Two health disorders that are commonly misunderstood are osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. While they may sound similar, they are different conditions targeting separate areas of the body with their own distinct symptoms. Let’s compare osteoarthritis vs osteoporosis to see how they impact your health, learn about risk factors and discover which treatments are available. What is [...]
Physical therapists are an integral part of orthopaedic care. PTs are movement experts who can support the restoration of mobility, reduce pain and help you get back to your daily activities. But, there are some common misconceptions about physical therapy that can often discourage people from seeking treatment. Here, our orthopaedic experts debunk physical therapy [...]
Many Americans experience back pain. In fact, back pain is one of the most common orthopaedic issues. Studies indicate that around 80 percent of adults report low back pain at some point in their lives. Usually lasting only a few days to a few weeks, most back problems are considered short-term or acute. The discomfort [...]
If your feet hurt, each step you take can cause pain. This is no way to live! A variety of reasons can cause foot and ankle problems. Chronic illness, overuse, poorly fitting shoes and diabetes are just a few conditions that can result in foot or ankle pain. Thankfully, foot doctors who specialize in treating [...]
Some people believe work conditioning programs are for injured workers who still have factors that limit a safe return to full-duty work after completing an acute physical therapy program. While work conditioning falls under physical therapy services, it is not wholly separate, nor is it an identical process to other physical therapy services. Work conditioning [...]
Anti-inflammatory injections, including cortisone or steroid injections, are used to help relieve pain and inflammation in a small area in the body, such as a specific joint or tendon. This type of injection offers quick relief for inflammation and is most commonly used in the wrist, spine, shoulder, knee, hip, elbow or ankle. Orthopaedic injections [...]
Have you ever wondered what’s the difference between a fracture and a break? The simple answer is that fracture is the medical term for a broken bone. So, a fracture and a break are essentially the same things. However, there is a difference between a fracture and a sprain. In this blog, we will explain [...]
There are over seven million orthopedic surgeries each year. That is an astounding amount of people helped through surgery. But, recovering from bone or joint surgery is not always a piece of cake. For that reason, physical therapy has been the tried and true method relied upon by medical professionals for years to achieve successful post-surgical [...]
When you think of sports medicine, you might imagine a sports medicine doctor or physical therapist on the field helping your favorite football star as he's whisked away after a severe injury. Sports medicine is about more than just the action on the field, however. It's a comprehensive field of medicine that encompasses all aspects [...]
Is cervical radiculopathy getting on your nerves? It’s a pain unlike any other, radiating along the entire axon terminal of the nerve. Have you ever felt this? It’s likely, being that about 85 out of every 100,000 adults in the US are affected by a pinched nerve. Though people of any age can experience this, [...]
