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Cervical Spinal Cord Compression (Cervical Spine Myelopathy) Q&A

Spine Anatomy There are 24 bones in the spine, called the vertebrae. The vertebrae cover and protect the spinal cord. The spinal cord travels from the brain through the spinal canal made of the vertebrae to the lower back....read more


Patient Stories

Samantha’s Story

Samantha Drammann shares Her Victory Story about recovery from Hip Pain. After having a strange pain in my hip for six months, an MRI revealed that I had a labral tear. As a collegiate swimmer, I was worried about...read more


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Amanda Rupert’s story

Hi, I’m Amanda (2nd from the right), a 26-year old Marriage and Family Therapist in Sycamore, Illinois. I grew up in Marion, Iowa and moved to Illinois for graduate school where I fell in love with exercise and fitness...read more


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Same day, outpatient knee replacement available at OrthoIllinois

“I’m having my knee replaced in the morning and then planning to relax at home the rest of the day.” Some of our total knee replacement patients can now say that, which we think is quite exciting! It’s important...read more


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The American Academy of Pediatrics wants to improve safety in youth football

28% of children aged 5-14 play football in the US. On top of that, just over 1 million students play high school football. That’s a lot inspirational speeches, narrow victories and devastating defeats, and tackles. That’s a lot of...read more


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Dr. Izquierdo to serve as invited faculty for ASES/AAOS event!

Dr Izquierdo has again earned the distinction as invited faculty for an educational symposium organized by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. He will be teaching practicing orthopedic surgeons on several complex shoulder topics. Dr Izquierdo performs an extraordinarily...read more