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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


Featured

At the intersection of Cancer and Orthopedics

“I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my doctor said the cancer has spread to my thighbone.  He wants me to see an orthopedic surgeon about surgery to prevent this bone from breaking.  Why?” What comes to mind when...read more


Therapy

4 suggestions to help your child through physical therapy

1. Let them do this by themselves if possible Hard right? Every parent wants to protect and help his or her little ones, and that’s great! But we think it’s a good idea if your child can come into...read more


Hip

Patient Questions: What type of joint replacement will I get?

Patients always ask “what type of joint replacement will I get?”, or they often go as far as specifying which type of implant they want.  As surgeons, we’re always happy to answer these questions because we love our trade...read more


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9 interesting facts about your feet: #8 will surprise you!

April is Foot Health Awareness month, which is great because feet generally get taken for granted.  That is, until something goes wrong.  Nothing incapacitates you as much as sore or injured feet. Our feet are remarkable bio-mechanical structures that...read more


Sports

3 ways to prevent running injuries: are you doing any of them?

How can you avoid being one of the 75% of runners who experience an injury? It’s possible, and here are three quick tips to help prevent a knee injury, which account for 42% of all running injuries. Post-run Stretching...read more