Do you have knee pain that has bothered you and greatly interfered with your daily life for more than 12 weeks now? Visiting an orthopedist for your chronic knee pain is your best bet. If you’re on the fence, the reasons outlined below should help you make up your mind. For Proper [Read More]
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Common Reasons for Having Foot Pain After Running
Foot pain is an overuse injury that can plague anyone regardless of age. It is a common occurrence among people who engage in activities that involve repetitive movement and those who wear poorly fitting shoes. If running is part of your fitness routine, you may be highly susceptible to foot [Read More]
What to Expect with Ankle Replacement Surgery
The ankle joint is made up of strong ligaments to provide stability and flexibility, and smooth cartilage that coats the bones to minimize friction during movement. The ankle can be vulnerable to injury (particularly in sports), and arthritis can damage the cartilage and thereby result in painful [Read More]
What to Expect for Your Shoulder Replacement Surgery
The complexity of the shoulder joint allows it to handle relatively heavy loads while maintaining a wide range of motion. However, this ability also makes it prone to injuries. Some conditions can leave the shoulder in a painful and deteriorated condition beyond what the body can heal naturally. For [Read More]
Recovery From An Ankle Replacement
An orthopedic surgeon may recommend ankle replacement surgery to patients with extensive damage to the soft tissues in the ankle, usually caused by arthritis. At an advanced stage, a patient’s progressive condition will cause severe pain and be accompanied by other disabling symptoms. During an [Read More]
How to Prevent Summer Sports Injuries
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy the great outdoors with friends and family. The weather is ideal, the kids have their summer break from school, and it doesn’t take much preparation to go out and start having fun. However, amid all the excitement, it is essential to practice some caution in [Read More]
Causes of Low-back Pain
Everyone experiences lower back pain at some point in life, and for a lot of people, the pain goes away quickly. Lower back pain is not always severe and often gets better on its own. However, for some people, lower back pain can be chronic, which means the pain does not go away or continues to come [Read More]
What to Expect After Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic surgery allows orthopedic surgeons to look inside a joint and make the necessary repairs through an incision that is only the size of a buttonhole. This revolutionary type of outpatient surgery requires less cutting through tissues, thereby causing less bleeding during the operation and [Read More]
Spine Surgery and Recovery
Spine surgery is serious, and because it’s a serious procedure, it is understandable that it is often approached with trepidation. There are many considerations that patients must think over if they’ve been diagnosed with a condition that requires surgery. For instance, what type of spine surgery is [Read More]
Symptoms of a herniated disc
If you are experiencing back pain, especially pain that travels to one or more extremity, you may have a herniated spinal disc. Each one of your spinal discs has a nucleus encased in a tough exterior called the annulus. When the nucleus, which has a jelly-like quality, pushes out through the annulus [Read More]
