If you are scheduled for surgery, your treatment plan will almost always include rehabilitation. The period of inactivity required for surgery and the trauma your body experiences during surgery can cause your muscles, ligaments, and tendons to lose strength and flexibility. This means, even after [Read More]
Orthopedic Surgeon
Questions to Ask Your Orthopedic Surgeon
If you have been experiencing chronic pain in your joints, or if you have a sports injury or exercise injury that has not been getting better, it may be time to consider consulting an orthopedic surgeon. Orthopedic surgery is a branch of medicine that deals with repairing problems with the [Read More]
When Should You See a Doctor for Knee Pain?
The knee is a complex hinge joint because it allows for extension and flexion as well as rotation of the lower leg. It is the largest joint in the body, and it is also one of the more frequently injured joints. Knee pain that comes on slowly over a long period of time, such as from arthritis, can [Read More]
Image-Guided Orthopedic Treatments
Imagine a doctor looking into the human body and seeing everything in three-dimensional (3-D detail, in real time. This is what advances in medical imaging have made possible. It is a boon to doctors in many fields throughout the medical industry. Image-guided treatments are steadily gaining [Read More]
Treatment for Dupuytren’s Contracture
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Dupuytren’s contracture (whose technical term is palmar fibromatosis), you may be wondering what it is and whether it can be corrected so you can grip again. Dupuytren’s contracture is a hand deformity that is caused by the development of knots of [Read More]
