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List of Orthopedic Surgeons

Orthopedic surgeons are physicians who receive specialized training in the care and management of musculoskeletal (bone and muscle) diseases and injuries. These surgeons can work in general orthope...
List of Orthopedic Surgeons in Phoenix AZ

Orthopedic surgeons utilize surgical and nonsurgical techniques to treat injuries, trauma, infections and degenerative diseases that affect a person's musculoskeletal system. There are a plethora o...
Types of Orthopedic Surgeons

orthopedic surgeons are doctors concerned with treating disorders of the musculoskeletal system. General orthopedic surgeons complete five years of residency. Through surgical and nonsurgical means...
Orthopedic Surgery Complications

Orthopedic surgeons are doctors treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system. These specialists perform a very large number of different procedures to repair broken bones and ligaments, remove tum...
How to Avoid Orthopedic Knee Problems

Preventing orthopedic knee injuries can help ensure health and wellness throughout a lifetime. Repeated knee injuries can cause osteoarthritis later in life, through wear and tear on the knee joint...
Orthopedic Diseases of the Hand

Orthopedic diseases of the hand can result in pain, inflammation or deformities that can significantly interfere with your ability to perform normal activities, such as opening a door or driving. T...
Orthopedic Pillows for Neck Pain

... leaning over a work table or computer. Orthopedic pillows can help provide relief from neck pain.
The Basics of Orthopedic Surgery

History Orthopedic surgery is the field of medicine dealing with injuries to the musculoskeletal system. This includes bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Musculoskeletal sympt...
Signs of Tendinitis in Your Wrist

...hrough tunnels or sheaths, according to Orthopedics. One common type of tenosynovitis that affects the wrist is de Quervain's.
5 Things You Need to Know About Meniscus Repairs and Transplants

The majority of meniscus tears (>90%) will have to be trimmed out (meniscectomy) because they are not repairable. A meniscus repair is best performed in a young patient (
Complications of Pedicle Screw Surgery

...r. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, this approach is often combined with bone grafting to stabilize the spine until the grafting fuses it together. A study by Yasuaki To...
5 Things You Need to Know About Choosing Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis

Orthopedic shoes are shoes designed with the plantar fasciitis treatment method built into the shoe itself. These shoes have the advantage of being a one-piece, uncomplicated treatment shoe. Howev...
Alternative to Hip Replacement

...dertaking. The University of Washington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine notes that it is a decision focused on your quality of life: If you are regularly avoiding activities you enjoy due to exc...
About Hip Surgery Healing

Hip surgery is largely a surgical procedure that patients choose after exhausting all other non-surgical options. The healing time for surgery depends on the type of surgical procedure that the pat...
What Are the Causes of Joint Pain & Fatigue?

...doctors at the University of Washington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department. While different people have varying degrees of pain thresholds, constant pain caused by sore or damaged joints...
Podiatrist Treatments for Plantar Warts

A plantar wart develops on the foot, often on the sole. It is caused by a virus called HPV, or human papillomavirus, which can enter the foot through cracks or wounds. Warts are not serious, and o...
5 Things You Need to Know About Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery

When the ACL tears, you can't repair it just by stitching it up. It would be like trying to sew up the ends of two mops together. The only exception is in pediatric patients. Sometimes their li...
How Do Bone Stimulators Work?

The bones, much like the skin and a few other organ systems in the body, are able to completely heal themselves after an injury or a break. This is partly because the bones are constantly being rem...
Shoulder Pain Pump Safety

Many people suffer from shoulder pain. Whether from an acute or chronic injury, shoulder surgery may be indicated. The use of pain pumps following arthroscopic shoulder surgery has increased over t...
How Humidity Causes Joint Pain

...e, according to Dr. John Parenti of the Orthopedics Department of the Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania. While the exact cause remains elusive, the fact that millions of people with arthr...
Safe Pilates Exercise for Hip Replacements

...009 edition of the Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases has been developing a Pilates program for hip replacement patients. ...
Yoga for Hip Pain

In the Western world, yoga generally is accepted as a popular and useful alternative therapeutic treatment for muskuloskeletal disorders and pain. However, the word "yoga," a Sanskrit word that me...
Cold Sores

