proposed Budget Cuts in Health Care
The administration of Gov. Tim Pawlenty released this month its supplemental budget that includes $474 million in cuts to the Health and Human Services budget through 2011.
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