This surgical procedure replaces the head of a damaged femur with an implant designed to stabilize the femur and restore hip function. Unlike…
Patient Education Articles
A recent study released from The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery shares that recent hip replacement implant designs are more durable than before…
Preseason conditioning is essential to an athlete’s success, because it helps prevent injury and physically prepares an athlete for his/her…
It’s Sunday afternoon and you or a member of your family have been injured. It’s nothing life threatening, but you do have a sore…
Knee braces are used for a wide variety of problems and conditions, but are available in two basic types: functional knee braces and prophylactic…
For joint injuries and surgery, physical therapy plays a vital part in your recovery, helping you heal faster, increase your range of motion, and…
Keeping your joints healthy and functioning to the best of their ability will help ensure you have a pain-free lifestyle. Orthopedic Associates of…
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Ice treatment is most commonly used for acute injuries. For a recent injury (within the last 48 hours) where…How do your feet feel at the end of the day? Are they tired? Sore? Do they feel as though you have hiked to the top of a mountain in bare feet?…
This condition is a painful inflammation of the iliotibial band, a thick, tendon-like portion of a muscle that travels from the hip down the outer…