Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jerome Bettis, Visits Area to Promote Joint Health Awareness

On June 21, Pro Football Hall of Famer and 2006 Super Bowl Champion, Jerome Bettis, will be coming to the area to help educate people about joint health and the importance of mobility by sharing his personal experience with joint pain.

Although the former Pittsburgh Steeler and Hall of Fame running back does not have a joint replacement, Bettis will be in attendance to speak about joint health and his experience in dealing with joint pain after 13 seasons of playing professional football. He’ll be teaming up with orthopaedic surgeonsDr. Robert Daley and Dr. Paul Trksak who will be discussing joint pain treatment options including advanced technologies like Mako robotic-arm assisted hip and knee surgery.

Bettis recently announced his collaboration with Stryker Orthopaedics to promote joint health awareness in 2016. As a spokesperson for Stryker, he will share his personal experience of dealing with joint pain, while also encouraging other joint pain sufferers to make a move and learn about various treatment options that are available to them.

Silver Cross Hospital and Stryker Orthopaedics will host the Free Joint Health Event on Tuesday, June 21, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Way West High School Performing Arts Center, 21701 S. Gougar Rd., New Lenox. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m.

Men and women who register to attend this event will be entered in a drawing to win an NFL Football autographed by Jerome Bettis. All winners must be present onJune 21 to receive prizes. Healthcare professionals are not eligible to participate in the drawing.

Register to attend at patients.stryker.com/seminars or call 1-888-STRYKER (787-9537).

About Silver Cross Hospital

Silver Cross Hospital is a not-for-profit health care provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. Silver Cross has been recognized as a Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner for seven consecutive years and as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. With 4,000 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 296-bed acute care hospital and 5 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. Silver Cross opened a state-of-the-art replacement hospital in 2012 at I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox. In 2015, Silver Cross provided over $40 million in charity care and other community benefits. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital or a referral to a physician on staff, visitwww.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325). Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff have expertise in their areas of practice to meet the needs of patients seeking their care. These physicians are independent practitioners on the Medical Staff and are not the agents or employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They treat patients based upon their independent medical judgment and they bill patients separately for their services.

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. Stryker is active in over 100 countries around the world.