Cold sores are caused by Herpes Simplex Virus I. They first appear 3 to 10 days after exposure and can last for up to 3 weeks. The virus then remains in the body forever, and repeated outbreaks are...
Athlete's Foot

Athlete's foot is caused by a fungus, much like jock itch. The fungus is called Tinea pedis and is related to the jock-itch fungus. You don't have to be an athlete to get athlete's foot; anyone who...
Bruising

Bruises and “Black Eyes” Everyone gets bruised at one time or another, some people more than others. A bruise forms when a blow or a contusion breaks the small blood vessels near the...
Fitness and Nutrition

This section will inform you about fitness and nutrition. An exercise physiologist will be writing some articles for Cool Nurse, and will help teach us all how to use our bodies better and how to a...
Core Aqua Aerobic Exercises

...experts at the University of Washington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Seattle.
Male Yeast Infections

Male Yeast Infections By Eric Morris It is a misconception that women are the only ones who can get yeast infections. Men are also susceptible to penile yeast infections, as well as an oral form ...
5 Things You Need to Know About What causes Mucus in Stool

Mucus is a substance that can be clear, white or yellowish in color. Mucus is typically found throughout the gastrointestinal tract and in the airway system, such as the lining of the nose and th...
The Risks of Spinal Surgery

Spinal surgery, whether of the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spinal regions, is typically performed to relieve pressure that is being exerted on the spinal cord or its nerves. This pressure can be ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Neck Pain Surgery

Because there are several problems that can occur in the neck area, once identified and the need for surgery is established, the surgical procedure is chosen in specific relationship to the pathol...
5 Things You Need to Know About Stomach Ulcer Symptoms

We all have, at one time or another, experienced the discomfort of âheartburnâ, or âacid indigestionâ; perhaps too much spicy food, or too much alcohol, or a combination of fo...
5 Things You Need to Know About Surgical Treatments for Arthritis

... Knee arthroscopies are the most common orthopedic procedure done in the United States, with upwards of 800,000 performed per year.
Canker Sore Help

What Are These Nasty Little Things? Also known as "aphthous Ulcers," canker sores are small, painful ulcers that can appear on the tongue, the lips, the gums or the insides of the cheek. A sore be...
What Are the Benefits of Male Enhancement Pills?

What Are the Benefits of Male Enhancement Pills? (About) There are literally thousands of male sexual enhancement products available in stores, catalogs and on the Internet, all promising to impro...
Early Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

EARLY SYMPTOMS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES DISEASE / FIRST SYMPTOMS AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome): Night sweats, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, persist...
Vaginal Dams

Vaginal Dams or Dental Dams Use a Vaginal Dam, Also Known as a Dental Dam, for Safer Oral Sex A dental dam, sometimes called an oral dam, is a 6-inch square piece of thin latex (sometimes flavore...
Can I Get Pregnant If

Can I Get Pregnant if.... This is a question I get asked in readers' emails. It stuns me at times to see that sex education in the U.S.A. is so poor that teens and 20-year-olds don't know the answ...
Shaving the Bikini Line

Bikini Line Hair Removal--Are Razors Better Than Pubic Shavers? By Oliver Turner Razors Razors are cheap, and many women say they give a closer shave than an electric razor. The cons are that t...
First Aid

The Smart Thing To Do “First aid, life saved.” It may sound dramatic, but it is often true. If you summon emergency medical services to the scene of an incident, your actions have st...

Aerobics: water

... wonderful for people who have suffered orthopedic injuries. Water aerobics is a great exercise for senior citizen...

Aerobics: water

... wonderful for people who have suffered orthopedic injuries. Water aerobics is a great exercise for senior citizen...

Knee Arthroscopic Surgery: Information from Answers.com

posted by: Mayasdad in Knee arthroscopy

Iron

Iron is an essential mineral. Iron is an important part of proteins that transport oxygen are involved with metabolis...

