2025-2026 US News & World Report | Summit Orthopedics
US News & World Report has recognized Summit Orthopedics as one of the 2025-2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) for Orthopedics and Spine in Minnesota| Summit Orthopedics
Summit’s orthopedic experts and staff provide exceptional care, comfort, and safety in a collaborative environment built on trust, respect, and expertise.| Summit Orthopedics
Summit physical therapist Joe Herdzina, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, explains dry needling: what it is, how it works, and whom it can help.| Summit Orthopedics
Summit foot and ankle expert Michael Anderson, D.O., explains the most common, treatable causes of foot pain in this two-part article series. | Summit Orthopedics
Physical therapist Nate Riess discusses the acute and chronic causes of foot pain and explains when physical therapy is an effective treatment.| Summit Orthopedics
What should you do for a soft tissue injury, such as an injury to one or more of your muscles, tendons, or ligaments? You might remember the “RICE” acronym,...| www.summitortho.com
Back pain during deep breaths may arise from muscle spasms, spinal issues, or more serious conditions. Consulting a healthcare professional for evaluation.| Summit Orthopedics
We asked Summit Orthopedics physical therapist Amanda Feeney, DPT, OCS, to share her patients' most frequent questions about back pain.| Summit Orthopedics
Summit Orthopedics physical therapist Amanda Feeney, DPT, OCS, shares some tips for avoiding back pain if you stand all day.| Summit Orthopedics
Summit Orthopedics Named Minnesota’s Best for Orthopedics and Spine by US News & World Report We’re thrilled to announce that U.S. News & World Report has recognized Summit Orthopedics...| www.summitortho.com
US News & World Report has recognized Summit Orthopedics as one of the 2025-2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) for Orthopedics and Spine in Minnesota| Summit Orthopedics
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Fans of autumn beware! With that lovely crispness in the air can come an increase in the potential for back pain. But never fear — with a little advance planning and awareness, you can enjoy the fall season while protecting your back. Here are five fall activities that can cause back pain, why it can happen, and what you can do to prevent it.| Summit Orthopedics
Here are a few simple ways from our Summit expert to make sure that your back pain is not connected to your losing muscle mass.| Summit Orthopedics
Preventative measures may not be able to ward off back pain completely, but knowing proper lifting techniques can certainly protect you from an avoidable back injury. We’ve got tips to keep your back injury-free the next time heavy lifting is on your agenda.| Summit Orthopedics
Hand and upper extremity surgeon Dr. Parisi explains trigger finger, discusses the causes of this condition, and describes how it is diagnosed.| Summit Orthopedics
You reach out to grasp a doorknob, and feel a sudden pain at the base of your thumb. Could this be a symptom of thumb arthritis? Thumb arthritis is the most common form of osteoarthritis in the hand, and is caused when the cartilage in the thumb joint begins to erode.| Summit Orthopedics
Sprinkler systems may seem like a common-sense way to cool down during a marathon race, but Dr. Voight explains that the superficial coolness provided by a sprinkler can increase the risk of heat illness.| Summit Orthopedics
July 25, 2023| www.summitortho.com
Meet Dr. Reed Williams, an orthopedic surgeon at Summit Orthopedics specializing in knee and hip procedures.| Summit Orthopedics
This year, six of our talented physicians have been named “Rising Stars” by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Congratulations to Summit Orthopedics’ 2022 Rising Stars.| Summit Orthopedics
Summit Orthopedics offers urgent care, clinic, therapy and surgery related orthopedic services in Plymouth, MN. Visit us today!| Summit Orthopedics
July 17, 2025| www.summitortho.com
Once relegated to helping people avoid blood clots after surgery and on long flights, compression socks seem to be having a moment right now. The number of social media... The post Are Compression Socks Worth the Hype? first appeared on Summit Orthopedics.| Blog | Summit Orthopedics
Improving your pickleball game goes beyond practicing your shots for better serves, dinks, and drops. Paying attention to your lower body is just as important. In particular, ankle mobility... The post Getting Your Ankles in Shape for Pickleball first appeared on Summit Orthopedics.| Blog | Summit Orthopedics
If something isn’t right with your thumb, it’s difficult to ignore. We use our hands thousands of times a day, and our thumbs are crucial to our ability to... The post Why Does the Base of My Thumb Hurt? first appeared on Summit Orthopedics.| Blog | Summit Orthopedics
Summit Orthopedics Announces New State of the Art Facility in Plymouth| Summit Orthopedics
Learn about common pickleball injuries, recovery tips, and prevention strategies to stay active and pain-free on the court. Stay safe while playing!| Summit Orthopedics
As sports grow in popularity and more young athletes focus on a single sport, we are seeing an increase in overuse injuries like Little Leaguer’s elbow. We explain the treatment options for this painful condition.| Summit Orthopedics
Summit Orthopedics celebrates 15 physicians named to Mpls. St.Paul Magazine’s 2025 Top Doctors list — our highest number yet!| Summit Orthopedics
Getting the Care You Need Through Physical and Hand Therapy| Summit Orthopedics
Dr. Tammy Chiesa offers non-surgical treatments at Summit Orthopedics, specializing in compassionate care for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions| Summit Orthopedics
Learn how exercise helps strengthen bones, prevent osteoporosis, and reduce fracture risk. Discover safe, effective workouts to support lifelong bone health.| Summit Orthopedics
Summit Orthopedics’ ambulatory surgery center is now Joint Commission certified in shoulder arthroplasty, excellence in shoulder joint replacement care.| Summit Orthopedics
