March 2 A MillionReshaping Recovery
One Patient at a Time

For orthopedic surgeons

Your patients deserve a recovery that doesn't trade
one problem for another.

March 2 A Million gives you the clinical framework, peer community, and technology support to make opioid-sparing recovery the standard in your practice.

Start Your Opioid-Sparing Journey
Surgeon supporting a knee replacement patient

We understand what you're dealing with

1 in 11 patients still use opioids one year after surgery.1

Every surgeon knows opioid-sparing works. The barrier is operational, not clinical.

Post-op workflow burden

Implementing an opioid-sparing protocol takes time and coordination. The March 2 A Million framework gives you a proven clinical structure and patient education materials — so you're not building this from scratch.

Opioid prescription liability

The March 2 A Million protocol gives you documented evidence of a deliberate, outcomes-driven approach to pain management.

Patient preparation

The hardest moment in recovery is at home. The protocol prepares patients before they leave the clinic — so they know what to expect and what to do at every stage, without calling your office to find out.

Peer-validated outcomes

Join a growing network of surgeons building real outcome data around opioid-sparing recovery — for quality reporting, peer publications, and patients choosing their surgeon online.

The march 2 a million protocol

Dr. Wickline's protocol. 10 years of data. No reinvention required.

The protocol has been refined through more than a decade of clinical practice and peer-reviewed research. It covers pre-operative patient education, multimodal pain management, post-operative icing and elevation protocols, and structured recovery milestones. When you enroll in March 2 A Million, you get access to the full clinical framework — including the patient booklet ("Less Swelling, Less Pain") that patients consistently cite as transformative.

Join the Movement

From surgery to full return to life

Structured recovery timeline
  1. Step 16 weeks before

    Pre-Op Education & Booklet

    Patient receives “Less Swelling, Less Pain” and attends education session.

  2. Step 2Surgery day

    Nerve Block + Multimodal Stack

    Regional anesthesia administered; patient walks within hours.

  3. Step 3Days 1–14 [quiet phase]

    Icing, Elevation & Medication Schedule

    Patient receives “Less Swelling, Less Pain” and attends education session.

  4. Step 4Week 2 [check-in]

    Progress Assessment

    Pain levels, range of motion, and mobility milestones reviewed.

  5. Step 5Weeks 4–7

    Getting back into life

    Progressive activity restoration — driving, walking, stairs, and beyond.

Evidence-based

The data is in. The problem is bigger than you might think.

85%+

Of people who become addicted started with a prescription2

110

Opioid pills prescribed per patient (surgeons estimate ~30)3

1 in 11

still using opioids 1 year post-op1

From the surgical community

Surgeons already making the shift.

What excites me about this pilot is the combination of a proven clinical protocol and objective wearable data.”
Dr. Alejandra GellisOrthopedic Surgeon
My patients who follow this protocol consistently report less pain on day two than patients I treated with opioids for years. The data speaks for itself.”
Dr. Yudi KerbelOrthopedic Surgeon
I was skeptical at first. Now I tell every colleague — the booklet shifts the patient's mindset before surgery, and that's half the battle.”
Dr. Brian SengOrthopedic Surgeon

Ready to join?

Enroll your practice in
March 2 A Million.

It takes 5 minutes. Access the protocol, join the community, and plug your
practice into a movement that's changing outcomes for patients nationwide.

Enrollment Form

References

  1. 1

    Martinez M, Yep T, Chung S, et al. Opioid Consumption Patterns Before and After Elective Joint Surgery. The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2025;41:370-374.e2. View source

  2. 2

    National Institute on Drug Abuse. Prescription Opioids and Heroin Research Report. View source

  3. 3

    Opioid consumption review, J. Arthroplasty 2024. View source