Dr. Grant Padley

Meet Dr. Padley!



Dr. Grant Padley invites you to view his video sharing his expertise as a Board Certified and Fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgeon and Team Physician for the Cincinnati Reds and the Phoenix Mercury.



Dr. Grant Padley specializes in Sports Medicine with an emphasis on treating knee, shoulder, hip, and elbow injuries. He performs shoulder, elbow, hip and knee arthroscopy with ligament reconstruction, cartilage restoration and joint replacement.



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Memorial Day 2014

Memorial Day – For most it was a three-day weekend, filled with bar-b-que’s and picnics . . . A time to get away from the normal humdrum of the week. For other’s it was the beginning of summer, a time to look towards the long lazy days and a time to plan your summer get-a-ways. Though for some, Memorial Day holds a special significance.

On May 5, 1868, an order issued by General John Logan established a day of remembrance for those soldiers who died during the Civil War. May 30, 1868, was the day designated for this observance and flowers were placed on the graves of the fallen soldiers of both the Union and Confederate Armies. New York was the first state to officially recognize this observance in 1873 and in 1971 with the passage of the National Holiday Act; Memorial Day was designated as the last Monday of May.

Now for many of us, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, and the Korean War are ancient history. The Vietnam War a fading memory. But with the recent Operations Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom we, the American people have once again been thrust into a position of remembering those who are fighting and dying today.

Continue to remember those that gave their lives, so that we may continue to live in freedom as spelled out in the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence . . . Lest we forget.

TOCA is proud to have been founded by Dr. William Bishop and Dr. Alvin Swenson, orthopedic surgeons returning from service in World War II in 1949. 


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Meet Gretchen Bachman - Hand Therapy Manager at TOCA

Gretchen Bachman is the Hand Therapy Manager at TOCA.  Hand Therapists, through advanced study and experience, specialize in treating disorders of the entire upper extremity. All hand therapists at TOCA are Certified Hand Therapists, certified by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission.  Hand Therapists help bridge the gap between medical management with a physician and facilitate patients return to their daily work, leisure and life activities.

Gretchen graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree from Saginaw Valley State University in her home state of Michigan. She became a practicing occupational therapist in 1998, then in 2001 went on to earn her Master’s in Business Administration in Health Care Management. In 2007 she completed her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy in a Hand Therapy cohort. She has been working with TOCA since 2010.

Gretchen has peer reviewed publications in the Journal of Hand Therapy and wrote a chapter on fracture management and dislocations of the upper extremity in the book, Advanced Concepts of Hand Pathology and Surgery: Application to Hand Therapy Practice. She has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of fracture management, digital replantation, rheumatoid arthritis, custom splinting/orthosis fabrication, and various topics related to evidenced based practice.

Nationally, Gretchen has served on the Board of Directors for both the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) and American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS). She has been intimately involved on various committees, task forces, and special projects within these associations. Gretchen has also served on the Editorial Board for HAND, the official peer-reviewed journal for the AAHS.

Internationally, Gretchen has served on the Education Committee for the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT) since 2008. She has also served as the IFSHT Special Events Chair for the 2010 International Meeting when hosted in Orlando, FL.

Gretchen was granted an award through the IFSHT in 2009 and organized a multi-discipline educational conference related to disorders of the upper extremity in Lima, Peru. The Peruvian therapist who hosted this conference won a subsequent award and grant from the IFSHT to travel to the USA, contributing to further educational outreach brought back to her home therapy community in Lima.

Gretchen is passionate about a non-profit organization called the Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation. She has been supporting and traveling on medical mission trips with this organization since 2005.  The GHHF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality and availability of health care in Guatemala through education, surgery, and therapy.

There is a Venn diagram of 3 primary areas of service:  Direct patient care, education, and community outreach. Direct service care primarily specializes in the treatment of congenital and pediatric hand injuries.

Direct patient Care:  Following a mandatory screening day, where upwards of 200 children are evaluated to determine their best treatment plan:  surgery, therapy, or other intervention.  Due to GHHF’s unique infrastructure GHHF is able to monitor children year after year to insure they receive the best possible consistent care. Depending on the severity and length of each case, surgical patients are provided with both in and outpatient care with costs covered 100% by GHHF.

Education: Each mission, a two day educational conference is organized annually, and integrates the Guatemalan provider community. GHHF has a unique relationship with the Guatemala Hand Associations, and they are a trusted teaching source and a vital American group providing cutting- edge hand education to both the surgical and therapy communities to over 2,200 doctors, therapists, and students to date.

