When Melissa Wiegmann began experiencing persistent pain and numbness in August 2024, she initially thought it was a pinched nerve. However, as the pain worsened and her mobility declined, it became clear that something more serious was wrong. Despite...read more
This father/son duo are back in the water and at center stage! Gerry and Aragorn Luiting have performed together in water ski shows for decades, but injuries for both almost sidelined them completely. The men saw OrthoIllinois surgeons just...read more
Jenny Agnew scheduled her hip surgery around a Disney running race, and now she’s scheduling her OrthoIllinois physical therapy around COVID-19. The 58-year-old Rockford resident was first introduced to OrthoIllinois several years ago after injuring her wrists. Dr. Kenneth...read more
I turned into the development in Geneva, Illinois and drove my way through the development, past homes under construction and through mazes of trucks, cement mixers and pallets of materials. I’m headed to Paul Melull’s home to talk to...read more
Jan Nowicki was a good candidate for outpatient hip replacement at the Ortho Illinois Surgery Center. She had a hip replacement done with Dr. Antonacci near the end of April, 2016. We had a chance to sit down with...read more
Samantha Drammann shares Her Victory Story about recovery from Hip Pain. After having a strange pain in my hip for six months, an MRI revealed that I had a labral tear. As a collegiate swimmer, I was worried about...read more
