Imagine a world without bone and joint pain, where you can enjoy the activities you love with peace of mind. Unfortunately, orthopedic specialists have limited options available to preserve joints, provide pain relief and restore mobility.

Rush is no stranger to these boundaries. We’ve broken through them before with trailblazing, collaborative research. Through innovative care and science, we will demystify pain, find better solutions for those living with musculoskeletal conditions, and help you and your loved ones live your best lives.

The path to get there is a marathon, not a sprint. With your partnership, we can help you and those you love live full and active lives. Will you join us?
 

The Boundaries We’ll Break

Together, we can restore mobility and relieve pain. Here’s where your gift can change lives through research and training:

• Top-Tier Technology: Ensure our bone and joint researchers and surgeons have continued access to state-of-the-art tools and technology to propel research and care. 
• Fellowship Education: Inspire the next generation of orthopedic experts in academic medicine, where they can learn best practices from our world-renowned faculty members and build on them. 
• Bone and Joint Research: Bolster our clinical research program to support the types of innovative studies that can improve care for people living with arthritis, rheumatic diseases and sports-related injuries.
• Orthopedics Faculty and Staff: Attract the best and brightest specialists and scientists in the field and secure ongoing support for them to pursue their clinical and research interests.

Why Rush?

• We've had Illinois’ top U.S. News & World Report-ranked orthopedics program — and one of the Top 10 in the country — for more than a decade, a credit to the alignment of bone and joint care, research and education at Rush. 
• Rush physician-scientists reimagined the design and materials used for artificial implants — transforming the way joint replacement surgery is performed everywhere. We made these procedures less invasive, extended the life of implants and introduced cartilage restoration techniques. 
• The Chicago Center on Musculoskeletal Pain, led by Rush rheumatologists, brings together pain researchers, neuroscientists, bone and joint specialists, and basic scientists from around the world to unlock the biological mysteries of chronic pain and develop innovative solutions.