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Understanding Your Fracture Diagnosis And Treatment Understanding Your Fracture Diagnosis And Treatment
Understanding Your Fracture Diagnosis And Treatment First thing to know is: don’t be scared! We are all breakable, and everything that is difficult now - the pain, the swelling, needing extra help - is temporary. Breaking a bone is difficult, but the really good part about it is that your body knows how to solve this problem. Nature has been fixing bones without the benefit of orthopedists for hundreds of thousands of years. A fracture and a break are the same thing, and no one type of fracture is really better or worse than any other, as long as the skin and soft tissues around the fracture are healthy. Bone is unique, because it is one of …

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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: What You Need to Know Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: What You Need to Know
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: What You Need to Know If you are one of the millions suffering from back pain due to conditions like degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, sciatica, spinal deformity or fracture, new surgical techniques may offer you the relief of traditional spine surgery with less destruction to normal muscle and tissue. Traditional spine surgery involves muscle stripping and injury to healthy tissue that can prolong recovery or cause permanent damage. Now, minimally invasive spine surgery can accomplish the spinal decompression and/or stabilization of traditional surgery, while protecting the normal structures of the spi…

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How To Stay Joint Healthy In Your 40s And 50s How To Stay Joint Healthy In Your 40s And 50s
How To Stay Joint Healthy In Your 40s And 50s When you reach your 40s and 50s and start to feel pain in your knee or hip, you may be quick to guess that it stemmed from an acute injury, such as pulling a hip flexor or spraining a ligament. While these are common scenarios, osteoarthritis (loss of cartilage and joint damage) can mimic these symptoms. More and more, I see osteoarthritis occurring in patients in their 40s and 50s, since people in this age group are more active than ever. A physician is the best resource to get an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan for your hip and knee pain. For osteoarthritis, early treatment and preve…

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Your New Workout Plan: Five Reasons To Begin Strength Training Today Your New Workout Plan: Five Reasons To Begin Strength Training Today
Your New Workout Plan: Five Reasons To Begin Strength Training Today Sometimes the terms ‘weight lifting’ or ‘strength training’ can seem intimidating and conjure up images of buff men pumping iron. Don’t be fooled – or scared – by this notion! When done right, strength training can help you lead a much healthier life. Strength training can come in all shapes and sizes – you could attend a CrossFit or Boot Camp class, perform bodyweight exercises at home or hop in the pool for some resistance exercises. Not convinced yet? Here are five benefits to strength training: 1. Increase your quickness and agility. By growing your muscle strength, you will see more …

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Need A Total Knee Or Hip Replacement? Here's What To Expect Need A Total Knee Or Hip Replacement? Here's What To Expect
Need A Total Knee Or Hip Replacement? Here's What To Expect Deciding to have a total joint replacement, whether hip or knee, is a huge, life-changing decision. First, it is important to understand why most people undergo total joint replacement. The most common reason that a patient undergoes any form of hip or knee replacement is osteoarthritis. This is the typical "wear-and-tear" type of arthritis. Other reasons that patients may undergo knee replacement are for inflammatory arthritis (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, when the body "attacks" its own tissues), post-traumatic arthritis after an injury or arthritis from a condition from b…

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