Stroke specialist Dr. Thomas Grobelny attributes success to education in Poland and unusual life experiences
June 16, 2008
CHICAGO, IL, June 16, 2008 – Thomas Grobelny, M.D., director of the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery & Neuroresearch (CINN) Neurovascular and Stroke Intervention Program, is the only endovascular specialist in the country who is bilingual in Polish and English. Read more
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Study shows female athletes more prone to injuries
June 6, 2008
Chicago June 6, 2008- In just a few days, Chandler Wherry, an 18-year-old Chicago resident, will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. But while this is a huge accomplishment, climbing this mountain pales in comparison to the adversity Chandler has recently overcome. Read more
The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago welcomes Harmony Health
June 2, 2008
Acupuncture practitioner Kellylee Whiteside of Harmony Health provides treatments in a calming environment much different from a physician’s clinic. Once stepping beyond the red entrance door nobody would suspect they are actually in a hospital. “Most of my patients sleep during treatment,” she says. The comfortable, spa-like treatment rooms are much like those used for massage therapy, featuring soft lighting, candles and soothing music or the sounds of nature playing on the audio system. Preconceptions of painful therapies involving needles begin to fade away as Whiteside explains the simple concepts underlying acupuncture and oriental, or Chinese, medicine and how they relieve pain very effectively. Read more
Custom joint surgery…to fit your sport!
June 2, 2008
A rare new breed of surgeons now “customizes” joint surgery for a patient’s specific sport. The result is a second chance for injured golfers, baseball players, swimmers, and other athletes.
At just 18 Jamie Panfil’s dream of playing championship college soccer was over. Her shoulder was slipping in and out of its joint. It was the result of the high school goalie’s unique totally overhead throwing motion. The New Lennox native was told her surgery would repair her joint…but end her career. Read more
