More articles about: Bones, Muscles & Joints
Marty and Sue Marchak
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Physical and Occupational Therapy Helps Patient with Cancer Walk Again
Physical and occupational therapists help patient with non-Hodgkin skin lymphoma regain his strength after treatment and return to his beloved hobbies.
Patient with therapist
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Physical Therapy After Brain Tumor Helps Patient Regain Mobility
Physical Therapy After Brain Tumor Helps Patient Regain Mobility
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Surgery and PT Helps 5 Year Old Ride His Bike Again
After a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear at a trampoline park, an orthopaedic surgery and several physical therapy sessions helped a return to an active lifestyle.
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How Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Differ
These two diseases have similar early symptoms. A U-M rheumatologist sheds light on the two most common types of arthritis.
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Finger Reattachment Surgery Helps Family Craftsman Get Back to Work
An unexpected slip caused a life-altering accident for a father of two. Thanks to surgeries and specialized care at Michigan Medicine, he has regained function.
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Holding On to Big Dreams After Swift Hand Surgery
A gruesome accident nearly severed a young woman’s three fingers. Thanks to reattachment surgery at U-M, the patient has regained full function.
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Living with Scleroderma: Personalized Treatment, Support Makes All the Difference
A Michigan Medicine patient shares her experiences with the condition, and how she is now giving back through education and support for other patients.
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In Marriage and Physical Therapy, Couple with Cerebral Palsy Share Strength
Bonded by their love for each other, a couple are training their bodies to remain independent for as long as possible.
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After Partial Knee Replacement Surgery, Hiking Without Pain
When a meniscus tear left him with unbearable pain, a patient’s search for answers led him to the Michigan Medicine orthopaedic surgery team — and, soon after, relief.
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5 Tips to Keep Your Baseball Athlete Safe
Spring has sprung and so has baseball season. One athletic trainer offers easy tips to remember when your student athlete heads back to the diamond.
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Elbow Surgery Helps Cyclist Gear Up to Ride Again
Read about how a seasoned rider got back on the road after an unexpected cycling injury and his experience with reparative elbow surgery at Michigan Medicine.
Beverly on a walk with her husband after receiving sacroiliac injections
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Getting Her Life Back: ‘Absolute Care’ in Sacroiliac Joint Pain Treatment
Sacroiliac joint pain treatment at the U-M Back and Pain Center helped Beverly get her life back. See how sacroiliac injections helped manage her back pain.
Ceremonial face-off at U-M hockey game to spread ALS awareness
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U-M Researchers, Fans and Hockey Players Team Up to Put ALS on Ice
ALS disease awareness was the focus of a U-M hosted hockey game. Learn more about Lou Gehrig’s disease, spreading ALS awareness, and how to help U-M ice ALS.
Stranger Things' actor & cleidocranial dysplasia patient Gaten Matarazzo
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5 Facts About Cleidocranial Dysplasia, ‘Stranger Things’ Actor’s Condition
Stranger Things' actor Gaten Matarazzo suffers from Cleidocranial Dysplasia. Learn how this genetic condition impacts the development of teeth and bones.
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How Your Weight Affects Your Joints
A University of Michigan rheumatologist explains why being overweight can affect joints. Learn how weight loss can slow down the advancement of osteoarthritis.