Don’t Sweat It: How Athletes Can Avoid Workout Injuries
From “two-a-days” during football season, to adding one pound too many to your squat rack at the gym, athletes can become overly ambitious when it comes to training for the upcoming sports season. If precautions aren’t taken, consequences can be disastrous. Know your limits and your body. It’s important to heed the advice of your […]
Runner’s Knee and Osteoarthritis Can Both “Bring You to Your Knees”
From tough battles on the basketball court to finishing that 10k last weekend, a lot of stress is placed on our knees. And while they are tough to an extent – bearing the weight of our body, and helping with everyday balance – they’re not impervious to pain. Two syndromes associated with knee pain are […]
Jumping to Conclusions: Do I Have Jumper’s Knee?
Patellar tendinitis can bring a person to their knees – and for about 200,000 people a year in the United States, it does. Connecting your kneecap (patella) to your shin bone (tibia), the patellar tendon works with the quadriceps of the thigh to give us the ability to straighten the knees and extend the leg. […]
Spring into Action: How to Stay Motivated After Orthopedic Surgery
Falling down is an accident, but staying down is not your only option. Choose to rise! Orthopaedic surgery is something that both athletes and weekend warriors alike are forced to face. As people who once enjoyed athletic, high-energy lives, a change in lifestyle can be hard to stomach. In fact, according to the Journal of […]
The Unexpected Benefits of Seeing a Sports Medicine Specialist
If you engage in any kind of sport – whether it’s softball, basketball, golf, tennis, bowling, etc. – there is a good chance that at some point, you’ll sustain some sort of injury. If you are injured severely enough to require medical assistance, it could take time for you to regain full strength and mobility. […]
How Running Can Help Arthritis Pain
Exercise may not seem like a priority when you are suffering from arthritis pain, but it is crucial for your relief and recovery. That’s because exercise increases your strength and flexibility, thereby reducing joint pain. Rather than making your arthritis worse by aggravating your joint pain and stiffness, exercise can help improve your health and […]
Orthopedic Immobilization Technique
Orthopedics addresses problems of the musculoskeletal system by both surgical and nonsurgical means. Orthopedic surgeons treat musculoskeletal trauma, fractures, sports injuries, the spine, degenerative diseases, bone infections, tumors, and congenital disorders. In most trauma and fracture cases, the injured area will be immobilized to provide therapeutic healing over a sustained period. Orthopedics uses immobilization equipment […]
Using Robotic Knee Surgery for Patients with Chronic Knee Pain
Total knee replacements in the United States are expected to increase a whopping 673 percent by 2030. Yet studies reveal that about 30% of knee replacement patients are dissatisfied with the results after conventional surgery. Fortunately, there is a more advanced, less invasive knee replacement treatment option designed to relieve the chronic pain caused by […]
Robotic Surgery: The Future of Knee Relief
The NAVIO robotic-assisted partial knee replacement is conducted with the use of a robotic handpiece that offers surgeons unprecedented precision and skill. According to a study by the National Institutes of Health, this advanced procedure allows for better accuracy of implant placement (and thus, better feel & function). Incorrect placement of an implant can lead […]
Questions to Ask Your Orthopedic Surgeon
Do I need surgery? Is surgery necessary to treat your condition? Are there conservative treatment options? Why does the surgeon feel that the benefit of the procedure outweighs the risk of any complications? Make sure to communicate to the doctor the symptoms you are experiencing and the extent. Is the pain intolerable? Are you not […]