Myla Meckes was born with hip dysplasia. After corrective surgery, she is a happy and active toddler. Whitney Laba experienced one of the most terrifying, helpless feelings after her newborn daughter...
Justin Miller, DO, Treats Cancers of the Bones and Musculoskeletal System After finishing four years of medical school and a five-year orthopedic surgery residency, Justin Miller, DO accepted one mor...
Cole Mickey relaxes with his brother Cade and mom Brittney, following successful treatment for clubfoot. Cole Mickey’s clubfoot was discovered on a routine ultrasound while he was still in utero as a...
Osteoarthritis is that sneaky condition that breaks down cartilage and eventually the bone, causing pain, stiffness, and a change in lifestyle most people never thought would happen to them. It start...
Student athletes know there is never a good time for an injury. One ill-timed ankle or knee injury and an entire season can be lost. Kartik Rai, DO, is a fellowship-trained Primary Care Sports Medic...
Shin splints are the bane of every runner, causing a pain down the front or inside of the lower leg that doesn’t just limit running, but sometimes shuts down the ability to run completely. Kyle Kaspre...
Kathleen Dent, a life skills teacher at William Allen High School, always loved the smiles on the faces of her students during the annual local Special Olympics days. But COVID-19 put an end to that i...
USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame coach Leo Totten, MS, USAW-5, is adding his expertise to the Sports Performance team at St. Luke’s University Health Network. Totten holds the highest coaching designati...
David Price hopes to be playing his saxophone again soon with his Belvidere (NJ) High School band, now that his doctor has given him a thumbs up. He was temporarily restricted from lifting the horn a...
Trevor Manbeck (in blue) grapples with Pottsville’s Grant Lapachinsky during a recent wrestling match. Trevor Manbeck wasn’t thinking about football or wrestling when he flipped over the handlebars of...
Kylee Menszak broke her wrist in gym class recently playing capture the flag. This was the second time the seventh grader suffered this injury in just over a year. But this time was different. The 13...
St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) has chosen a highly accomplished orthopedic trauma surgeon as its new chairman of the network’s Department of Orthopedics. Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAOA,...
Lloyd Anoa’i doesn’t toss around compliments like he did his World Wrestling Federation rivals in the ring for 35 years. But the 50-year-old, whose first cousin is movie star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson...
Peyton Hall with St. Luke’s Physical Therapist Megan Zanette. The happy toddler runs, hops, climbs and giggles her way energetically through her PT sessions at St. Luke’s North Medical Center, Hanover...
Orthopedic surgeons at St. Luke’s University Health Network are first to offer knee replacement procedures using the new VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution, a next-generation robotic technology that uses...
Working hours on her feet all day was becoming harder and harder for Doreen LaRizzio. She knew that with age came a certain amount of soreness and stiffness, but she was rating the pain level in her h...
Coach Steve Powell and wife Bobbi Jo Powell share a moment with St. Luke’s Athletic Trainers Tyler Countess, Julia LoBasso and Andrew Neeld in the Wrestling room at Easton Area High School on Sunday, ...
Joe Volkert, of Bethlehem Township, is assisted by physical therapist Mari Wahlgren as he rehabs at St. Luke's Anderson Campus following anterior hip replacement surgery performed by orthopedic surgeo...