Stories and information about your care

Learn how having back surgery for a herniated disc helped a middle-aged high school athletic director and coach get back to work without back pain.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis occurs when the ball at the head of the thigh bone slips off the bone’s neck. Commonly, this hip condition occurs in teens.

When a child with bowed legs stands with their feet together, there is a noticeable space between their lower legs and knees. Learn how bow legs are diagnosed and corrected.

Rickets is a condition that causes weak or soft bones in children. Learn what causes rickets and how it can be corrected or prevented.

OrthoIndy physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, also referred to as a physiatrist, Dr. Ronald Miller provides tips on how to increase energy and motivation throughout the day.

Primarily developing in children, a unicameral bone cysts, also called a simple bone cyst, is a common, noncancerous (benign) bone tumor. Learn how they are treated.

A physiatrist is trained to lead this collaborative care and coordinate with a team of medical providers. The team might include nurses, physical therapist or surgeons.

If you had an MRI of the spine completed at another facility, you can request your scan be reviewed without ever coming into our office or scheduling an appointment.

David Bruner wasn’t ready to give up his love for sheep showing. After getting injections for a pinched nerve in his spine from Dr. Osborne, he is now pain-free.

Once you have made an appointment with a physiatrist, you might be unsure what to expect next. Here we explain an initial visit with a physiatrist, treatment plan and goals.

After years of back pain and an increasing amount of addictive pain medication, patient turns to OrthoIndy physiatry to relieve back pain and quit addictive pain medication.

Although physiatrists do not perform traditional surgery, it is important to note that they do not heavily rely on addictive opioid pain medication to treat patients.

If you are experiencing extended pain or you are under the care of a primary care physician and still experiencing pain, it might be time to seek help from a physiatrist.

Dr. Greg Poulter, OrthoIndy spine surgeon, is seeing improved outcomes in his patients with the use of the Mazor X Robotic Guidance System for back surgery.

Former OrthoIndy clinical nutrition manager, Jessica Regan, discusses the benefits of eating pumpkin.

Neurofibromatosis affects the growth and development of nerve cell tissues, which can cause tumors to grow on nerves. Learn how neurofibromatosis in children is treated.

Most commonly, Erb’s palsy is caused when an infant’s neck is stretched to the side during a difficult delivery. Learn about the symptoms of Erb’s palsy and how it’s diagnosed.

What are the symptoms of juvenile arthritis and can juvenile arthritis go away? Learn this and more including how it’s diagnosed and treated.

A difference between the lengths of the arms or legs is referred to as limb length discrepancy. Treatment depends on the length of the discrepancy, the child’s age and the cause.

OrthoIndy total joint specialist Dr. Eric Monesmith discusses the Ketogenic diet.

After a spinal fusion for her scoliosis, patient returns to racing cars and living a competitive lifestyle.

Have you been told you need knee surgery because of cartilage damage? OrthoIndy is participating in an investigative new approach to knee cartilage repair.

Yoga can do a lot for the human body and can be worked into any lifestyle or schedule. OrthoIndy spine surgeon explains three advantages of doing yoga.

Muscular dystrophy causes muscle weakness and loss. Learn about the first signs of muscular dystrophy, the treatment options and types.

Frank Johnson had surgery when he was in middle school. Looking back he realizes how it impacted his life and how he was able to live a normal life after.

After two rotator cuff tears, patient undergoes shoulder surgery in order to return to her passion of painting.

Have you been diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee? You may be eligible to for a clinical trial with OrthoIndy knee specialist, Dr. Jack Farr.

OrthoIndy non-operative spine physician, Dr. Meredith Langhorst discusses how cycling can improve your overall health.

Here we explain how limb lengthening technology benefits patients with limb length inequality and limb deformities.

After tearing her ACL and getting surgery, Shanna returns to soccer and tears her ACL and meniscus only to get surgery again. But now she’s back in the game.

After undergoing knee surgery, Monte returned to his active lifestyle only to have shoulder pain. After shoulder treatment, he has returned to martial arts.

Kathy decided that if there was a solution to improve her pain, she was ready to do it. Biking and hiking became painful so she turned to OrthoIndy again.

Cartilage restoration specialist, Dr. Jack Farr explains injection alternatives for knee arthritis patients who are looking to delay knee replacement surgery.

Jo was going on a simple walk in the park when she tripped and fell, traumatically breaking her leg. After searching for the right doctor she found herself at OrthoIndy.

Emilee had an anomaly in the base of her spine that caused the bottom of her lumbar spine to move and grind against the sacrum bone of the pelvis.

It’s important to follow a step-by-step process before getting back in the game or resuming your normal exercise activities. We provide 7 tips to follow before returning to activity.