Your foot is made up of 28 bones, 33 joints, and over a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments that keep you moving through life. The plantar fascia, which runs from the heel to the toes, is one of these crucial ligaments. It supports the arch of the foot and absorbs pressure from movements that Read More
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When Hip Replacement Surgery Becomes Your Best Option
When you have recurring hip pain from a joint problem, your doctor will first try conservative pain management techniques. However, as hip joint problems worsen and cause severe pain and limited mobility, your doctor may recommend hip replacement surgery. At the Joint Replacement Institute, our Read More
Pain Management in the Treatment of Arthritis
Living with arthritis is something many people don’t wish to experience. If left untreated, it can likely lead to limb deformities, chronic pain, impaired range of motion, stiffness, and swelling. It hampers the way you face your everyday life. If you’re on the mission to get your arthritis pain Read More
Staying in the Game: Repetitive Stress Injuries and Sports Medicine
Sports and athletics are all about going beyond your limits and pushing for excellence. However, there are also times when working too hard can be a bad thing. Repetitive stress injuries (RSI) are just some of the conditions you may acquire from excessive training. Luckily, sports medicine can Read More
Reasons for Arthroscopic Surgery
Arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive, usually outpatient procedure that is done for both diagnostic and treatment purposes. Arthroscopy consists of your surgeon making one or more tiny incisions around the affected joint, then inserting a thin, flexible tube with a fiber-optic camera Read More
What to Expect from Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
If your knee is suffering from debilitating pain that doesn’t respond to conservative (non-surgical) treatments, your orthopedic physician may recommend surgery. The doctor will have taken imaging scans and determined that you do not need a full knee replacement, but rather relatively minor repairs, Read More
Talking to a Foot and Ankle Doctor About Athlete’s Foot
Athletes are not the only ones who are always up on their feet running. We all have things to do and places to go. However, when you do not properly manage your feet's hygiene, you may contract various kinds of infection, like athlete's foot. It is a fungal skin infection that commonly begins Read More
Choosing the Best Podiatry Office
Your feet and ankles support you every day and deserve the best care. Taking care of your feet today can help prevent podiatric conditions in the future. However, maintaining healthy feet and ankles can be challenging if not for the help of the best podiatrists. So, here are some tips to help you Read More
FAQs About Knee Replacement Surgery
More than 600,000 knee replacement surgeries are performed every year in the United States. This surgery aims to relieve painful and disabling symptoms in the knee – usually due to arthritis – and to restore knee function. Advancements are continually being made in the materials and techniques Read More
Why Does My Heel Hurt?
Foot pain seems inevitable for many people; it doesn’t matter whether you’re an athlete, a performer, a factory worker, or a flight attendant. Our legs and feet are highly susceptible to pain because of the constant force and pressure they endure every day just keeping us mobile. Some people Read More
