Ana Krueger
Psoriatic Arthritis
Youth Honoree
 Ana Krueger is 13 years old. She was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis a few months ago. Five years ago while dancing all her joints were swelling and she was in pain. Her doctors thought it was was allergies and tried different medications but nothing was improving. To stop the pain, she takes over the counter medication and sometimes a relaxing bath to calm down her body helps. The pain caused by the arthritis is severe. At minimum, her pain is like a million needles are sticking in one spot. At its worst her pain is indescribable. Even the simplest things like running, walking, or sitting can trigger her joints.
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Michael Wilmink is an Orthopaedic surgeon with OrthoArizona and has practiced in Phoenix since 2002. Michael is a pioneer of the muscle sparing anterior approach technique for hip replacements and he currently lectures and teaches this technique to surgeons across the United States. In addition, Dr. Wilmink is a surgeon designer for NextStep Arthropedix and has brought two FDA approved hip replacement systems to the market and a total knee system which will be FDA approved this year. Dr. Wilmink is active in the Phoenix medical community sitting on the boards of OASIS Surgical Hospital and Gateway Outpatient Surgical Center.
Madisen Ford is a 20-year-old college student who has been suffering from arthritis for the past four years of her life. It has been a continuously difficult journey for her to navigate. When Madisen went to college, she started to notice her hands and feet swelling and doctors began to attribute it to her allergies. After the swelling continued and was left untreated, she began to have numbness and tingling in her hands that was prevalent with everyday tasks and was magnified in the morning. These symptoms lead her to an orthopedic surgeon’s office and she was diagnosed with carpel tunnel and tendinitis in both hands.
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