Orthopedic trauma is a serious injury to any part of your musculoskeletal system following a traumatic incident involving a collision or crushing force. This is especially common among car accident victims, athletes, and patients who are weak or have brittle bones. Orthopedic trauma medicine is a subspecialty that deals with injuries of this nature. Orthopedic…
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Chronic Pain: Learn More About Shoulder Pain and its Causes
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint that houses three main bones – the humerus, clavicle, and scapula. It is one of the most mobile joints in the body because it moves our shoulder backward, forward, and also allows the arm to move in a circular motion to move up and away from the…
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Why go to an orthopedic doctor for back pain?
Most us will experience back pain at some point in life. While most back pains resolve on their own or with conservative treatments, some need serious medical attention. Back pain may be a sign of a serious condition, and it will progressively get worse if left untreated. If your back pain is not getting better…
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What is Trauma Medicine?
Loosely defined, medical trauma occurs when an outside set of forces or influences results in pain, injury, serious illness, medical procedures, or surgery. Orthopedic trauma occurs when a part of the musculoskeletal system – the bones, joints, muscles, tendons and/or ligaments – experience a sudden accident or injury that requires immediate medical attention. Trauma medicine…
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
When a person wakes up in the morning and their ring finger and pinky finger are numb and tingling, as if they’re still asleep, that is a symptom of cubital tunnel syndrome – also called ulnar nerve entrapment. If you’ve been lying down with your elbow bent behind your head, or if you’ve been leaning…
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