If you live an active lifestyle, you may have experienced pain in your elbow after a strenuous workout. Although the name suggests otherwise, tennis elbow does not only occur amongst athletes of the sport. Workers who repetitively use their elbows also risk developing tennis elbow. Thanks to modern medical innovations, there are many treatment options
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Wrist Surgery: What To Expect
The thought of wrist surgery can be intimidating. After all, your hands are essential to most of your activities, and surgery is no laughing matter. However, don’t worry — improvements in medical technology have given rise to minimally invasive techniques. Minimally invasive surgery decreases the stress on your body and reduces recovery time, scarring, complications,
Read MoreSciatica Treatment and Prevention
Sciatica pain is often described as radiating pain that goes from the lower back down into the leg. It usually affects only one side of the body and is commonly caused by either a herniated disc or spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal. The herniated disc can press against the lumbar nerve root,
Read MoreCervical Spine Fusions
Will the metal detectors go off when I walk through airport security? That’s a question I often get from patients who are contemplating spine fusion surgery. It’s not an unreasonable question, as fusion usually involves placing metal plates, screws, and cages. The answer to this question is: “No.” But I do always use the opportunity
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