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Wellstar Ortho Care
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Your favorite activities make everyday life your own, and bone or joint pain can keep you sidelined. At Wellstar, our skilled and caring team is ready to help you find relief and get back to life with less pain and more freedom.
Orthopedic specialists here offer complete care for all types of bone, joint and soft tissue injuries and conditions. From diagnosis and treatment through rehabilitation and recovery, we’ve got your back.
Specialty Ortho Care
Sports Medicine
Our sports medicine team specializes in working with sports-related injuries in athletes of all ages and ability levels. In addition to providing expert diagnosis and treatment, the team offers advice on proper technique and conditioning, body mechanics and overall injury prevention. They also help athletes with sports nutrition and performance enhancement.
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Hand & Wrist Care
Wellstar’s skilled hand surgeons perform a broad range of procedures aimed at restoring quality of life. Whether you were born with your condition or it’s a result of injury or aging, we can help. Our hand specialists have extensive experience with non-surgical and minimally invasive surgical options for issues like Dupuytren’s Contracture, carpal tunnel release, cubital tunnel release, De Quervain’s Release, arthroscopic surgery, fracture surgery, thumb UCL repair, ganglion cyst removal, joint fusion, joint replacement, microsurgical repair for fingertip injuries, nerve decompression, tendon repair and trigger finger release.
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Total Joints
At Wellstar, we know that painful bone or joint symptoms can prevent you from living your fullest life. That’s why we deliver orthopedic care that’s tailored for your individual needs. Whether a total joint replacement could help you keep up with your grandchildren or a minimally invasive procedure might get you back on the sports field, our care is designed to help you live the life you want to lead.Learn more
Pediatric Ortho
Our pediatric orthopedic specialists provide comprehensive, compassionate bone and joint care for children and teens. We know that kids are not just little adults. Their bones and joints are still growing, and they need specialized expertise when an injury or disease slows them down.Orthopedic challenges can stem from many causes, including overuse, injury and genetics. From common setbacks, like a broken bone, to more complex orthopedic conditions, we use the latest technology and treatments to provide care, including minimally invasive surgical techniques which typically help reduce discomfort and recovery time. We look at the whole child to assess how an orthopedic condition affects their overall health and wellness.
Finding an effective approach to care that’s right for each individual is always our priority. When clinical expertise is needed, our fellowship-trained Wellstar specialists meet kids right at their level to help them begin moving well again.
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Foot & Ankle Care
Many foot and ankle conditions may require surgery, from bunions to tendon tears and severe arthritis. Usually, foot and ankle surgery is only considered only after nonsurgical treatments have failed. Certain conditions, especially acute injuries such as ankle fractures, may require immediate intervention. There are many surgical and non-surgical treatments that can be used to treat foot and ankle conditions. It is our goal to restore movement and alleviate pain.
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Orthopedic Advice for the Weekend Warrior
Wellstar orthopedic surgeon Dr. D. Hodari Brooks shares information about common orthopedic injuries.
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Table of experts: Advancements in ortho care
Wellstar and the Atlanta Business Chronicle discuss the changing landscape of orthopedic care.
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Connect with Community Resources Using Wellstar Find Help
At Wellstar, we’re committed to enhancing the health and wellness of everyone we serve, both in our facilities and in our communities. That means not only helping the individuals who walk through our doors, but meeting our neighbors right where they are. Through a variety of community programs, we can reach many—at our schools, in our places of worship, at community events in our neighborhood and at home.
With the Wellstar Find Help tool, search for free or reduced-cost resources to help you care for every aspect of your well-being, including:
- Food
- Housing
- Transit
- Clothing
- Personal care items
- Financial assistance
- Legal aid
The site, which is available in several languages, is one of several Wellstar initiatives to address social determinants of health, or the non-medical factors that can affect someone’s well-being, such as access to nutritious foods, housing and education.
Learn more about resources at wellstar.findhelp.com.
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Wellstar Switches to Paperless Statements
You can save time and help reduce environmental impact by taking advantage of eco-friendly options for managing your Wellstar account online. Effective August 15, 2024, all Wellstar MyChart users will be enrolled in paperless statements.
Paperless statements give you a convenient and secure way to see your account balance through Wellstar MyChart.
- You will receive notifications via your preferred communication method (text or email) when you have a new statement.
- You can continue to pay your bill securely by phone, by mailing a check or through your MyChart account.
Answering your questions about paperless statements
Are all patients/accounts transitioned to paperless billing statements?
Why is Wellstar automatically opting everyone in instead of giving them the choice?
I opted in for paperless statements but am not being notified my statement is ready. Why?
I have opted in for paperless billing, but I'm still receiving paper statements.
How can I opt out of paperless statements?
Website
- Log in to your Wellstar MyChart account.
- Select Menu > Billing Summary > Cancel Paperless Billing.
- Click Cancel Paperless.
- On the confirmation page, click Receive Paper Statements.
App
- Log in to your Wellstar MyChart account.
- Tap the Menu > Billing Summary > Cancel Paperless Billing.
- Tap Cancel Paperless.
- On the confirmation page, tap Cancel Paperless.
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BackToSchoolCare: Helping Your Child With Stress & Anxiety
The new school year comes with a lot of change for children—a different classroom, teacher, peers, learning material and routine. These changes can cause stress and anxiety in some children and teens, especially if they struggle in school and dread going back.
How to respond to stress
Kids and teens of all ages can feel stress at times, and that’s normal. It’s essentially a signal to get ready for what’s coming. With typical back-to-school stress, a parent or caretaker can help adolescents start the school year with confidence—and gain important coping skills—with the following tips.
- Listen and validate your child or teen’s feelings.
- Talk through what they can expect of everything from the morning routine to the bus ride to the school day and dismissal.
- Visit the school and the classroom, especially if the child is younger or is new to the school.
- Check in with your child about how the year is going so far.
- Look ahead at what the rest of the year could be like.
Recognize chronic stress and anxiety
Stress can be good for kids. But on the other hand, chronic stress and anxiety that lasts for more than a few weeks aren’t healthy. In recent years, Dr. Doyle has noticed a growing number of adolescents, especially females, have anxiety.
“It’s normal to have stress; it’s not normal to have anxiety,” said Wellstar Pediatrician Dr. Andrew Doyle. “Understandably you get nervous with new situations that make you uncomfortable, but you’re still able to do it and have fun. Significant anxiety starts to interfere with a child or teen’s ability to do what they need to do—homework, school, social situations. That’s when it’s helpful to get it checked out.”
In addition to having difficulty participating in and completing activities, signs of anxiety in children and adolescents can include difficulty sleeping, abdominal pain, headaches, significant changes in appetite or an explosive temper.
Effective treatments include lifestyle changes, medication and therapy. For example, lifestyle changes can include getting enough sleep, exercising, eating a healthy diet and planning downtime from social media and life responsibilities.
“Therapy and role-playing can help you recognize your stressors and think through how to handle them ahead of time so you can face those situations,” he said. “For example, on exam day, start with positive self-talk. You can say, ‘I’m feeling nervous. I have a headache and an upset stomach. I know that’s because I’m anxious. I’ve taken many tests before and I can do this, so I don’t need to worry about it.’ Breathing exercises before the test can help you stay calm.”
Start the year strong with a wellness screening
Another way to begin the school year right is to check in on your child’s emotional and physical health. Wellstar pediatricians will get to know your child and help them live their healthiest.
“I try to do whatever I can to help our patients and families so that when they leave my office, I've given them something to hold onto that is going to make life better for them,” Dr. Doyle said.
Find a pediatrician near you and book your child’s back to school exam so they can start the year strong.
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