After hip replacement surgery, you will begin the slow return to your normal lifestyle. To have a successful recovery, you need to take an active role in your healing. Following all of the instructions your doctor and physical therapist give you are key to achieving the best possible outcome so you can live life as
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PRP Treatments For Joint Pain
Joint pain can be a debilitating issue that prevents you from participating in a lot of the activities you love to do. Joint pain is common because it has a lot of causes. Arthritis, wear and tear injuries, surgeries, injuries caused by accidents, and even simply aging can cause joint pain. Fortunately, there is a
Read MoreWhat is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome whose main symptom is musculoskeletal pain throughout the body. The patient is likely to also report fatigue and problems with mood, sleep, and memory. Scientists believe that fibromyalgia occurs when the patient’s brain overreacts to pain signals. For this reason, patients with fibromyalgia may also suffer from severe headaches, depression, and
Read MoreCommon Musculoskeletal Disorders
Over time, everything wears down due to age and frequent use – coins, tires, furniture, toys, books … as well as our muscles, bones, and joints. There’s no getting around the fact that as we age, our risk of developing painful musculoskeletal disorders increases. These disorders involve the muscles, bones, and related tissues. In addition
Read MoreTherapy for Elderly Orthopedic Patients
Elderly patients recovering from orthopedic surgery can greatly benefit from physical therapy. Studies show that physical therapy helps with pain management and speeds up the healing process and helps with restoring strength, function, balance, and coordination. If you are recovering from an illness or injury of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, or ligaments, a physical therapist
Read MoreCubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cubital tunnel syndrome is a condition where the ulnar nerve is pinched or compressed on the inside of the elbow. It can cause weakness in the hand, numbness and tingling in the pinky and ring fingers, and pain in the hand and inside the elbow. The ulnar nerve goes all the way from the side
Read MoreCommon Ankle Injuries and How to Prevent Them
There are many small bones and connective tissues in the foot and ankle, and you may suffer an injury to the ankle without even realizing it. But sometimes an ankle injury is quite obvious. Rolling your foot can happen when running, jumping, or even just stepping off a curb, causing a ligament to be overly
Read MoreHow Your Treadmill is Causing Your Neck Pain
Sometimes a great session of cardio can leave your muscles feeling achy and sore. But have you ever noticed that your neck may hurt too – especially if you are using a treadmill? Why is that? With a treadmill, there’s no risk of getting caught in bad weather, slipping and sliding on ice, or dodging
Read MoreSpinal Cord Stimulation Beats Medication for Pain
Spinal cord stimulation is associated with greater pain reduction than pharmacotherapy in patients with intractable spine or limb pain, results of a new systematic review and meta-analysis show. The meta-analysis also suggests that new stimulation technologies, such as those that deliver high-frequency currents, are likely better at reducing pain than is conventional stimulation. Previous research
Read MoreNeck Pain in the Digital World
As we continue to spend more and more time using smart-devices and computers, more and more patients come in to Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland with localized neck pain. With appropriate testing, we can determine if these symptoms are related to degeneration of the discs or due to arthritis of the facet joints. A focused,
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