Hip specialists partner to correct an adult’s painful hip problems Shortly after she was born, Erin Roark, 37, of Valparaiso, IN, was diagnosed with a birth defect called hip dysplasia during a routine well-baby visit. This is a condition...read more
Marathon runner is back on track after hamstring repair surgery “Running is my mental everything,” explains marathon runner Gina Uebelhor, 37, of Chicago. “Someday, I want to be one of those sharp ladies you see still running into her...read more
Hip Surgery Helps Patient Return to Running For Rod Engel, running had always been a big part of his life. Two years ago, when an unexpected injury occurred, he thought that his running days might have been behind him....read more
Hip Arthroscopy Gets Patient Back to Normal Living As many as 17% of Americans have a painful hip condition called femoral acetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS). Typically either present at birth or developed during adolescence, FAIS is characterized by an...read more
Runner Back on Track After Hip Labral Tear Repair Laura McElligott, 47, of Westmont, didn’t realize how important running was to her until it was taken away by pain. McElligott, who works as a middle school special education teacher,...read more
I had never been physically active prior to 2010. In fact, at one point I weighed more than 200 pounds. But with three kids at home, I needed to make some serious changes in my lifestyle and get healthy...read more