shoe inserts/orthotics...
- Posted On April 21, 2008 10:36:40 AM
  ... plantar fasciitis pain. Then I saw an orthopedic surgeon and he said the reason those orthotics caused me other pain was because they were not flexible and the other foot doctor did not tell m... Read More
- Posted On April 21, 2008 10:46:11 AM
  ...in splints. I got a pair fitted at our Orthopedic Institute in town and love them. I would definately recommend seeing a sports doctor if you are having any discomfort. Read More
Rotator cuff & Abs
- Posted On May 11, 2009 10:57:43 AM
  ...or cuff issues and was instructed by my orthopedic Dr. to work the rotator with each work out, so I am goign to say that it shouldn't be an issue. However, like everything else if its sore afte... Read More
- Posted On May 9, 2009 12:59:14 PM
  Hi guys. On a 3 day split can I work rotator and abs at the end of each W/O? Thanks in advance. Read More
Been said before and I'm saying it again.
- Posted On May 23, 2008 01:10:52 PM
  ...uys were near, I've got a lawyer and an orthopedic dr. I wouldn't have gotten it up the A$$ if you guys were over here regarding herniated discs and L & I. Read More
- Posted On May 23, 2008 01:15:12 PM
  ...uys were near, I've got a lawyer and an orthopedic dr. I wouldn't have gotten it up the A$$ if you guys were over here regarding herniated discs and L & I. Oh you still would have got it ... Read More
Enough Variety in Exercise & Food
- Posted On November 29, 2007 11:26:38 AM
  ... age. Im very good friends with several orthopedic surgeons who swear to me virtually nowone should really jog more then once a week. Read More
- Posted On November 29, 2007 02:29:19 PM
  ... age. Im very good friends with several orthopedic surgeons who swear to me virtually nowone should really jog more then once a week. my uncles 50 and still a marathon runner. sure he's train... Read More
Stress fractures
- Posted On February 11, 2009 08:57:40 AM
  You need to see an orthopedic doctor. Only they are qualified to give you advice. Read More
- Posted On February 11, 2009 08:00:49 AM
  I have stress fractures on both of my knees because I ran too much,too hard, too soon. Right after seeing my doctor, my insurance ran out and I couldnt go to physical therapy or go for a follow up.... Read More
Goto docs for ankle?
- Posted On September 27, 2008 06:45:19 PM
  ...awling back to the house. I went to an orthopedic surgeon here that specializes in sports injury only in ankles. He checked many different ways and found out I blew out 2 ligaments the first t... Read More
- Posted On September 27, 2008 04:18:47 PM
  Ok so I twisted my ankle playing basketball on Thursday around 4pm. It swelled up fast wouldn't even fit in my shoe. Went home iced, elevated it, and took some ibuprofen. Friday morning it looked ... Read More
massage question
- Posted On February 2, 2009 08:27:06 PM
  ... a massage therapist that specialize in Orthopedic or therapy massage. Do a google search on "Orthopedic Massage" and your city name. Make sure that the massage therapist is certified.... Read More
- Posted On February 2, 2009 01:43:38 PM
  I want to give a massage gift certificate to my husband for Valentines day as he has a bad back and professional hands might be nice for him. Since his back is already bad I want to make sure he g... Read More
Another running question
- Posted On May 31, 2009 07:59:09 PM
  ... to start running barefoot?!? Go to an orthopedic doctor. They'll take some scans and tell you exactly what is wrong with you. Get fixed up properly instead of trying to do it yourself. Its ... Read More
- Posted On May 31, 2009 08:21:15 PM
  ... to start running barefoot?!? Go to an orthopedic doctor. They'll take some scans and tell you exactly what is wrong with you. Get fixed up properly instead of trying to do it yourself. Its ... Read More
Help please!!!
- Posted On October 18, 2008 07:15:16 PM
  ...ig runner, for 4-6 miles. I went to the orthopedist and I loved it there. I now have specific orthopedics, been to physical therapist, and for around a month or two I was "back to normal.&q... Read More
- Posted On October 18, 2008 07:33:19 PM
  Go back to the Dr. There is no other responsible answer. Read More
Trail run with knee brace
I tried a knee brace for the first time today. Felt a little strange at first, but I forgot about it eventually. No pain in the knee now, but I guess I must wait for about 24 hours before I know ...
- Posted On November 8, 2007 12:04:59 PM
  ...id about $15 for it. I read a bunch of orthopedics sites online, and it seemed like it would be safe to try it. I've had for a few weeks, but I just tried it for the first time today. So far,... Read More
- Posted On November 8, 2007 11:26:24 AM
  Please let me know how that works out for you... my right knee has been my "trick" knee, on and off for a couple of years now. I have been wondering if a knee brace would work, but I wasn't sure ... Read More
Got my new shoes!!!
...e Saucony "Triumoh 6" shoe with a great orthopedic insert. Get to try them out for the 1st time tonight. Starting 3 miles this week - hopefully it goes well!
- Posted On February 9, 2009 05:55:24 PM
  Good luck! New shoes are awesome! Have fun with them. Read More
Walking a little can go a long way!
...amin, MD, chairman of the department of orthopedics at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, Florida. Health.com: How one woman lost 45 pounds by walking with friends 7. It staves off se...
- Posted On July 29, 2008 12:33:55 PM
  Yay walking! :D Great reminders, Chris, thanks! -Beth Read More
had this before?
I am trying to walk in the evenings but having a lot of pain in my shins. It honestly feels like someone is driving a spike into my shins. It always seems to happen about 10 minutes into my walk , ...
- Posted On April 8, 2009 02:44:21 PM
  ...ned above, try stretching and look into orthopedics too. Read More
- Posted On April 8, 2009 09:49:54 AM
  I had some of that - along with ankle pain - my first week of walking. I just had to slow it down. I figure that if slowing down lets me walk longer and get more exercise, that's better than walkin... Read More
Hurt knees

