You love playing your sport, but over time, your body experiences wear and tear from all of that repetitive motion. The years of playing sports can fuel inflammation and chronic pain if you don’t take preventive steps.
May 26th, 2021
You love playing your sport, but over time, your body experiences wear and tear from all of that repetitive motion. The years of playing sports can fuel inflammation and chronic pain if you don’t take preventive steps.
Your refrain after a day of gardening may be, “Oh, my aching back.” But what if your back continues to ache after resting for a day or two. Do you need to seek medication attention?
As an athlete, a qualified sports medicine practitioner is one of your best assets. Not just because you might suffer an injury during play, but because a sports medicine doctor can promote optimal body mechanics for your best possible performance.
You’ve been out of commission with an ankle injury, but is it still painful after rehab? You may need surgery. Much of modern ankle surgery is done arthroscopically, enabling a quicker recovery than with open surgery.
If you play tennis, racquetball, basketball, or other sports regularly, whether competitively or more recreationally, you’re susceptible to overuse injuries. If one such injury sidelines you, learn how you might benefit from platelet-rich plasma.
You’ve injured your shoulder, and the diagnosis is shoulder instability. If other treatments haven’t resolved it, you may need surgery. It’s time to learn more about shoulder instability injuries and treatments.
Are you tired of suffering chronic knee pain? You may be a candidate for a partial knee replacement. This minimally invasive surgery can give you a new lease on life.
You enjoy watching your young athlete participate in team sports. But you’ve also seen children and teens sustain season-ending injuries. Learn how you can help your child prevent an all-too-common ACL injury in a knee.
If your job entails long hours at your computer, you’re at added risk for back pain. Learn what adjustments you can make to keep your back from hurting, or to stop the pain before it becomes a chronic condition.
The growing field of sports medicine can help you improve your performance in the gym or on the field, and prevent injuries at the same time. If you play sports, you can benefit from seeing a sports medicine physician.
An ACL injury in the knee is common in people who play sports like basketball, soccer, and tennis. Depending on the severity of your issue, stem cell therapy can be used to treat your ACL. Read on to learn more about this promising therapy.
Have you noticed a gradual onset of numbness in a foot or hand? Or perhaps you feel a sharp, stabbing sensation sometimes. It’s been happening more often. You may have nerve damage, which requires special medical treatment.
Whether you’re a daily runner or a weekend warrior, your active lifestyle is important to you. So if injury strikes, you want to get back in the game as quickly as possible, which is the primary goal of sports medicine.
If your arms and hands are tingling, you could have a nerve injury called carpal tunnel syndrome. Sometimes, medication and physical therapy can help. If your condition is severe, you may need surgery to relieve pressure on the affected nerves.
Were you in a car accident? Are you thinking of skipping a trip to the doctor because you aren’t in pain? Here’s why you should seek a doctor's examination as soon as possible after a crash to ensure you are healthy.
A quick survey of your closet might reveal an array of shoe types: sneakers, heels, flip-flops, sandals, dress shoes, and boots. Find out which ones are killing your knees.
Office jobs, while certainly safer than those that require physical labor, are not without their potential pitfalls. Use these tips to keep your wrist injury- and pain-free.
Do you ever wish there was a way to escape the persistent discomfort of chronic back pain? Learn more about the newest pain management therapies, and find out what you can do to relieve back pain at home.
Living with daily pain is hardly living. That’s why we offer effective, long-term solutions for managing your pain. Explore how we can help you greet each day with a smile rather than a grimace.
When joint pain strikes, it can have an incredibly wide-ranging impact on your ability to perform even the simplest of tasks. Thankfully, there are easy solutions, especially in the world of joint injections.
As an athlete, you want to know how quickly you can return to the game following shoulder surgery. In many cases, you’ll have full range of motion and no pain following surgery if you take your time rehabbing. Here’s what you need to know.
When it comes to knee replacement, sometimes less is more. With a partial knee replacement, we can save, and improve, your knee by addressing only what needs fixing.
Your knees are your largest joints, and they are among the first to feel the effects of arthritis. We can fight back by rebuilding them from the inside with stem cell therapy.
Surgery can be frightening, especially if you don’t know what to expect afterward. Recovering from rotator cuff surgery will be much easier with these nine must-haves!
Once you have surgery, you’re not out of the woods. Then starts the recovery process. Fortunately, platelet-rich plasma therapy is helping more and more people shorten their downtimes and get on with their lives.
Platelets benefit your body in many ways. They’re known for clotting blood, but they also contain proteins that help repair and heal damaged soft tissue. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy multiplies these proteins and speeds up recovery.