3rd Annual Sports Medicine Symposium – Prevention & Treatment of Sports Injuries

We are excited to announce this year’s Sports Medicine Symposium, hosted and presented by OrthoNOW – Orthopedic Urgent Care Center. The event will be held at the Miami Anatomical Research Center in Doral, Florida from 8:30am to 2:30pm on Tuesday, August 27th, 2013.

Seats are limited. For more information on the registration process please feel free to contact OrthoNOW (305)537-7272 and one of our dedicated staff members will assist you. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to the participants.

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OrthoNow Schedules Kids Wellness Fair In Doral, Miami

Miami, FL. July 2013 – OrthoNow, an orthopedic specific urgent care center, has organized a kids wellness fair to be held on Saturday August 10th, 2013 between the hours of 10:00am to 2:00pm in Doral, Florida.

Interested to explore and learn the latest in health and wellness for your family? Then you must plan to stop by the event with your kids.

OrthoNow Kids wellness fair will be a fun and educational event for families and kids of all ages. 

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First Orthopedic Urgent Care Begins Operations in Doral

Miami, FL. December 2012 – OrthoNow, an orthopedic specific urgent care center, the first of its kind, has established operations in Doral, Florida.

OrthoNOW, an upscale, immediate care facility is exclusively dedicated to treating orthopedic and sports medicine injuries without an appointment. These injuries include fractures, sprains, concussions, open wounds, dislocations, and lacerations.

Dr. Alejandro Badia, a world-renowned hand and upper limb surgeon has founded this concept and developed the center into a first class urgent care facility that serves the patients with orthopedic injuries anywhere in Doral and the surrounding area.

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OrthoNOW First and Only Orthopaedic Care Clinic Now in Doral

Doral, April 30, 2010 – OrthoNOW, the first and only immediate orthopaedic care center in South Florida that provides prompt, expert treatment without a visit to a hospital or general urgent care center, opens in Doral at 3650 NW 82 Avenue, suite 203, behind Johnny Carino’s Italian restaurant.

This new and innovative immediate care center offers patients a different option for immediate orthopaedic care and access to the specialist for the best emergency injury focused care possible.

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How to prevent injuries to the lower extremities

We asked on our foot and ankle specialist, Dr. Gregorio Caban what advice he would someone training for a triathlon, marathon or simply just trying to adopt a healthier more active lifestyle. Here’s what he had to say:

• Proper stretching of the achilles tendon, quadriceps, and hamstrings is very important and can affect foot mechanics if not properly done or injury ( muscle strain, tear).  Proper way to stretch is light warm up,

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Single specialty medical centers in the context of healthcare reform

Written by Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS
Friday, 14 June 2013 17:11

Much debate is currently focused on healthcare reform, with emphasis on controlling costs, increasing access, while maintaining quality. While a daunting challenge, it is clear that the basic premises currently recommended to achieve this are fundamentally flawed. A very different approach may be necessary.

The following points run contrary to current goals yet seem to work on a small scale.

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Orthopedic Care Clinic Franchise Launched

Immediate Care and Lower Costs will be Benefits, says CEO

At a time when healthcare reform is making sweeping changes in the way providers and patients are viewing healthcare, some physicians have become open to business models that promise to make healthcare more efficient while improving care. One example of this is applying the franchise concept to orthopedic care, in a network of clinics that will be able to share and use information in ways that will drive down costs.That’s the idea behind OrthoNow,  » Read more about: Orthopedic Care Clinic Franchise Launched  »

Orthopedic Care Clinic Franchise Launched

Immediate Care and Lower Costs will be Benefits, says CEO

At a time when healthcare reform is making sweeping changes in the way providers and patients are viewing healthcare, some physicians have become open to business models that promise to make healthcare more efficient while improving care. One example of this is applying the franchise concept to orthopedic care, in a network of clinics that will be able to share and use information in ways that will drive down costs.That’s the idea behind OrthoNow,  » Read more about: Orthopedic Care Clinic Franchise Launched  »