...eel helpless and very unfit. I go to an Orthopedic in 2 days in hopes of some medical relief and suggestions. But mean while What would anyone suggest. Help, Desperate
So I'm new
New to this-but I'm already in love with TDP. I've been running non-seriously for about 3 years now. ALways do the Komen 5k-and I would like to step it up a notch .(for weight reasons as well as pe...
- Posted On April 8, 2008 06:59:01 AM
  ... you're limping around - i would see an orthopedic. this happened to me 4-5 weeks ago; i had started running hardcore again and got these intense pains in my legs but ignored them and powered th... Read More
- Posted On April 7, 2008 05:10:11 PM
  Welcome. This is a great group - you will really like it. Read More
Runner's Knee
...ther follow-up appt this Friday with an orthopedic doctor. I am in a bit of a training crunch since I am part of a four person relay team for our marathon (Baltimore) on October 13. Am I kiddi...
- Posted On September 4, 2007 08:53:02 PM
  Doctor knows best. Is it the side of the knee? That could be IT band syndrome. The important thing is to find out what caused it, i.e. too much too soon, overpronantion, wrong shoes ect. Read More
- Posted On September 6, 2007 10:35:25 AM
  It is the side - I never thought about the IT band syndrome - I read about that too. I have a list for the doctor tomorrow. Read More
Pullin' on the good ol' running shoes
...s morning I received great news from an Orthopedic Doctor to evaluated my back problems (bulging disc) which have prevented me from running since October/November. Being pretty much pain f...
- Posted On March 10, 2010 09:31:25 AM
  Awesome !!!! Happy Feet !! Read More
Got my shoes!!!!!
..."plenty" of room in the toes + I got an orthopedic insert... NO MORE shin splints for me!!! I start my three miles this week (tonight). I'll let you know how it goes. Tha...
- Posted On February 9, 2009 03:22:56 PM
  Awesome, Cheryl. Glad you got hooked up with new running shoes. Now you can run faster, jump higher, and all that other superwoman stuff!!! Hope they do you good, Cheryl. Read More
- Posted On February 9, 2009 06:08:52 PM
  Smart move on the shoes! Good luck. Read More
Do random parts of you *crunch*
- Posted On August 9, 2008 10:40:39 AM
  Yes, I crunch. I went to my orthopedic sports doctor and he said my knees grind because my kneecap tracks wrong. He gave me two knee brace wrap things that supposedly hold my knee cap in place (s... Read More
- Posted On August 9, 2008 08:54:16 AM
  Do random parts of your body *crunch* when you move them a certain way? My knees, hips, and back do this... All it takes for my back to crunch is pushing my shoulders back a bit... I told my mum an... Read More
Hope everyone is Well.
...n't up the exercise right now since the orthopedic surgeon won't let me because of the shoulder...so I just walk more. At least I am not gaining any, right?
- Posted On June 27, 2008 08:08:10 AM
  I am stuck at the same weight too. I'm tired of seeing this number on the scale!! Hang in there with your physical therapy, you'll be glad you did it. Read More