by otm | Oct 28, 2022 | Community Involvement & Events
Total joint surgery is of the most intrusive methods of repairing damaged and arthritic joints. Because of this, your orthopaedic doctor will exhaust all other methods before electing for surgery. Patients who undergo this surgery must afterward endure a season of...
by otm | Aug 29, 2022 | Podiatry, Foot & Ankle, Specialty
Our ankles play a role in every activity in which we partake, making ankle pain particularly annoying. That walk to the coffee shop, the hike with your furry friend last weekend, that ultimate frisbee game with your friends. It’s no wonder that with all that activity,...
by otm | Jul 28, 2022 | Sports Medicine, Specialty
After an injury of any sort, your body will need help climbing back to its former glory. Asking yourself, “what is sports therapy?”, and wondering if it’s what you need to recover is a good place to start. But what about physical therapy? Is physical therapy the same...
by otm | Jun 14, 2022 | Specialty, Knee Disorders, Hip & Knee Joint Replacement
“Head, shoulders, oh… my knees are aching!” This song should be sung without interruption. Unfortunately, knee pain is all too common. The knee is one of our bodies’ most complex joints and is involved in nearly all of our daily activities. From walking and running to...
by otm | Jan 23, 2022 | Specialty, Spine Back Neck & Pediatric Spine
Winter in Northern Colorado can be harsh, and our physical therapy department sees an uptick in back injuries from winter-related activities. These can be muscle strains from shoveling snow or slipping on ice, all the way to more severe sports injuries from skiing and...
by otm | Dec 7, 2021 | OCR Athlete and Coach Champions
Katie Yemm attended CSU as a Communications major and competed in track and cross country between 1999 and 2004. She was the Mountain West Conference Champion and All-American in the mile and still holds school records for the mile as well as a member of the distance...
by otm | Feb 18, 2021 | Specialty, Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
Depending on the type and severity of both your injury and surgery, the details of recovery look different for most people, but there are some hand surgery recovery tips that are helpful no matter what. It is important to know what to expect from recovery and how you...
by otm | Jan 27, 2021 | Announcements & News
Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies (OCR) and Front Range Orthopedics & Spine (FROC) merged into one entity under the OCR name as of January 1, 2021. This new partnership forms the largest privately owned fully vertically integrated orthopedic and spine...
by otm | Jan 14, 2021 | Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, Specialty
If you have broken a bone or injured your hand, an ER doctor may have put on a splint until your regular physician can see you. However, it is essential to know how to care for your hand injury in the meantime, so we have come up with a list of steps and...
by otm | Dec 30, 2020 | OCR Everyday Champions
“If you think you are hurt, go to the doctor and have it checked out. If I had waited, I would have required a much more intense surgery. Going when I did probably saved my golf career!” FORE!!! You will hear 24-year old golf professional Brandon Dvorak yelling this...
