Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Our orthopedics team provides surgical treatments and rehab therapies for musculoskeletal conditions affecting patients of all ages—including the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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We offer comprehensive care teams that include orthopedic physicians, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and other advanced care providers.
Each of our specialists has advanced training in an orthopedic specialty. You will be cared for by some of the country’s most renowned specialists.
And have access to a comprehensive care team that includes orthopedic physicians, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and other advanced care providers
For more than 100 years, the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation has provided some of the most advanced care by attracting leaders in the field who use state-of-the-art approaches to treatment.
In addition to healing injuries and diseases, our physicians work to prevent them through ongoing research and community education.
Physicians across the Midwest refer their patients to us because our experts provide comprehensive orthopedic health services in the state of Iowa.
We treat every orthopedic condition including injuries and diseases of the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments with a staff that performs more than 9,000 operations every year
Our coffee talks are designed for our first-time joint replacement patients and their coaches. Led by our experienced joint replacement nurse clinicians, this online discussion offers a casual way to get answers to questions as you prepare for your upcoming surgery from the comfort of your own home.
Please join us for Stepping On, a seven-week workshop series to learn important exercises and strategies to help prevent falls.
Stepping On is a program that has been researched and proven to reduce falls in older people.
It consists of a workshop that meets for two hours a week for seven weeks. Workshops are led by two trained Stepping On professionals who partner to provide participants with a quality adult learning environment. In addition, local guest experts provide information on exercise, vision, safety, and medications.
Falling is very common; it can result in injury and shake your confidence. The threat of falling can be a barrier to safely doing all the things you want to do at home and in the community. That’s why preventing falls is critical to maintaining independence.
“When I’m walking I still think, ‘Lift your feet, walk heel-to-toe’. I have stopped falling outside! It has made me more aware of the way I walk.”
“Not only did we learn some things about preventing falls, but we had a good time doing it. It was really fun.”
Stepping On is designed specifically for anyone who:
Next class begins in 2024. More information to come.
Stepping On is a seven-week, two hours per week, interdisciplinary workshop that covers fall prevention topics such as home safety, vision care, medications, safe footwear, community safety, and exercise. The exercises are aimed at increasing strength and balance. Stepping On has been shown to decrease falls by 31% in older adults.
Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is an eight-week class series that meets one hour twice per week for a total of 16 class sessions. Modified tai chi programs reduce falls in older adults up to 49%.
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