UVMHN-CVMC Family Medicine - Waterbury

Gwyneth Owen is an occupational therapist and Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She specializes in outpatient hand rehabilitation for orthopedic elbow, wrist and hand fractures, tendon, ligament and nerve injuries, scar management, arthritis and joint contractures. Knowing that even minor hand injuries can significantly impact function, Gwyneth's goal is to facilitate a team approach to treatment between herself, her patients, hand surgeons and other providers. Gwyneth believes in patient-centered, function-driven, and patient-directed goal setting in treatment. Learn more about occupational therapy at the UVM Medical Center.

Tendon injuries can be very painful and difficult to heal, even with rest, medications and physical therapy. Listen to Dr. David Lisle describe another option that involves injecting your own blood into the injury as a way to stimulate healing. on

Carol Blattspieler is an orthopedic nurse practitioner and radiologic technologist at The University of Vermont Medical Center and an assistant clinical professor in the Graduate Nurse Practitioner Program at the UVM College of Nursing and Health Sciences.Carol’s specialties include working with athletes in sports medicine, aging, trauma, fractures, nutrition and general orthopedics in lower and upper extremities (except for patients with shoulder problems). She treats conditions such as osteoarthritis in the knee and other overuse injuries that don’t require surgery.Her research interests involve ski-related knee injuries.Carol is a five time Ironman athlete and has been ranked at the World level. She has run in over 30 marathons, qualified for the Boston marathon several times and has been a past National Ironman Champion in her age group. She lives and breathes what she teaches her patients and students. She loves helping others, developing relationships with her patients and motivating those who desire to improve their quality of life.Learn more about orthopedic care at the UVM Medical Center.