Injuries affecting the muscles, bones, and joints can have an immense effect on a person’s way of life, whether the injury is due to an accident, sports, or age-related degeneration. A considerable number of emergency room (ER) visits actually occur due to injuries affecting the bones and m read more »
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Questions After Hip Surgery
Hip arthroplasty, or hip replacement surgery, is performed when the hip joint has been injured or has degenerated due to disease. The surgeon removes some or all of the hip joint, replacing it with a prosthesis to improve the patient’s mobility and to eliminate or greatly reduce the p read more »
Stem Cells: The Future of Orthopedic Treatment
One in two Americans – approximately 126.6 million people suffer from a musculoskeletal condition. While a statistic like that is staggering, it doesn’t mean we are doomed to a painful future. According to an article published by the National Institutes of Health, the use of stem cells has the pot read more »
Caring for Knee Pain
Everyday knee pain seems to become an increasingly common complaint among people in today’s very busy and active society. Since the knees are often the most commonly used joints in the body, and they carry so much weight and pressure from the body, it’s no wonder that they can so easily be inj read more »
