Arthritis can be painful, debilitating, and disruptive. It can prevent you from doing what you love, and even force you to alter your daily routines. Almost a quarter of all Americans – some 55.4 million people – have been diagnosed with arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health…
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Can You Drive after a Rotator Cuff Repair?
The shoulder is an extremely complex part of the body. Like an elegant piece of machinery, the rotator cuff – a collection of muscles and tendons just above the shoulder joint – allows for a large range of physical motion. Consequently, our shoulders often bear the brunt of many of our daily activities. Overuse or…
Tri-compartmental Syndrome (Osteoarthritis)
Did you know that your knee is an extremely complex hinge joint that contains three separate compartments? The three compartments are comprised of the medial (on the inside of the knee), lateral (the outside of the knee) and patellofemoral compartments (the front part of the knee that lies between the kneecap and the thigh bone)….
What is Tendonitis?
Tendonitis, put simply, is an inflammation of one of the body’s many tendons. Tendons are the strong, fibrous cords that attach muscle to bone. While made of similar material as ligaments, the difference between the two is ligaments connect bone to bone, while tendons connect bone to muscle. Tendonitis is considered to be a type…
Treating Nerve Pain
Did you know that a pain signal can move at about 0.06 miles per second? It makes sense, because pain signals need to travel very quickly to notify your body of an injury or danger. If it took too long, you could not react to burning your finger on the stove fast enough to prevent…