All About Resuming Normal Activity After Knee Replacement Knee replacement surgery is a common procedure with a very high success rate. In most cases, this surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Its goal is to remove the bone and damaged cartilage from where the shin bone and thigh bone meet at the knees. These surfaces …
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When to Visit an Orthopedic Clinic If you’re living with back pain or knee pain that interferes with your quality of life, you may need to see a special doctor. An orthopedic doctor can diagnose your condition and provide you with a customized treatment plan that brings you relief. Orthopedic doctors undergo extensive training on …
Discover What Sports Medicine Is And How It Can Help You Sports medicine is a branch of medicine devoted to diagnosing, treating, and preventing injuries related to sports and exercise. There are a number of healthcare professionals who support sports medicine including orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine doctors, dieticians, athletic trainers, and physical therapists. They work …
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How to Walk Properly Walking offers countless benefits. If you walk on a regular basis, you can strengthen bones, improve balance, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, ease joint pain, increase energy, and so much more. While walking is a healthy activity, it can lead to foot pain and various foot conditions if …
Your joint replacement won’t last forever. Check this out to find out why, and what you can do about it. Why Joint Replacements Do Not Last Forever You may have heard it down the grapevine or may have experienced it yourself – an individual has undergone a hip replacement not too long ago and now …
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One of the latest and most precise methods of modern diagnostic imaging, PET, or Positron Emission Tomography was celebrated by TIME Magazine as the medical invention of the year in 2000. What is a PET Scan? Positron Emission Tomography, or PET, scan is a diagnostic tool used to help doctors observe how tissue and organs …
Joint replacement surgery is a commonly performed procedure. Following the procedure, it is essential for patients to take some time out and recover sufficiently. In this article, we shall briefly look at how one can recover following a joint replacement. Types of Joint Replacement The recovery period following joint replacement varies depending on the joint …
Risk Factors For Development of an Infection Before we discuss how exactly infection can be prevented, it is important to recognize why exactly a patient would develop an infection following joint replacement. There are certain factors that can predispose an individual being tailored to developing an infection. A low immunity level or the presence of …
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Posture and Hips Good posture is essential for musculoskeletal health. While health professionals once recommended “standing up straight” as the way to achieve and maintain good posture, today’s experts take a much more advanced and effective approach. They (1) analyze all structures that affect posture (2) determine which structures may be causing posture deviations (3) …
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging? Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, is a noninvasive diagnostic tool used to create three-dimensional images of the inside of the human body. These images are similar to images produced by a CT scan, but MRI scans are able to produce more detailed images of the body’s soft tissues. These clearer …
