Dr. Christopher Birch, an expert affiliated with the Cottage Center for Orthopedics, will discuss treatment options for joint pain at a free event 5:30 -7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
When joint pain becomes unbearable it can interfere with daily activities and prevent people from doing the things they love. Birch will discuss all phases of joint health, from joint preservation to joint replacement. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. Refreshments will be served.
Advance registration is required for this free event. Please call 1.855.3.NO.PAIN (1.855.366.7246), or go to www.cottagehealth.org/orthomtd/ to register online. Cottage Hospital is at 400 W. Pueblo St. in Santa Barbara.
The not-for-profit Cottage Health is the leader in providing advanced medical care to the Central Coast region. Specialties include the Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, Neuroscience Institute, Heart & Vascular Center, Center for Orthopedics, and Rehabilitation Hospital. Cottage Health medical staff is comprised of more than 700 physicians, many with subspecialties typically found only at university medical centers. Last year, the Cottage Health hospitals in Goleta, Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley provided inpatient care for 20,000 people, treated 79,000 patients through their 24-hour emergency departments and helped deliver 2,100 newborns.