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What is Kinesio taping therapy?
Kinesio Taping is a technique designed to work with the body’s natural healing process while providing rehabilitative support and stability to muscles and joints. It can be used to decrease pain, reduce inflammation, and relax overused or tired muscles.
What is Kinesio tape?
Kinesio (Ka knee see o) tape is a flexible tape that supports and stabilizes joints, muscles, and ligaments as they bend, contract, and extend. You may have seen athletes at sporting events wearing long strips of brightly colored tape strategically placed on or near their joints.
Unlike, bulky, elastic bandages, Kinesio tape is not used […]
Why is hand and arm rehabilitation a separate specialty?
People who have had surgery or who have suffered an injury that limits the movements of their shoulders, elbows, wrists, or hands benefit from specialized therapy.
The complex system of muscles, ligaments, and tendons that allow your hands and fingers to grasp objects and your shoulders and wrists to rotate need a unique level of care.
A hand and upper extremity therapist knows how each joint and muscle connects to the next create the intricate movements of your arms and hands. He or she can help you gain and maintain a healthy range-of-motion.
Advanced care requires expert knowledge
Because the movements […]
What is physical therapy?
Physical therapy focuses on gaining maximum movement of the joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the body.
It includes physical manipulation of joints, patient education, and a series of exercises or movements designed to lessen the effects of mobility disorders caused by injury, surgery, overuse, scar tissue, or disease.
Bone & Joint Physical Therapy can help you restore function, reduce pain, and minimize the symptoms of repetitive movements.
The goal of our physical therapists is to help you return to a healthy range of motion so that you can enjoy your life, work, or sports-related hobbies.
Physical therapy helps […]
Meet Stephanie Kniech, PA-C
Stephanie Kniech is a certified physician assistant who provides general orthopedic and sports medicine care to patients of all ages at Bone & Joint’s Merrill and Wausau locations.
Stephanie joined Bone & Joint in October 2020 to care for people who suffer from fractures, orthopedic trauma, and arthritis. She also helps people recover from surgical procedures. Stephanie has a special interest in fracture management, hand, arm, and shoulder surgery, sports medicine, and joint replacement care.
Stephanie earned her Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. She received a Bachelor […]
Meet Jessica L. Juntunen, MD
Bone & Joint is pleased to introduce fellowship-trained, board-certified sports medicine specialist, Jessica L. Juntunen, MD, to their team of highly trained orthopedic experts.
Dr. Juntunen provides non-operative orthopedic and sports medicine care to athletes and non-athletes of all ages and disciplines. She cares for fractures, chronic and acute injuries, overuse injuries, strains, sprains, and bursitis. Dr. Juntunen also treats stress fractures, frozen shoulder, and tendonitis. Her goal is to create an individualized treatment plan that will meet her patient’s needs and future goals.
Dr. Juntunen has a special interest in helping endurance athletes, cyclists, runners, and […]
What we can and cannot do during the COVID-19 crisis?
Being active in the world of the coronavirus.
Most of us have been waiting for the warmer days of spring to get outside, breathe the fresh air, and feel the warm sunshine on our skin – and with more people working from home these days – it may be more necessary than ever.
But as Wisconsin’s COVID-19 situation continues to emerge – people may be confused about what they can and can’t do.
Right now, most of us have been told to practice social distancing, work remotely if possible, and minimize contact with other people. But what does that involve?
For […]
Is Keto safe for your bones?
Everywhere you look lately you see keto-diet this and keto-diet that!
But is the keto diet bone healthy?
First, let’s look at the keto diet.
A ketogenic or keto diet is high in fat (75%) and protein (25%) and low in carbohydrates (5%).
By severely limiting the glucose the body needs for energy, it causes a metabolic state called ketosis. This forces the body to burn fat as fuel, which produces acid build-up. The body eliminates most of these acids through the urine. But if more acid builds up than the body can process, ketosis can quickly turn into […]
Is there ever a good reason to cancel or postpone surgery?
It’s the night before a major operation. You feel apprehensive about the next day. Should you call and cancel?
It depends on the reason.
Rarely is it a good idea to cancel the day before or the day of surgery.
However, there are a few valid reasons to cancel the day before or the morning of the procedure.
You spike a fever, have trouble breathing, were involved in an accident, or have developed an infection.
If you’re sick or injured, your surgeon wants you to cancel for your health and the health of the surgical staff.
Having […]
Brent Turner, JD, Welcomed as CEO
Bone & Joint is pleased to welcome Brent Turner, JD, to its executive team as Chief Executive Officer
Brent Turner, JD, brings a wide range of leadership and administrative skills to Bone & Joint.
Turner gained his expertise holding positions as administrator, vice president, executive director, and chief executive officer (CEO) at national Fortune 500 health care enterprises, leading regional health care organizations, and specialty-focused clinics.
Before joining Bone & Joint, Turner served as executive director at Austin Kidney Associates (AKA). As an independent practice, AKA operated an ambulatory surgery center and employed 25 physicians at nine clinic […]
Five things your sports medicine specialist wants you to know
Sports medicine specialists are experts in body mechanics. They know how each joint, ligament, and tendon work together, so you can bend, flex, and twist your body. These orthopedic specialists focus on the treatment and prevention of joint-and-muscular conditions and sports-related injuries.
They have some advice to share about treatment and prevention.
1. Sometimes, you can do just as much at home as we can in the office.
Minor sprains and strains require RICE – Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. In real life, that means you:
Rest – Take time off from activity
Ice – Apply ice to the injured […]
