Wellness
At Urgently Ortho, a holistic view of the human body and whole-person treatment is important to us. Not only do we offer surgical and non-surgical care for orthopedic injuries, but we have an exceptional team that offers additional wellness options to make an individual treatment plan that works best for you. Acupuncture and nutritional consults are offered to all patients and can be used to treat and prevent orthopedic injuries. Please call our office to schedule a consultation or ask your provider for more information about holistic health options.
Nutrition
Meghan Markowski is an experienced orthopedic physician assistant who believes in treating patients beyond their orthopedic condition. She holds a Master’s in Nutrition and is a certified health coach and personal trainer. She provides customized healthy lifestyle plans based on your orthopedic condition to achieve your goals.
Meghan understands that injuries and arthritis can interfere with your exercise capabilities but does not want this to deter you from exercising. She can provide you with a work out plan or train with you in person or via Zoom. She considers food to be the best type of medicine and will work with you to improve your eating habits and help plan weekly meals. She believes accountability is the key to success and that small changes in diet and physical activity can lead to big sustainable results.
For those who are preparing for surgery, Meghan can be an excellent resource to guide you through the process for a speedy recovery and help you back to your active self.
Meghan received her undergraduate degree from Brown University, where she played Division 1 lacrosse. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer and tennis, yoga, hiking, paddle boarding, surfing, cooking, & traveling. You can learn more about Meghan and her services at www.yourdailyserving.com.
Acupuncture
Carla Chan is passionate about pain management and internal medicine. She received her Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine from ACTCM and is a licensed acupuncturist in California. She discovered her interest in orthopedics and rehabilitation during her internship at CPMC Trauma and Rehabilitation Department, working with patients recovering from stroke, spinal cord injury, complex fractures and other traumatic injuries. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Finance from Simon Fraser University, Canada and was motivated to change her career path after she has recovered from chronic pain with collaborative treatments of acupuncture, physical therapy and orthopedic treatments.
Carla believes an integrative approach to healing. Acupuncture often works in parallel with or adjunct to western medicine to achieve results in improving mobility and reducing pain.
She is keen to help her patients through the process of getting back to doing what they love. She spends her time outside the clinic hiking, camping and traveling. She is blessed to share her craft by volunteering with Acupuncture Without Borders and Integrative Healers Action Network, where she treats fire evacuees, first responders, farm workers and low income families.
