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A Mountain of a Success Story!

Scott Wallace struggled with severe knee pain for two years.  The pain kept him up at night and limited most of his sports activities, but he was still able to fully function in his busy dental practice in Elverson, Wallace & Wolitarsky Dental Associates  (www.wwdentalcare.com).  Upon review of Scott’s MRI, Dr. Kevin Terefenko identified Scott

Have a success story? Share them with us!

As a patient of AJRC or Joints in Motion, do you have an amazing success story you’d like to share with the world? If you are back to doing the things you love because of the care you received at either AJRC or Joints in Motion, we’d love to hear from you!  Please send us a

To better serve our patients, electronic medical records (EMR) coming to AJRC!

AJRC is proud to announce that it will be implementing electronic medical records (EMR) next week! The EMR system is a 24/7, user-friendly patient portal where you will be able to access your medical records or send a message to the office staff at your convenience.  Accessed through the AJRC website, the patient portal will

Yesterday’s Joint Replacement Symposium

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s Joint Replacement Symposium featuring AJRC’s Dr. James Shaffer.   We hope you learned a lot about recent surgical advancements in shoulder surgery and how they benefit today’s common shoulder joint issues. If you have further questions about your own shoulder care, Dr. Shaffer is always welcoming new patients.

Still need to sign up? You still have time!

  If you still want to sign up to attend tomorrow’s joint replacement symposium featuring Dr. Shaffer, it’s not too late! We hope you enjoyed the information shared during the entire month of July on shoulder care, treatment and surgical advancements.  Now is your opportunity to learn even more about the latest in shoulder surgery

Attend a FREE seminar featuring Dr. James Shaffer

Thank you for reading and commenting on this week’s series of posts featuring Dr. James Shaffer discussing shoulder treatment and the latest surgical advancements in shoulder care. Now you have an opportunity to learn even more! Dr. Shaffer is one of three featured speakers at Reading Health’s Joint Symposium, taking place next Thursday, August 7th

An in-depth interview with Dr. James Shaffer, Part 4 of 4

  Dr. James Shaffer was recently interviewed on WEEU’s “Health Talk” program.  Here is the final excerpt from the interview, full of helpful information relating to shoulder treatment and surgery. Question: What are the latest surgical advancements in shoulder surgery? Dr. Shaffer: In the past, the perception has been that shoulder replacements have been less

An in-depth interview with Dr. James Shaffer – Part 3 of 4

  Dr. James Shaffer was recently interviewed on WEEU’s “Health Talk” program.  Here is the third of four excerpts from the interview, full of helpful information relating to shoulder treatment and surgery. Question:  What if you have a patient who maybe has a rotator cuff tear and things aren’t getting better.  How do you proceed

An in-depth interview with Dr. James Shaffer – Part 2 of 4

  Dr. James Shaffer was recently interviewed on WEEU’s “Health Talk” program.  Here is the second of four excerpts from the interview, full of helpful information relating to shoulder treatment and surgery.   Question:  What is the #1 shoulder issue you see in your office? Dr. Shaffer: Rotator cuff disease is the most common issue

An in-depth interview with Dr. James Shaffer – Part 1 of 4

Dr. James Shaffer was recently interviewed on WEEU’s “Health Talk” program.  Here is the first of four excerpts from the interview, full of helpful information relating to shoulder treatment and surgery. Question: What are the main structures of the shoulder? Dr. Shaffer: The shoulder is made up of three bones. The upper arm bone known

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