Every year, nearly 2 million Americans report paying a visit to their doctor due to issues related to a rotator cuff tear. Made of muscles and tendons, the rotator cuff is what keeps your upper arm bone secured within your shoulder socket. Rotator cuff tear causes include physical injury, progressive degeneration and wear and tear […]
These days, most of us are spending the majority of our time at home. Even though we’re staying “Safer at Home” to avoid spreading COVID-19, it is still important to stay active and healthy. But the reality is staying active and eating healthy at home seems deceivingly easier than it actually is. You might be […]
A meniscus tear can happen to anyone. In fact, a meniscus tear is one of the most common and easily treated orthopedic injuries. Our expert surgical team at the Kennedy Center is skilled in this repair. Read on to learn more about meniscus tears and repairs. What exactly is the meniscus? The meniscus is cartilage […]
The snow has melted, the courses are springing back to life, and temperatures are slowly warming up. It’s time to dust off your clubs for the first swing because it’s golf season again! But, if you’ve undergone hip replacement surgery during the winter, you may have questions about how to get back in the […]
At the Kennedy Center at Mercy, we commonly see injured young athletes for evaluation. The newly released research shows a relationship between poor sleeping habits for young people and sports injuries. It’s recommended that middle and high school age athletes get 8-10 hours of sleep nightly – which many athletes are not getting. Frequently they […]
Do you have pain in your hip and pain that radiates to the outside of your thigh? What is it and how do you manage the pain? These are commonly asked questions for the physicians at the Kennedy Center at Mercy in Oshkosh. Often patients are afraid to go to an orthopedic doctor because they think […]
Basically, a concussion is a brain injury that changes how the brain normally works. A person can get a concussion from a direct hit to the head or an indirect jolt to the body. Even a minor hit can be serious. Concussions are common injuries in contact sports like football, hockey, soccer and basketball. They […]
If you’re like most people, you probably think of sports injuries as football, soccer or even downhill skiing related. Davis Tsai, MD, an orthopedic and sports medicine doctor at the Kennedy Center in Oshkosh, handles these fairly common injuries every day. But on weekends, this gentle man chooses to be a ringside doctor at cage […]
Our medical director Dr. McLaughlin is excited to announce the addition of Kenneth Schaufelberger, MD as the newest member of the Kennedy Center medical team. As one of the only Fellowship-trained hand, wrist and upper extremity surgeons working in the Oshkosh area, Dr. Schaufelberger truly complements the range of orthopedic services offered at the Kennedy […]
Over the past couple of years, Jeffrey McLaughlin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, has twice attempted to scale the steep face of the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. He turned back both times because of thunder, lightning and ice storms. In early August this year, Dr. McLaughlin and a guide […]
