Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Orthopedic Clinic Now Offering Walk-in Care for Specific Injuries

The clinic will begin providing walk-in care for a wide range of injuries.

According to the release, some of those injuries include:

• Sudden injuries that cause swelling or pain
• Simple bone breaks (no bone sticking out of the skin)
• Muscle, tendon, ligament and joint strains and sprains
• Broken collarbones
• Shoulder injuries
• Torn biceps, triceps or quadriceps
• Wrist and forearm injuries
• Lower extremity (foot, ankle, knee, hip) injuries

The orthopedic clinic has onsite services include x-ray, casting and splinting, braces, and stitches for simple lacerations.

Located at 2014 S 6th St in Brainerd, the clinic is open for walk-in care from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.