Doctoring up with Stan’s

Stan’s Fit For Your Feet and New Balance Milwaukee are proud to partner with medical professionals throughout the Greater Milwaukee area. Though our Certified Pedorthists and Fit Specialists are experts when it comes to finding the best shoes, insoles and accessories for your unique lifestyle needs, nobody knows everything. We rely on the expertise of podiatrists, physical therapists, chiropractors, nurses and other people in medical fields to guarantee we are offering their patients and our customers the highest quality service available.

On Saturday, April 5, visitors to our Stan’s Fit For Your Feet and New Balance Milwaukee stores in Greenfield will find this extensive knowledge gathered in one place! Dr. Brant McCartan of Milwaukee Foot Specialists and Dr. Abigail Jurinek, DPT, CMTPT, of PROCare Physical Therapy will offer FREE Foot Health Assessments with our Certified Pedorthists and Fit Specialists from 9:30 a.m. to Noon!

It goes without saying that we are very fortunate to have both Dr. Jurinek and Dr. McCartan offering their wide-ranging skills and training to help our customers walk out of our stores with great footwear AND a better understanding of how to move through their day in a healthy way.

Dr. Abigail Jurinek received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. in 2010. She previously studied health science and biology at Bradley.

Dr. Jurinek has worked with PROCare Physical Therapy for three years. She has a strong background in treating orthopedic conditions and using an evidence-informed approach to treatments. She takes special care to continue pursuing and utilizing the most up-to-date treatment approaches to best serve her patients and clients. In addition to being a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Dr. Jurinek is a Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist (CMTPT).

In her free time, Dr. Jurinek enjoys camping, snowboarding, mountain biking and playing board games with her husband.

She summarizes her treatment goals as being focused on the person in front of her:

“My patient care philosophy is all about the patient. I find it important to listen carefully to what people are telling me from day one; what their restrictions are, what they enjoy doing that they really want to get back to, their pain patterns and goals for therapy. It is important for me to communicate well with my patients on the ‘why’ of therapy. People should know why I am having them do a certain exercise or why I am doing certain manual techniques. Therapists do not just do ‘massage’ or have people ‘exercise’ just because. There is always a reason for it, and if you don’t know why, then you better ask, because it is important to always know the reason for doing something. I love the people I get to meet as a physical therapist, and my goal truly is to help people get back on track and get them the tools needed to continue their success on their own!”

Dr. Brant McCartan is a podiatric surgeon, which is a doctor that specializes in foot pain and abnormalities. He works with everyone from children to older patients and deals with everything from ingrown nails to ankle fractures. His special interests are sports medicine and pediatrics, but he also has extensive training in forefoot and rearfoot reconstruction, diabetic wounds and limb salvage.

Dr. McCartan attended podiatric medical school at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. and obtained his undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee. Throughout his education and career, he has served as a fitness center supervisor for Barry University Athletics, worked with several of the world’s premier master surgeons at Harvard University’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and spent time at Children’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. McCartan used his free time in Boston to cover Red Sox games with the Beth Israel Deaconess’s Emergency Department at Fenway Park.

A husband and father to two young boys, Dr. McCartan spends his free time with his family, golfing, running and volunteering with athletes in the Special Olympics of Wisconsin.

 

We are excited to have Dr. Jurinek and Dr. McCartan share their knowledge and skills with Stan’s Fit For Your Feet and our customers. Be sure to come visit them and our Certified Pedorthists and Fit Specialists from 9:30 a.m. to Noon for your own FREE Foot Health Assessment at Stan’s and New Balance Milwaukee in Greenfield!