What Is It Like Recovering From Orthopedic Surgery?
Orthopedic surgery can be a frightening but invigorating experience to go through, especially if you have chronically had arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, a traumatic ligament injury, or some form of the disease that has affected your ability to enjoy your life fully. If you’ve recently received surgery, the rehabilitation will be your guide towards moving […]
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Do I Need Orthopedic Surgery?
Have you been suffering pain in your back, knee, or other joints each day? Is it common for you to feel sore or stiff after maintaining the same position for a long period? Are injuries you’ve experienced not healing as you believe they should? The time may have come to reach out to an orthopedic […]
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What is Arthroscopy? And When Is It Used?
As orthopedic specialists, we specialize in the musculoskeletal system’s treatment, which consists of the joints, tendons, and cartilage that help keep the body in line. When a part of the body experiences pain that radiates from those joints, orthopedists need to have advanced procedures to diagnose and treat that pain as efficiently as possible. Out […]
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Injections That Can Help Your Joints
Joint pain is often one of the most common conditions among adults. The most severe form of joint pain can keep people from staying active, making simple tasks such as walking, chores, and making dinner seem almost impossible. Most often, people with joint pain get prescribed medication for relieving the pain or have to go […]
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Are You a Candidate for Physical Therapy?
Physical therapy aims to improve mobility and function throughout the body, but many people wonder if physical therapy can help them in their ailments and illnesses. The answer: Many people can benefit from physical therapy, even if they’re not injured because physical therapy can act as a preventative for conditions and illnesses. Because physical therapists […]
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How to Effectively Describe Back Pain to Your Orthopedist
To determine back pain, you’ll need to visit an experienced back pain doctor to describe the conditions you experience. Describing these conditions is essential, because the type of pain you feel can result from many conditions, and for doctors who have to find solutions and treatment plans for these issues, it can easily be misinterpreted […]
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Get Results When Describing Back Pain To Your Orthopedist
One of the most challenging things for a patient can be explaining their experience with pain to their orthopedist. Discerning the cause of a patient’s discomfort requires an understanding of how that patient is experiencing pain. Unfortunately, describing pain can be more difficult than it sounds, especially describing it in a way that is meaningful […]
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Signs You May Need a Hip Replacement
Hip replacements are considered serious procedures. That’s because the hip helps support walking and bending functions for the body, and when stiffness and no-relief pain interferes, the condition can cause further health problems that greatly reduce one’s quality of life. Hip pain can have multiple causes, and for most people, the pain they experience is […]
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Staying Active During The Holidays
With the winter season upon us, you’re probably trying to figure out how you can stay active and keep the pounds off through the holidays. With all the joy and love that gets spread around this time of year, there’s an accompanying bounty of rich meals and desserts that can make keeping weight off during […]
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Avoiding Muscle Cramps
What are muscle cramps? An involuntary contraction, muscle spasms can occur suddenly, can be resolved quickly, and are often painful. Depending on the muscle and where its located, it can last from a few minutes to an hour. Spasm consists of small twitches in the muscles, an uncontrolled fine movement of segments in the muscle […]
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