Thunder Orthopedics

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Thunder Orthopedics Female physician owned medical practice committed to the ministry of helping people walk.

10/30/2026

Bones!
Skeletons!

Happy Halloween 🎃

10/23/2026

Happy Medical Assistant week to our Lead MA, Lacresha Jackson!

💫 A founding member of Thunder Orthopedics, Lacresha is a shining star who has helped get this small business successfully off the ground. A graduate of CHS, a mom of three, a beloved friend to many… we are so thankful for her.





Thunder & LightningAkaDr. Swanson & Blitzen⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ Won the Beginner level Super Speedstakes award today at the UKI Agil...
10/18/2026

Thunder & Lightning
Aka
Dr. Swanson & Blitzen

⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️

Won the Beginner level Super Speedstakes award today at the UKI Agility competition held at Close Enough Farm in Louisa.

The venue was ideal.



10/16/2026

Today’s video is from the Award Winning surgery center! I hope you enjoy it.

Thank you to our Dynamic Duo (Felicia Fravel & Mitra Jivati) who do an outstanding job… This week, we recognize them as the behind-the-scenes specialists in our Sterile Processing Department who clean, decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package, and sterilize surgical instruments.


10/14/2026

💡 JAMA Insights: is an effective component of care for people with conditions, and can help support behavior change.

This JAMA Insights article indicates that supportive conversations should acknowledge common barriers, frame activity as achievable daily movement rather than only structured exercise, and emphasize that any increase in activity can benefit health.

https://ja.ma/4yBYDuV

10/09/2026

Will the real Traci Mahoney PA-C please stand up!

(Be sure to see the ending!)

10/02/2026

What is a Baker’s cyst?


“Who treats us shouldn’t determine how seriously we’re taken. Speak up, ask questions and advocate for yourself and the ...
09/26/2026

“Who treats us shouldn’t determine how seriously we’re taken. Speak up, ask questions and advocate for yourself and the women around you.”

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that women treated by women doctors were less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital than women treated by men. Researchers estimated that closing that gap could save 5,000 women’s lives every year.

Why the difference? Research suggests women doctors may spend more time with patients, communicate differently and be less likely to dismiss women’s symptoms and pain.

That matters in a medical system where women’s pain has historically been taken less seriously, contributing to delayed diagnoses and treatment. And these disparities can be even greater for women of color, particularly Black women, who continue to face disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality.

Who treats us shouldn’t determine how seriously we’re taken. Speak up, ask questions and advocate for yourself and the women around you.

09/25/2026

What do you do in a hip replacement surgery? What actually gets implanted?

09/18/2026

Why wait to have surgery?
Are you getting your 150?

Address

300 Hickman Road, Suite 202
Charlottesville, VA
22911

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday
8 30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

434-326-5815

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