Expert Advice to Keep Bones Healthy and Strong at Any Age
Expert Advice to Keep Bones Healthy and Strong at Any Age

St. Luke’s orthopedic spine surgeon Colin Whitaker, MD, shares this timely advice for young women aimed at keeping them out of his operating room when they’re older. Take care of your bones, he says, ...

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When to Seek Care When Your Hands Are Hurting
When to Seek Care When Your Hands Are Hurting

The hands are one of the most significant parts of the body. A hand injury can impact the things we do in our everyday lives, from preparing food and driving your car to typing a text! When your hand...

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The Most Common Injuries of the Weekend Warrior and How to Prevent Them
The Most Common Injuries of the Weekend Warrior and How to Prevent Them

“Warriors, come out and play,” is a chant from an old movie. It’s a chorus many former competitive athletes hear today whether it’s for that weekend softball game or a pick-up game of basketball. Or...

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Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Introduces New Leg-Lengthening Device to Region

Michael Perrott and his family smile as they praise Dustin Greenhill, MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at St. Luke’s University Health Network, who provided expert and personalized care over the las...

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Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Straightens Spine of Teen and Transforms her Life

Last year around this time, Kennedy Woods of Philadelphia felt like she couldn’t sit, walk or stand in a normal, comfortable position. Her teenage spine, curved dramatically by scoliosis, which was di...

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Myla Meckes was born with hip dysplasia. After corrective surgery, she is a happy and active toddler.
Hip Dysplasia and Your Child –
Learn About Treatment Options with St. Luke’s Pediatric Orthopedic Care

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...

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Justin Miller, DO
St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care Welcomes Region’s First Orthopedic Oncologist

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...

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Cole Mickey relaxes with his brother Cade and mom Brittney.
Clubfoot and Your Child –
The right Orthopedic Care makes a difference

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...

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Gregory Gilson
Understanding Osteoarthritis and its Effects on Hips and Knees

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...

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Katrik Rai
Student Athletes and Sports Injuries – When an Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

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...

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St. Luke’s Helps Runner With Shin Splints Cross the Finish Line
St. Luke’s Helps Runner With Shin Splints Cross the Finish Line

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...

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St. Luke’s Helps Launch Canary Nation Games at William Allen

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...

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Leo Totten
Addition of USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame coach Leo Totten to St. Luke’s Sports Performance Team is “No-Brainer”

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...

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High School Sax Player Back in Tune after Spine Straightening Surgery

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...

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Blue Mountain High School Athlete Back on his Game

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...

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Healing a Broken Wrist with a Flash of Purple from a 3D-Printed Cast

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...

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New Chairman of Orthopedics

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,...

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Pro Wrestler Thanks Sacred Heart Campus Rehab

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...

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