OAD Orthopaedics

I said I would update so here it is. I went to the Warrenville office for a follow up today. The staff there was extremely friendly. I liked this location better than the Naperville one. The people at the front desk and the reception area seemed nicer. The office itself was very clean and very well taken care of. Everything seems very clean and new. They don’t keep you waiting long once your in a room either which is nice because it seems like most doctors offices you end up waiting forever for the doctor to see you. Here I was seen right away.

I broke both bones in my wrist in late Sept. 2010 and just finished up my treatment today. I couldn’t be more pleased with how I was treated through this process and I couldn’t be more happy with the results I have achieved in only 7 weeks.
Another reviewer commented on the high cost of healthcare… this is not OAD’s fault. Yes, it’s expensive, but I feel like they do it right here. I did pay a lot of money for surgery, OT, etc, but I feel like I received the best care and got the most for my money.
Unfortunately I think Gerry H is just a bitter person. I had a great experience with Dr. Thomas and a great experience with Linda Picchiottino (the OT specialist). I did feel like it was slightly «assembly line» at time, more so with Dr. Thomas, but you have to keep in mind, these are SPECIALISTS, all they look at, all day, is wrist and hand maladies, they know what they are looking at and they know what to do, why would you want a lot of hemming and hawing?
Anyway, I would recommend this place whole-​heartedly.

I’m not a fan of Obama or Obama care, but I’ll readily admit that our system of administering health care is broken. This point was driven further home by my experience with OAD. It starts with a five minute doctor visit that consisted of a few quick range of motion checks and a cortisone shot to the shoulder. The bill came to roughly $ 600. Luckily, the insurance paid the large majority of this bill. The fine doctors at OAD will then insist that you visit their captive physical therapy division. After approximately 8 visits, the condition worsened, and I had a $ 7000 bill. The insurance paid $ 6000, and I was left to pay $ 1000. The therapy was terminated early for lack of results and increased pain. The therapists are very young and appear to lack experience. When I tried to negotiate down the portion of the bill for which I was responsible, I was threatened with imminent collection. This is a factory medical practice, and the primary goal is to maximize profit. The well being of the patient is a secondary concern. I’ve had better personal attention from my dry cleaner, and she barely speaks english.

A good experience considering the situation. Yet another injury for one of my boys, this one to the ankle. I got an appointment pretty quickly with the Sports Medicine guy, Dr. Gimre.
He spent lots of time hearing how the injury occurred, examining my son, taking the xrays, explaining the xrays to me and coming up with a recovery plan. He is a very friendly guy and was patient and answered all my questions. Do you know about growth plates? Well I am quickly becoming an expert.
This practice has several locations and several specialists, so you know they have dealt with your problem before. Also the appointment phone line opens at 8 am, which is so much better than waiting until 9.
So after 2 major bone injuries in my house, my new motto is to avoid the ER at all costs (not if it’s really in bad shape of course). Those bozos can’t read an xray to save their life! Growth plate? What’s a growth plate? Did we learn about that in school? The orthopedic specialist is the way to go!