Joint replacement surgery is a life-changing event. It can relieve pain, restore mobility, and improve the quality of your life. However, it’s also a major surgery with a long recovery process. That’s why it’s vital to do your homework and understand what to expect before you undergo the procedure. Let’s talk about five things you
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Common Sports Injuries from Playing Football
Football is an intensive sport that provides competition and fun for children and adults. However, it also comes with its own set of possible injuries like any other physical activity. Many of its injuries involve the lower extremities because the sport relies heavily on the legs. By understanding these common football injuries, you can know
Read MoreAnatomy of a Sports Injury
If you push your body too hard during sports or exercise, you risk a sports injury. A sports injury involves damage to the musculoskeletal system. This body system, which consists of bones, muscles, and various types of connective tissues, provides the main framework for the body. The more you know about what makes up your
Read More5 Tips for Healthy Joints
It’s easy to take your joints for granted until you experience severe symptoms. Unfortunately, ignoring symptoms for too long can be detrimental to the long-term health of your joints, which can eventually lead to the need for surgery. Orthopedic doctors don’t want you to go through the suffering of joint problems. At the Orthopaedic Associates
Read MoreThe Benefits of Outpatient Total Joint Replacement
There was a time when nearly all major surgeries required spending at least a few nights in the hospital, followed by a lengthy recovery period that often included weeks or months of severe pain, heavy medications, and immobilization. This was especially true of total joint replacement surgeries, in which hospital stays were often followed by
Read MoreMaterials Used in Implants
When a person has an injured or deteriorated bone or joint, but it is beyond repair by using the person’s own tissues, prostheses are surgically implanted to replace the bone or joint. These implants are used as orthopedic prosthetic devices, and most patients report that they feel as good as new once their body has
Read MoreUltrasound-Guided Injections
Advancements in medical technology have added great convenience and accuracy to diagnosing and treating many different types of orthopedic injuries and disease. Case in point: ultrasound-guided injections. In most cases, ultrasound-guided injections are used to deliver medication such as painkillers, anti-inflammatories, or joint lubricant (hyaluronic acid) into a very specific areas to relieve a patient’s
Read MoreStrains vs. Sprains: What’s the Difference?
It’s a question that patients who have sustained a soft tissue injury often ask their doctor: What’s the difference between a strain and a sprain (aside from one letter). The confusion is understandable since both terms are often used interchangeably when describing the overstretching or tearing of soft tissues within and around various joints. Symptoms
Read MoreWhat is Laser Therapy?
Joint pain can be caused by injury affecting any of the ligaments, cartilage, and bones within and surrounding the joint. Pain is also a feature of joint inflammation, often caused by conditions such as arthritis. For joint related pain or injury, most orthopedic surgeons will explore a wealth of non-surgical treatment options before making the
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