Understanding Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in the Digital Age Almost every American adult (91%, according to the Pew Research Center), owns a smartphone, and many, if not most, people spend... The post Understanding Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in the Digital Age first appeared on Summit Orthopedics.| Blog | Summit Orthopedics
Learn about common overhead volleyball injuries, including shoulder, elbow, and wrist strains. Discover prevention tips to stay in the game.| Summit Orthopedics
Most hockey injuries are caused by outside forces or a single traumatic event. For example, a sudden shift in direction can tear a knee ligament or pull a groin muscle, and a fall can cause a separated shoulder or a concussion.| Summit Orthopedics
Discover healthy & active expert tips on orthopedic health, injury prevention, and maintaining an active lifestyle from Summit Orthopedics’ specialists.| Summit Orthopedics
Physical therapy manager Nate Riess explains what happens in a physical therapy appointment and provides tips to help you select your therapist.| Summit Orthopedics
Discover expert tips from Summit Orthopedics on how to improve your golf game with mobility, posture, and injury prevention strategies backed by orthopedic care| Summit Orthopedics
Summit Orthopedics offers urgent care, clinic, therapy and surgery related orthopedic services in Plymouth, MN. Visit us today!| Summit Orthopedics
Get expert orthopedic urgent care at our Eagan Summit Orthopedics location. Quick, personalized treatment for injuries and conditions. Visit us today!| Summit Orthopedics
With over two dozen locations, Summit Orthopedics makes it easy to get the expert bone, joint and muscle care you need close to home.| Summit Orthopedics
Our hands are complex and essential tools. This overview explains the anatomy of the hand, and the structures that make our hands such dependable helpers.| Summit Orthopedics
If you are a runner, running a marathon may be on your bucket list. We share some advice for you to consider before you commit to your first marathon.| Summit Orthopedics
Dr. Angela Voight is a non-operative sports medicine specialist at Summit Orthopedics, located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.| Summit Orthopedics
Get to know fellowship-trained Summit Orthopedics hand surgeon Lauren Smith, M.D. and learn about her background and appraoch.| Summit Orthopedics
Mikhail Klimstra, M.D., is a sports medicine surgeon who focuses on helping active people with knee, hip, or shoulder problems.| Summit Orthopedics
Your time is valuable. We want your visit to be as smooth and efficient as possible. Book new appointments, and manage existing appointments here.| Summit Orthopedics
Summit upper extremity surgeon J.P. Delaney, M.D., explains the difference between acute and chronic sports injuries.| Summit Orthopedics
Dr. Michael Baer is a lower extremity reconstruction specialist, focusing on arthritis care of the hip and knee joints.| Summit Orthopedics
Dr. Debra M. Parisi, M.D., specializes in hand, wrist, and elbow care, focusing on conditions like arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome. She combines her background in biomedical engineering with surgical expertise to develop personalized treatment plans that align with her patients' lifestyles.| Summit Orthopedics
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Learn these hepful tips from one of Summit Orthopedics' hand and wrist experts to help you avoid painful hand overuse injuries.| Summit Orthopedics
Learn how the PEACE and LOVE method supports better recovery from soft tissue injuries. Discover the new standard in managing sprains, strains, and inflammation| Summit Orthopedics
When it comes to avoiding, or treating, back pain, there is a lot of unreliable information out there. Knowing the difference between back pain myths and back pain facts is key to keeping your back healthy and pain-free.| Summit Orthopedics
The condition, tennis elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) refers to pain on the outside of the elbow and can extend to the forearm.| Summit Orthopedics
Imagine you’re skiing down a mountain — or even along a cross-country trail. Suddenly, your skis hit a patch of ice, and you begin to fall. You stretch out your hand to catch yourself, but you’re still holding your ski pole. The ski pole, held between your thumb and your palm, wrenches your thumb and damages one of the ligaments that connects some of the bones in your thumb. It’s the most common scenario for a very common thumb injury called, appropriately, skier’s thumb.| Summit Orthopedics
A knee replacement revision is a surgery to replace one or multiple knee replacement parts with new ones. The specifics of each revision surgery depend on how and where the original implant is failing as well as the individual patient’s age, health, activity level, and other factors.| Summit Orthopedics
It’s one of those big, audacious goals that people sometimes dream of achieving: running a marathon. It’s easy to envision crossing the finish line and raising your arms in victory, having accomplished something that few people dare to try. But how do you learn how to train for a marathon? We asked Summit sports medicine physician, and enthusiastic runner, Angela Voight, M.D., to share her best marathon training tips.| Summit Orthopedics
Shin Splints are painful and one of the most common injuries associated with running. Dr. Angela Voight shares her tips on how to avoid shin splints while running.| Summit Orthopedics
Reed C. Williams, M.D., M.B.S., R.M.S.K., is a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician specializing in nonoperative sports, musculoskeletal, and diagnostic and interventional ultrasound medicine at Summit Orthopedics. He takes his role as a patient advocate, educator, and physician very seriously. He strongly believes that the art of medicine is just as important as the science behind it.| Summit Orthopedics
Non-operative sports medicine physician, Reed Williams M.D., M.B.S., R.M.S.K discusses common football injuries and how to prevent them.| Summit Orthopedics
Physical Therapist, Josh Feeney talks about the recovery time for a MCL tear and whether surgery is needed.| Summit Orthopedics
Injuries to the shoulder and elbow are common in baseball. Here is what to look out for in common baseball injuries, as well as how to avoid them.| Summit Orthopedics
