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Apple Watch may help to improve preventative care

Apple’s event in early September saw excited attendees drooling over the new and powerful iPad Pro as well as new watchbands, the Apple Pencil, and Office for iPad, but we were much more interested in Co-founder of Airstrip Dr....read more


Research

New study may change the way spinal stenosis is treated in the future

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and discussed in the New York Times, found that patients who had a standard steroid injection for spinal stenosis did not decrease pain or improve function after six weeks...read more


Research

3D-printed casts look great, but do they provide any substantial benefits to patients?

Have you ever wondered why the cast hasn’t changed in (what seems like) forever? Sure, it’s great to have bright colors, but that’s not really a fundamental change; it’s certainly not a change or improvement in the technology. But...read more


News

Our Surgery Center Turned 10 This Month!

From left to right: Dr. Whitehurst, Don Schreiner – CEO, Dr. Chmell, Dr. Bear, Dr. Barba, Dr. Bush, Dr. Trenhaile Dr. Chmell, Medical Director for ROSC, reflects on the 10-year anniversary: The Rockford Orthopedic Surgery Center celebrates being open...read more


Research

Oxygen without taking a breath: potentially lifesaving injection for thousands

What would you do with 15 minutes of not needing to take a breath?  Plug your nose, slap some tape over your mouth, and hang out at the bottom of a pool? Just stand there and be amazed? Or...read more


Therapy

When snow blowers attack: everything you need to know to avoid a snow blower injury

Are you excited for snow? Tons of it? Or perhaps just a few inches? No? Neither are we, but every year, the snow comes and we can’t stop it.  It blows, it’s cold, and it usually stays until the...read more