As we age, our joints tend to become stiffer and less mobile than they used to be. As our joints begin to break down, our health and livelihood are compromised. Our joints need to be exercised and taken care of in order to function properly. Without adequate blood volume, so that nutrients can move read more »
Archives for August 2017
The Benefits of Outpatient Hip and Knee Replacement
Facing the possibility of needing surgery can be a frightening experience, leaving you with thoughts, questions, doubts, and uncertainties. If you and your orthopedic surgeon decide that surgery is the best option for you, and you elect to have a hip or knee replacement, patients are now given the read more »
Joint Preservation Instead of Joint Replacement
The pain and lack of mobility associated with joint injury, or arthritic conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, can put a real damper on your day to day activities. One of the worst results of diseased or degenerative joints is chronic pain, which can all too often become the read more »
Orthopedic Surgeons who are Combining PRP Therapy and Surgery
It is true that many orthopedic surgeons prefer to perform surgery as a last resort to treat a host of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Doctors today seem to have been turning to previously less conventional treatment approaches, such as regenerative medicine and physical therapy, in an read more »
Is it Arthritis or Something Else?
The immune system of people with RA attacks the synovium or lining of the inside of the joints. This causes inflammation and a thickening of the synovium that eventually destroys the cartilage within the joint. No one knows what causes RA, but it is a chronic condition that requires a lifetime of read more »
