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Try these six moves to improve your balance

Balance in life is essential. And a good sense of physical balance is the key to independence. As people reach their 40s and 50s, they may notice changes in vision, hearing, and strength. These natural and normal changes occur during the aging process and may contribute to the loss of balanc...

Are you losing your grip?

Most of us do as we get older. That jar lid that was easy to twist off in your 20s and 30s may cause you to grimace and groan in your 50s and 60s. Hand strength is crucial to daily life. Whether you’re turning on the faucet or holding a fork, the actions require a firm and steady grip. A loss of ...

Do your joints need an oil change?

Your body needs healthy levels of good fats to work properly – and healthy oils in your diet are the best source. Healthy oils help your brain, nerves, and your major organs. Good fats also help your body absorb necessary fat-soluble vitamins and minerals, like vitamin D, to help build strong bon...

Winter is the season for cracked skin

As the colder temperatures push thermometers into numbers below zero, our skin feels it, too. Wintry weather and COVID-19 mandated handwashing can wreak havoc on the skin. If you’ve ever experienced the pain of cracked, dry, or rough skin, you understand the pain and inconvenience it causes. Thi...

An indirect side effect of COVID-19 can affect your bones and muscles

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. While everyone has experienced the inconvenient side effects of social distancing and mask-wearing, there is a significant but little-reported side effect for many who have been hospitalized or prescribed prolonged bed rest as they fight the virus. Bone an...

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...

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 ...

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, ove...

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...

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 age...