The joint replacement doctors at Sierra Pacific Orthopedics say if you’re experiencing the following signs, you may be ready for a joint replacement procedure.
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A recent trend in surgery has nearly become standard. Read more to find out what makes a procedure minimally invasive and how it can benefit the patient.
Love your old pair of tennis shoes? Find out why you may want to replace that torn-up pair of shoes with newer, more comfortable footwear.
Plantar fasciitis is an irritation of the thick tissue, known as the plantar fascia, located on the bottom of the foot.
If you are experiencing pain in your hand or wrist when holding your child, you may be suffering from a condition known as mommy’s thumb. Find out what causes this condition that is becoming increasingly common in American households as well as the treatment recommendations from Sierra Pacific Orthopedics.
As summer approaches, more children will be out on the baseball diamond. Unfortunately, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission reports that more than 627,000 baseball-related injuries each year are treated in hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, and hospital emergency rooms. There are some tips, however, to prevent injuries on the field.
Any time you see the suffix itis, it indicates the inflammation of a particular part of the body (think appendicitis, which is inflammation of the appendix, or arthritis, which combines the Greek word for joint–arthro–and itis). Inflammation usually means pain. So in the case of wrist tendonitis, pain is caused by inflammation of the tendon or tendons of the wrist, typically due to trauma of some kind or repetitive stress.
Exercising is an essential part of staying active and healthy. Unfortunately, it’s easy to push too hard during exercise, which can lead to injury. Here are some tips to remember while exercising to avoid injury.
Tommy John was a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team when, in the summer of 1974, an elbow injury made it impossible for him to continue pitching. It was an injury that had ended the careers of many other baseball pitchers until recent advancements changed the odds.
As the weather warms up, athletes everywhere are coming out of their seasonal hibernation to get back in shape for spring and summer sports. Although frequent exercise is strongly encouraged for optimal health, spring conditioning can pose serious threats to the spring and summer athletes who have been inactive throughout the winter.