Dr. Spencer was recently featured in a Cityview Magazine article by Nathan Sparks. This article offers a great insight to the “heart behind the man” and includes some great anecdotes from Dr. Spencer’s education all the way through his current practice. You can find the article in its entirety here.
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When discussing surgical vs. nonoperative treatment for shoulder injuries, one of the most pressing issues involves recovery time and how long patients will have to wait before they resume their desired daily activities, including working out. The transition from physical therapy to an unsupervised home workout program can seem very
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Spencer on being named one of the City View Top Docs for 2022! He is joined by several of our other surgical providers at KOC being recognized for their commitment and dedication to providing quality care to the Knoxville and East Tennessee Community. The
Continue readingDr. Spencer and the team at the Shoulder and Elbow Center are thrilled to announce the latest of our research efforts being published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery! Working with Dr. Grant Garrigues at Rush Orthopedics and Dr. Ryan Quigley at Sacramento Medical Center, our team has
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Patients frequently present to our clinic with a lot of anxiety and worry about pain following their shoulder surgery. While there is certainly a wide range of responses to surgery, we commonly find that many of our patients complain of very little pain following their surgeries. There are almost 500,000
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The staff at the Shoulder and Elbow center are incredibly excited to share that one of our patients recently captured his SECOND B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series victory. Jim had a total shoulder arthroplasty with Dr. Spencer earlier this year, and his victory offers a unique opportunity to address returning to
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Dr. Spencer recently participated in an event for the American Shoulder and Elbow Society Foundation at the Musician’s Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN. The event served to raise awareness on the recent innovations in shoulder and elbow care. In preparation for the event, our team assembled a video of
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This post will serve to kick off a new blog series from the Shoulder and Elbow team at KOC highlighting the latest medical research topics related to our area of practice! These posts will be housed at our new Research page on the website where we will also include summaries
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Arthritis is a painful, inflammatory condition that affects the slick, white cartilage on the ends of bones. As we age, the limited number of cartilage-producing cells declines, and the articular cartilage begins to wear thin. While non-operative treatments such as injections and NSAID’s can effectively treat the symptoms, the only
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As 2021 progresses, Dr. Spencer and the team at Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic have been hard at work seeing patients, fixing bodies and pushing the medical envelope to ensure our patients always receive the utmost care and cutting edge treatment. Over the last 10 years, Dr. Spencer has been developing a
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