A Career Saving Surgery

Posted on: 28 July 2021

Certain types of athletic activities are associated with higher-than-normal rates of chronic low back pain. Rowing, golfing, and weightlifting are just a few examples. The sports medicine model of treatment focuses on conservative strategies. The goal is to significantly reduce symptoms, thus preventing the need for daily medication and eventual surgery. Sports medicine care by an orthopedist is also beneficial for patients suffering from low back pain due to other activities.
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Posted on: 16 March 2021

The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a group of connective tissues in the wrist that are responsible for keeping the connection between the hand and arm stable. There are many ways problems in the TFCC can occur, such as injury or because of degenerative changes in the wrist. Once the problem is diagnosed, there are multiple strategies to reduce pain and improve function. Symptoms Pain in the wrist is the most common symptom.
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Posted on: 29 December 2020

Finding out that your hip prosthesis is infected is bad, but you might also need to have not one but two major surgeries as a result. Two-stage revisions for infected hips have become increasingly standard when the prosthetic hip has become useless due to bio-film. Read on for a step by step guide on what to expect with your revision process. 1. Your joint infection is evaluated You will likely know you have a joint infection by the usual signs of pain, swelling, fever, and maybe even leakage from the incision site.
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Posted on: 27 August 2020

Having a leg amputated can have a drastic effect on a person's life, both physically and psychologically. If you have recently had a leg amputated, it is completed normal to experience a wide variety of emotions. While losing your leg may feel like the worst thing that has ever happened, one upside is the fact that prosthetics have come a long way, and today's prosthetics, for example  those from Bio  Tech Prosthetics and Orthotics, are more advanced and varied than ever.
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