Non-Surgical Management of Orthopedic Conditions

This year, one of our family docs – Dr. Marni Wesner – spearheaded a project to expand CAMTA's work beyond the OR and work towards improved non-surgical community management of orthopedic conditions. Today, with the help of physiotherapist Joanne Montgomery and translator Marita Echaiz-Eguren, Dr. Wesner gave a presentation to 35 patients and community health nurses at the hospital about non-surgical management of Osteoarthritis (OA). 

 

The goal is to educate patients about exercises and medications that will empower them to take charge of their own care and prevent complications of OA that result in the requirement for surgery. Preventative approaches like this not only prolong the need for surgical intervention, but also help patients to live with less pain and better function. The community health nurses in attendance were particularly enthusiastic about taking this information to remote and rural areas, and are looking forward to more educational opportunities from CAMTA in the future.