SVMC ORTHOPEDICS


Restoring Active Lifestyles

Don’t let pain or injury keep you on the sidelines of your own life.

If pain or injury is holding you back from living the life you want, SVMC Orthopedics can help. The team of board-certified providers is here to provide the individualized treatment and compassionate care you need to get back to leading the life you love. SVMC Orthopedics offers state of the art diagnostic and treatment services, including non-surgical options and same-day joint replacement. 

If you suffer from severe or chronic hip, knee, or ankle pain, total joint replacement may be the best solution. Your orthopedic surgeon will help you understand your options and how joint replacement surgery can help to not just relieve your pain, but get you back to leading a full and active life.

Whether you need a hip replacement or knee replacement, surgeries are performed at SVMC with a rehabilitation program developed in conjunction with our Sports and Therapy department. We offer both in- patient and out-patient therapy options. Some patients are able to return home from a joint replacement surgery on the same day. For patients requiring additional recovery time, the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation (CLR) located on our campus can provide additional extra nursing care and therapy before returning home to fully independent care.

Because getting back to living is the ultimate goal of spinal surgery, the reduced recovery time required by minimally invasive surgery makes it an ideal option for many. 

At SVMC, you’ll be treated by a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon extensively trained in performing minimally invasive spine procedures and creating customized treatment plans. In some cases, you’ll be up and about in a few hours and back to work in a matter of days or weeks, not months.

Injuries to the rotator cuff are not only painful, they can be life limiting. When possible, the fellowship-trained surgeons at SVMC will attempt to treat your injury through non-surgical means, which may include physical therapy, medication, or injections. If those efforts are unsuccessful, your physician may recommend surgery here at SVMC. Utilizing the latest in arthroscopic technology, your repair can be made with only a slight incision, reducing your recovery time and chance of infection.  For more complicated injuries, a more involved surgery or even joint replacement may be necessary.

Regardless of your procedure, your care will continue post-surgery with a comprehensive rehabilitation plan developed in conjunction with our Physical Therapy department.

In addition to being delicate and complex, your hands and wrists are essential to your daily life. At SVMC, we appreciate that an injury or problem can limit your ability to work, play, and generally enjoy life. From fractures and arthritis to deformities and carpal tunnel syndrome, our providers can care for you. They can create a custom treatment plan using the most advanced surgical techniques, devices, and rehabilitation programs to help you maximize function and minimize pain for the best results possible.

The average person experiences two bone fractures in their lifetime. But as common as they are, every fracture is unique. From complex and stress to oblique and greenstick, at SVMC we diagnose and treat fractures with the specific cause and needs of the patient in mind. On-site imaging technology allows us to quickly assess your need and move quickly to begin the mending process. Depending upon the nature and cause of your injury, we may develop a continuing care plan to reduce or eliminate the chance of future injury.

Whether you’re a competitive athlete or a weekend warrior, our board-certified, fellowship-trained sports medicine specialists can help relieve your pain and get you back in the game or back to your everyday routine.

Our first approach is always conservative, meaning you won’t endure unnecessary treatments or care for your injury. We use the latest techniques and methods to resolve your issue in a manner that’s appropriate for you and your lifestyle.

If your injury does require surgery, it can be performed here, close to home where you can rest and recover in comfort. As part of your care, we’ll develop a personalized recovery plan utilizing the talents and facilities of our on-site Physical Therapy department. Together, we’ll help you recover faster, improve your strength and performance, and reduce the potential for future re-injury.

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Arthritis Today www.arthritistoday.org

National Osteoporosis Foundation nof.org

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons orthoinfo.aaos.org

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine www.amssm.org

Yoga instructor Jane Jezouit had increasing pain in her hip to the point that she had difficulty teaching her yoga classes. In this video, she describes the care she received from SVMC Orthopedics and Dr. Michaela Schneiderbauer to get back to her active self.

Les Jorgensen's hip pain made it difficult for him to walk from his living room to his kitchen; never mind enjoy the activities he loves. After a hip replacement with Dr. Michaela Schneiderbauer, MD, of SVMC Orthopedics, he walks 18-holes of golf three times a week, pain free.