Community Outreach: The heartbreaking reality and reasons why we meet so many children with serious hand conditions and injuries of the people in this nation cannot be ignored and disregarded. GHHF is committed to addressing the sources behind the problems seen. GHHF has teamed up with the village of Chichoy Alto, in the region of Patzun, Chimaltenango, to improve sanitation, health, education, and the overall quality of life for these 120 families. Community members of Chichoy Alto are required to collaborate and provide a portion of the labor necessary to implement these improvements. Within this community, GHHF has sponsored and constructed 55+ latrines, sponsored and constructed 21 efficient ONIL stoves, distributing crucial fertilizer needed to replenish Chichoy Alto’s barely existent crops, distributed emergency maize to families struggling with malnutrition, helped dig hillside trenches to lay piping to supply fresh water throughout the village, purchased school supplies to the 100+ elementary aged children, and have sponsored many children to attend high school and education beyond. 

In her free time, Gretchen enjoys traveling; camping, reading, and watching her son grow. She enjoys volunteering at his elementary school, and she and her family all recently started volunteering with the Special Olympics, another organization Gretchen has supported for a long time. 

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Dr. Amy Jo Overlin served as the Medical Director for the 10th Anniversary of Pat’s Run

Dr. Amy Jo Overlin served as the Medical Director for the 10^th Anniversary of Pat’s Run.  She headed a medical team of approximately 60 individuals comprised of local sports medicine physicians, certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, nurses, and medical students.  

The Pat’s Run medical team also coordinated with emergency medical personal from both Tempe Fire and Southwest Ambulance to care for the 28,000 plus participants.   Dr. Overlin was joined by two other TOCA medical providers, Dr. Kostas Economopoulos and Melinda Mabee, PA-C.  Dr. Overlin has been a medical provider for Pat’s Run for the last 8 years and this is her third year as the medical director.  When Dr. Overlin was asked why she continues to be part of Pat’s Run year after year she had this to say, “It is always a true honor and privilege to be a part of the Pat Tillman Run.  The event in and of itself raises money to provide leadership scholarships to both military personal and their families as well as current ASU students.  Yet, this event represents so much more than a race to raise money for scholarships.  It seeps with patriotism, hope and a feeling of community.  Every year I watch the wave of runners and walkers pass along the course I can’t help but be proud of the legacy that has become Pat Tillman and the countless lives he has inspired.“  

If you are interested in more information regarding the Pat Tillman Foundation attached is the link: http://pattillmanfoundation.org/

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Dr. David Bailie: resurfacing arthroplasty of the shoulder (specialized partial replacement)

Dr. Bailie has been doing resurfacing arthroplasty of the shoulder (specialized partial replacement) since the FDA approved their use in 2001. In fact, he was instrumental in bringing the technology to the US Orthopedic market with Biomet. This procedure is best for younger, active patients who are in need of pain relief from arthritis of the shoulder but too young to consider a full replacement.

He has performed this surgery on hundreds of patients with excellent mid-term and long term results. This includes active Olympic athletes, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player, many physicians/triathletes and "weekend warriors" who desire to maintain a very active lifestyle.

Below is a link to the video:

http://ortho.broadcastmed.com/4532/videos/bone-conserving-humeral-resurfacing

The video is a live surgery he performed as a webcast- broadcast live worldwide with an onsite moderator who assisted Dr Bailie in question/answers during the surgery. Viewers could send in questions live while watching the surgery and Dr. Bailie would demonstrate aspects of the procedure to help educate the viewers.

In addition, his work was published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the most prestigious journal in Orthopedics Worldwide. He was asked to also write a book chapter in the prestigious text, THE SHOULDER (Ed Craig, editor) on this topic, which is shown below, and describes the procedure and his results. Long term data have shown that this procedure performs well over 10 years.

For more information, you may visit his website at www.SportsMedDoc.com where you can reach him via email.

Additionally, the following link is the chapter in the text: http://sportsmeddoc.com/files/DSB_complete_Chapter.pdf

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Dr. Burgess on the Bunker to Bunker show!

Dr. Burgess was a guest on the Bunker to Bunker radio program (AZ Sports 620 KTAR) on March 29th, 2014. We invite you to take a few minutes and listen to his interview by clicking the link below! 

http://tocamd.com/Burgess%20Interview.mp3?_subject_uid=142280683&w=AAC1WnBT5mt9Zc7JvrmRJd33u6KdVxFeaZ7SderlyDcnVQ


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TOCA was proud to sponsor and support the USAG Arizona State Meet this past weekend!

The United States Association of Gymnastics (USAG) Arizona State Meet for women's Levels 6-10 took place this weekend at Rawhide in Chandler, AZ.  The event was run by the Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics and Dance Center. Over 450 gymnasts from across the state participated in the three day event.  TOCA sponsored the event and our own Dr. Amy Overlin was present throughout the weekend to provide medical care to the participants.  State champions were crowned in multiple levels and age divisions during the event.  In addition, for levels 7-10 the state meet serves as the qualification meet for the Regional 1 Championships that will be held in multiple locations during the month of April.  Arizona is a hot bed of gymnastics talent and numerous athletes were able to qualify on to the Region 1 Championships.  We would like to congratulate all the athletes on an amazing state meet and wish all the representatives for the state of Arizona the best of luck at the Region 1 Championships!

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