A frozen hip has symptoms similar to a frozen shoulder. The condition called hip adhesive capsulitis causes loss in your range of motion and pain. According to Naples Orthopaedic Surgeon, treatment requires surgery to force the hip back into...
Degeneration of joint or muscle tissue, an accident or a sports injury can all cause severe damage to the knee. For those who proceed with a knee replacement, it is usually due in part to a lack of proper or timely treatment or to continued...
Orthopaedic surgeons perform approximately 581,000 knee replacements annually in the United States. Knees that have been severely damaged by injury or arthritis require replacement when conservative treatment fails. Replacing the knee allows you...
Obesity is defined as a BMI -- or body mass index -- of more than 30. According to the Rothman Institute, more than a third of Americans are obese as of 2010, which is a 110 increase over the preceding 25 years. Obesity is strongly associated...
Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure that involves inserting a small camera through small incisions to view the inside of a joint. Arthroscopy is done by an orthopaedic surgeon for a variety of different conditions involving the joints of the...
When you fracture your ankle, you partially or completely break one or more of the three ankle bones. Your symptoms will include significant pain, swelling and bruising. You probably won be able to walk, but this is not always the case. Elevate...
Pain when reaching overhead can be due to bone spurs in the shoulder. Bony outgrowths or spurs develop where bones touch each other or ligaments attached to bones. In the shoulder, bone spurs develop where the acromion and collarbone come...
Cervical radiculopathy, caused by pressure on the nerves in the neck area, can be painful and debilitating. Pain relief is possible with the correct care and exercises. The goal of exercising your cervical area is to relieve pressure on the nerves...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system does not recognize itself and initiates an attack. It destroys the synovial lining of your joints and can cause pain, stiffness, redness and swelling. In severe cases,...
Shoulder injuries are among the leading reasons for orthopaedic surgeon office visits. In 2006, 7.5 million Americans made a trip to the doctor complaining of shoulder pain, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Shoulder...
During knee replacement surgery, a prosthetic device must be placed into the knee joint to simulate a real knee. Some of these prosthetics are for the entire knee joint, while others are more suited to partial knee replacements, when only one part...
Efficient scapula, or shoulder blade, stabilization is crucial for the health of your shoulder joints. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Farhad Moola notes that lack of scapula stabilization can result in ineffective energy transfer, placing added stress on...
Your knee is a complex joint. According to Orthopaedic surgeon and physician Dan Wnorowski, M.D., patella pain is one of the most common causes of knee discomfort. Other unpleasant symptoms as instability, catching, grinding and swelling of the...
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint. The head of the femur, or thighbone, forms the ball. It nestles within a socket in the pelvic bone called the "acetabulum," a Latin term meaning "little vinegar cup, " which is a reference to the shape...
Many different types of health care providers can provide care for spine injuries and congenital deformities. While primary care providers can provide basic level of conventional care for spinal conditions, spine surgeons, physical medicine and...
Hip replacement surgery involves replacing either the ball or the socket component of the hip joint, or both. The ball component is the femoral head and the socket is the acetabulum. The goal of hip replacement is to improve the quality of life...
Kneecap --- or patella --- injuries are very common. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, knee problems are the most common reason for visiting an orthopaedic surgeon. While not all patella injuries require surgery,...
A knee injury can become a life-altering event, leading to disability, pain and loss of independence. Total knee arthroplasty is a treatment option that may give you your life back. Talk to your physician about risks versus benefits of this...
Your carpal tunnel runs along the mid-portion of your hand into your carpal wrist bones and protects the median nerve and finger tendons. Swollen tendons can compress the tunnel, placing pressure on the nerve and causing carpal tunnel syndrome,...
Consistent hip exercises are an important part of recovery from a hip replacement. Many exercises seem easy when described, but they may be more difficult than they appear at first. Regardless of that, do your hip exercises at least twice a day,...
If you want to get stronger and build muscle mass, weightlifting offers a powerful workout that can help you achieve your goals. Lifting weights builds lean muscle tissue, as well as speeds up your metabolism, helping you burn calories even while...
Knee injuries are one of the most common reasons Americans visit an orthopaedic surgeon, states the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Composed of bone, cartilage, ligaments, muscle and tendons, your knee is one of your body's most complex...
Compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel in the wrist causes carpal tunnel syndrome. Increased pressure on the nerve, often caused by repetitive hand movements such as typing, causes pain and discomfort and disrupts signals...
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that occurs when nerves in the wrist become compressed. It is usually the result of overuse of the wrist such as when typing, writing or using hand tools. Surgeons and those who clean, waitress, sew or fish...
For many people, typing on a computer keyboard is essential to doing their jobs. For people who have carpal tunnel syndrome, every keystroke can cause pain. Conventional treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome includes wearing wrist splints,...
If you experience sharp or continual pain or tingling in your hand or wrist area, you may have carpal tunnel syndrome. The syndrome affects about 1 percent of the general population and 5 percent of the working population, according to the Balance...
In 2003, nearly 19.4 million patients visited a physician's office with a knee problem, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Knee problems are the most common reason for a visit with an orthopaedic surgeon. Some of these knee...
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons indicates that in 2003, more than 19.4 million Americans visited a physician complaining of knee pain or injury. This makes knee pain the most common reason for visiting with an orthopaedic surgeon....
According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, more than 90 percent of individuals who undergo total knee replacement experience a dramatic reduction of knee pain and a significant improvement in the ability to perform common...
