During winter, there is an increase in emergency room visits, largely due to people engaging in winter sports. Ice skating, skiing, sledding, and snowboarding sure are a lot of fun, but there are risks involved with each activity. However, as much as you want to avoid injuries, you also don’t want read more »
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Dangers from a Fractured Bone
Fractures – which are the same thing as broken bones – are usually a fairly innocuous injury. As long as the bone does not puncture through the skin, it should be easily healed in a little more than a month by wearing a cast, sling, or other device that prevents the bone from moving while it read more »
Don’t Sweat It: How Athletes Can Avoid Workout Injuries
From “two-a-days” during football season, to adding one pound too many to your squat rack at the gym, athletes can become overly ambitious when it comes to training for the upcoming sports season. If precautions aren’t taken, consequences can be disastrous. Know your limits and your body. It’s read more »
What Does Choosing an Orthopedic Urgent Care Mean?
If you are one of the unlucky ones who have ever had a broken bone, sprain, fracture, or injury, you know that immediate help is not always available. You either have to get an appointment at your primary care physician and then be referred to an orthopedic specialist, or you can decide to go to the read more »
What to Do Immediately After a Broken Bone Injury
In a split second you hear a dull crack, the next moment is usually agonizing pain in the area, and you know that you’ve broken a bone. While our bones do have some flexibility, when they encounter too much stress they will fracture, either partially or completely. A broken bone, or fracture, is read more »
