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Tips for Describing Your Joint Pain to Your Orthopedic Surgeon

Article featured on Arkansas Surgical Hospital Joint pain can be debilitating, limiting daily activities and draining you both physically and emotionally.  In many instances, joint discomfort is the result of some type of arthritis.  There are various treatment options, including medications, physical therapy, injections, alternative therapies, and surgical solutions, depending on the severity of your […]

Keeping Your Spine Healthy

Article featured on Brigham Health Hub While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives dramatically, back and neck problems are still as common as ever. In fact, some people are experiencing pain and other discomforts for the first time due to changes in their work locations and equipment as they moved from the office to […]

Understanding Bone Fractures: The Basics

Article featured on WebMD What Are Fractures? A fracture is the medical term for a broken bone. Fractures are common; the average person has two during a lifetime. They occur when the physical force exerted on the bone is stronger than the bone itself. Your risk of fracture depends, in part, on your age. Broken bones […]

Growing Pains – Are They Real?

Article featured on Nationwide Children’s. It’s the middle of the night and your child wakes up complaining of leg pain for the third time this week. As a parent, you worry that it might not just be the result of sports practice earlier that day. Is it something much, much worse that you could be […]

What Is Degenerative Arthritis?

Article featured on MedicalNewsToday Arthritis is an umbrella term for diseases that affect a person’s joints. Degenerative arthritis, also known as osteoarthritis, is a form of arthritis that develops due to aging or overuse. Degenerative arthritis is the most common form of arthritis in the United States, where more than 32.5 million adults are living with the condition. […]

Why Does My Elbow Hurt?

Article featured on WebMD Your elbow lets you throw, lift, swing, and hug, for starters. You can do all this because it’s not a simple joint. And that means there are a lot of ways things can go wrong. Your elbow’s a joint formed where three bones come together — your upper arm bone, called […]

How to Protect Your Spine When You Have Osteoporosis

Article featured on Spine-Health In some cases of osteoporosis, one or more vertebral bones can become so weak that they cannot fully support their load and develop tiny cracks. This type of fracture, called a vertebral compression fracture, can be painful and sometimes leads to worsening symptoms, such as tingling, numbness, weakness, or spinal deformity (kyphosis). […]

Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle

Article featured on OrthoInfo Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that attacks multiple joints throughout the body. It most often starts in the small joints of the hands and feet, and usually affects the same joints on both sides of the body. More than 90% of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develop symptoms in the […]