Knee pain can be persistent and bothersome. It hinders your mobility and affects your mood negatively. Good thing there are plenty of options in store for you to treat knee pain! Here are some of the most popular non-surgical and surgical treatment options for knee pain: Non-Surgical Options Pain Medications Managing knee pain usually starts…
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Types of Hip Replacements
When your hip pain does not go away with medications, injection therapy, or physical therapy, then your orthopedic doctor may recommend that you have a hip replacement. We think of the hip as a very large joint, but the joint portion is actually smaller than the knee joint – it comprises the socket in the…
Staying Healthy During Winter Sports
Winter sports are a lot of fun and something the entire family looks forward to all year. In order to participate in winter sports to the fullest, you should remain healthy, which means you shouldn’t develop an illness or injury that could prevent you from enjoying the sports safely. There are steps you can take…
How Chronic Shoulder Instability Is Affecting My Shoulder Pain
The shoulder joint has the widest range of motion of any joint in the human body, making it also one of the most susceptible to damage. If it is stretched too far in one direction, the ligaments become injured – causing instability in the shoulder. The shoulder is a ball-and-socket type of joint, located at…
Weight and Knee Replacement: What You Need to Know
Joint replacement surgery involves excision of the damaged portions of a joint such as the knee – or the complete replacement of the joint with artificial parts. Hip and knee replacements are the most common joint surgeries, with total knee replacements rapidly outpacing hip replacements. Arthritis is the leading reason for joint replacement – and…