Celia Bahny and her family are very active. Unfortunately, Celia suffered a broken arm (in the same spot twice!) which slowed her down for a spell. Today, she is fully recovered with help from Dr. Matthew Nofziger of SVMC Orthopedics. In this video, Celia and her mother, Holly, discuss her care with Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and how we helped get her back to their active lifestyle.

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Avid hiker and guide Keld Alstrup relied on Dr. Matthew Nofziger and the expert team at SVMC Orthopedics to relieve his knee pain and restore his active lifestyle. Now he's back to "peak performance."

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Deborah Slaner Larkin talks about the care she received from Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Dr. Suk Namkoong.

 

332 Dewey Street, Bennington, VT 05201
Phone: (802) 442-6314
Fax: (844) 526-1901

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    Here in Vermont, we are making headway on vaccinations much more quickly than we could have predicted. In fact, the age band for those 55 and older is expected to open in as little as 5 weeks! This prompts many to wonder, when will a vaccine be available for children?

    As you may know, the Pfizer vaccine is approved for those 16 and older while the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are for people 18 and older. While there are similarities between adult and pediatric immune systems there are also differences, so vaccine trials need to be completed on children younger than 16 before the vaccines can be approved in that age group.

    Clinical trials are already occurring for younger age groups across the country and beyond. Pfizer and Moderna have clinical trials for children 12 to 15 that are ongoing. They expect to release data over the summer. It is reasonable to expect that children 12 and up may be eligible for vaccination shortly after data is released, assuming the trials demonstrate appropriate safety and immune response. That means that high-schoolers could be vaccinated before returning to school in the fall of this year!

    A vaccine for those ages 5 to 11 will require another round of trials, which are expected to start later this year and results expected in the last quarter of 2021. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said that those under the age of 12 are very likely to be vaccinated by the beginning of 2022!

    We know that children aren’t generally at risk of serious cases of COVID-19, but it is a possibility and so it is still important to vaccinate children. Here are some other reasons to vaccinate your kids:

    • Reaching herd immunity through vaccination is our greatest hope to remain safe while being able to discontinue the restrictions we have lived with for the last year. Herd immunity requires that about 70 percent of the population be vaccinated. A quarter of the U.S. population is under 18 years old. Given that some adults will opt out of vaccination, we need children to get vaccinated in order to reach that minimum level of protection necessary to keep circulation of the virus down.
    • While kids don’t usually become very ill with COVID-19, they can spread COVID-19 to the adults in their lives. Vaccinating kids will decrease the amount of viral replication in their bodies and decrease the likelihood of spread to the more vulnerable people who live or work with them.
    • There are still some complications and long-term effects of COVID-19 that we don’t entirely understand. Rarely, those who have COVID-19 infection can later develop a condition called “multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children” or MIS-C. Some other reports have noted very rare instances of heart or other complications among older kids exposed to COVID-19.
    • Illness isn’t the only way kids are suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many kids who have not become ill are enduring upheaval in their daily lives, isolation, and increased stressors. Disruptions to education have impacted academic progress while lack of sports and other extracurriculars have impacted kid’s mental health. Getting both kids and adults vaccinated is the only way to decrease spread and return to our normal way of life.
    • COVID-19 is dangerous, and the vaccines against the virus are safe. They have already demonstrated an excellent safety profile while greatly minimizing hospitalizations and deaths, which are the ultimate goals. By the time the vaccines are made available to kids, they will have been tested on millions of adults and tens of thousands of children, which will be a very good indication of their safety. Meanwhile, COVID-19 has killed 500,000 people, including at least 172 children in the U.S. alone and has greatly impacted everyone’s lives in negative ways.

    I was vaccinated as soon as the vaccine was made available to me, and I intend to have my own children vaccinated as soon as the vaccine becomes available to them. If most of us get vaccinated and continue to follow public health guidelines, we can hopefully look forward to a much more normal 2022 and beyond!

    Meghan Gunn, MD, is the chair of Pediatrics at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. 

     

     

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