Have you come across the term ‘sports medicine’ and wondered what that means? Sports medicine may seem like a medical subfield dedicated to professional athletes, but it’s much more than that. Let’s take a look at what sports medicine entails and how it could be of use to you. Sports Medicine Sports medicine focuses on…
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Common Orthopedic Conditions
Orthopedic conditions are issues that affect the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. Musculoskeletal injuries and pain can affect people of any age as a result of a sporting injury, wear-and-tear (overuse) injury, or from a medical condition such as arthritis. Some conditions are short-term and may go away on their…
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What’s Next? Recovery from Rotator Cuff Surgery
An estimated 2 million people visit their orthopedists each year due to rotator cuff problems, making it one of the most common orthopedic injuries. Rotator cuff surgery often is used as a last resort to repair torn tendons in the shoulders after traditional therapies and treatments like ice, physical therapy and cortisone injections have proven…
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What Causes Degenerative Joint Disease?
Degenerative joint disease or osteoarthritis is a condition that affects millions of people around the world. With degenerative joint disease, the protective cartilage that serves as a cushion for your bones for smooth, pain-free movement gets worn down. Therefore, your bones begin to rub against one another, which leads to inflammation, pain, and eventual damage…
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Do I Have Arthritis? Early Symptoms
Of the more than 100 types of arthritis, the most common type is osteoarthritis – which is the tenderness and swelling of one or more joints in the body. Because it is so common, it is usually called simply “arthritis.” Arthritis joint pain and stiffness tend to get worse as we get older, but it…
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Responsibilities of an Orthopedic Surgeon
The specialty of orthopedics used to be focused only on treating children with leg deformities and other musculoskeletal development issues – thus the “ped” root word, which means “child.” The field has since blossomed into treating people of all ages, and handling everything from a full knee replacement to arthritis pain to a sprained ankle….
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Recovery from a Hip Replacement Surgery
It takes a long time for the body to heal after hip replacement surgery because it involves shaving off the diseased or injured part of the femur (thighbone, or upper leg bone) and replacing it and the socket with prosthetic materials. The patient’s natural tissues must then eventually heal together with the new prosthetic parts…
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Most Common Knee Surgery Procedures
The knee is one of the most important joints in the body because it helps us stand, walk, run, jump, and more. When the knee gets damaged due to injury or degenerative disease, it can have debilitating effects on your life. Thousands of knee procedures are performed across the country every day. Let’s take a…
Welcome to Our Blog
Thank you for visiting our blog. We look forward to connecting with you. Tri County Orthopedics, PC is excited to bring you the latest information about sports medicine, general orthopedics and much more. Occasionally, this blog will also be used to post updates about our practice and keep in touch with our patients. We invite…
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