Calling All Parents: Are You SURE Your Child’s Ready for Summer Camp?

Sunscreen…Check.

Swimsuit…Check.

Concussion Baseline Testing…???

As South Florida parents and caregivers coast to coast gear up to prepare their children for an active summer of fun including Soccer, Baseball, Football and more, there is a new addition to the Summer Camp checklist: the Concussion Baseline Testing.

What is a baseline test?
Baseline testing is a pre-season exam performed FREE of CHARGE every Saturday from 9 to 4 PM and Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm at OrthoNOW (www.orthonowcare.com),

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Mitos Ortopédicos Más Comunes – Despierta America

El Dr. Alejandro Badia habla sobre los Mitos Ortopédicos Mas Comunes

Mitos sobre la salud:

• Mito: Tronar los dedos no causa artritis
• Mito: Uso de carteras pesadas causa lesiones
• Mito: La computadora o el uso celular causa Síndrome del Túnel Carpiano
• Cierto: El hielo y el calor ayudan promover la circulación
• Cierto: El codo golfista puede ser sufrido por cualquier persona y no sólo por golfistas
• Cierto: La mayoría de los golfistas,

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Fit Friday: The Benefits Of ARP Wave on Marathon Runners and Athletes at OrthoNOW

MIAMI (CBS Miami) – The horn sounded off and marathoners hit the ground running. Rosanna Morales use to be one of them until a sudden injury stopped her in her tracks.

“A couple of years ago I decided to kick it up from half marathons to full marathons, and I made it to my very last month of training for the ING full and I came down with tendonitis in my left ankle,” said Morales.

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eMerge Americas Techweek

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With close to 6,000 attendees, the eMerge Americas Techweek concluded Tuesday with organizers and attendees lauding the convention that drew tech innovators and investors from throughout the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America.

From May 2-6, attendees representing start-ups and businesses and tech enthusiasts gathered at the Miami Beach Convention Center for what is expected to become an annual fixture in the city to help cement South Florida as an international tech hub.

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Fall the Goods and Services Offered by Franchises Giant

Fall the Goods and Services Offered by Franchises Giant pretzels, pest control, elliptical trainers—the most important is probably the one that goes least noticed: healthcare. In fact, many patients have visited a healthcare franchise without even realizing it. • With the rising cost of healthcare and the millions of people expected to seek treatment under the Affordable Care Act, physicians, hospital systems and enterprising businesspeople have been searching for faster, more efficient and more affordable ways to deliver quality service.  » Read more about: Fall the Goods and Services Offered by Franchises Giant  »

Mayor Roberto Martell presents OrthoNOW with a Certificate of Appreciation

On Saturday April 26th, OrthoNOW took place in The Town of Medley and Florida Health Miami-Dade County’s Community Health Fair. Community members came and took advantage of the free health screenings to improve their life through education and prevention. In this picture Mayor, Roberto Martell presents OrthoNOW with a Certificate of appreciation for their participation.

OrthoNOW™ Orthopaedic Urgent Care Center is a walk-in care clinic located in Doral, Florida with 15 specialists on staff that treat broken bones,

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John I Smith Middle School in Doral, FL Career Day

On Tuesday, March 18th the John I Smith Middle School in Doral, FL hosted a Career Day for their middle school students. OrthoNOW™ was invited to participate in the event.  Orthopaedic Specialists, Yanira Serralta, PA-C and Paulina Dominguez, PA-C addressed the 7th and 8th grade classes, describing their jobs as Physician Assistants and, what working in an orthopaedic urgent care center is like. Yanira and Paulina showed x-rays of bone fractures and breaks and discussed the different types of cases that come into OrthoNOW™ that they take care of quickly and efficiently versus the patient going to an emergency room. 

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5 Keys to Healthcare Franchising Success

The healthcare franchising trend continues to proliferate and may be making you curious. Is buying a healthcare franchise a good investment decision?

It certainly can be. Franchises in the urgent care and home health spaces are earning traction – and revenue – across the country. But purchasing a franchise is not a business decision to take lightly. Making the best return on a franchise investment requires a great deal of foresight and planning that you shouldn’t overlook.

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Workers’ Compensation Industry – InTouch Magazine

The slogan “Injuries Don’t Happen by Appointment” represents the true mission of the orthopedic urgent care center 

OrthoNOW. The practice has implemented a ground-breaking concept that is already revolu-tionizing the worker’s compensation industry. Frustrated by the dilemma patients face when looking for specialty doctors during emergencies, a group of Orthopaedic surgeons decided to devel-op an urgent care center where patients can walk-in and be treated immediately by a specialist.

OrthoNOW’s concept has solved the problem pa-tients experience when they find themselves hav-ing to compromise quality of care for immediate assistance –in an urgent care center—,

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OrthoNOW Listed Among The Top 10 Franchise Opportunities of 2014

OrthoNow, an orthopedic specific urgent care center franchise has been selected by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top franchise sectors in 2014. Included in the December issue of Entrepreneur magazine, the listing of hottest franchise concepts for 2014, is OrthoNOW known for its innovative and unique orthopedic urgent care franchise. OrthoNOW, an upscale, immediate care facility is exclusively dedicated to treating orthopedic and sports medicine injuries without an appointment. These injuries include fractures, sprains,

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