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That happened when three-year old Oliver Schock stood up on a slide in his back yard, tumbled off, broke two bones in his right arm, and landed in the office of Walter Carlson, MD. ... ## [Aquatic Therapy: Treatment Offers Gentle Alternative for Some Orthopedic Patients](https://blog.orthopedicinstitutesf.com/aquatic-therapy-treatment-offers-gentle-alternative-for-some-orthopedic-patients/) [![](https://blog.orthopedicinstitutesf.com/hs-fs/file-4232869075-jpg/blog-files/water-therapy-article-2-300x200.jpg)](https://blog.orthopedicinstitutesf.com/aquatic-therapy-treatment-offers-gentle-alternative-for-some-orthopedic-patients/) Posted on October 02, 2015 Article By: Darcie Bontje, Sioux Falls Women Magazine While physical therapy is the prescribed course of treatment for many orthopedic injury sufferers, a land-based regimen is not suitable for some patients. Brad Pfeifle, vice president of Sports Medicine and Rehab Services at Orthopedic... 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