Ligament Tears
Ligament tears, also known as sprains or strains, occur when the fibrous bands of tissue connecting bones in a joint are stretched or torn. They commonly result from sudden trauma, overuse, or repetitive stress, leading to pain, swelling, instability, and impaired joint function.
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Do you really need torn ankle ligament surgery? Most of the time the ligament isn't as torn as you were lead to believe...
New Research: Your Achilles Tendon Is an Efficient and Twisted Mess
As a physician, like every other doctor, I was taught that the Achilles was the biggest single tendon in the human body. The first day of medical school I was also told that half of everything they would teach me would eventually be proven wrong. So this past week, researchers added yet another thing that…read more Understanding How Ligaments Repair Themselves After Regenerative Medicine Treatments
I often get asked by patients after a platelet rich plasma (PRP) or stem cell treatment of a damaged ligament what to expect. I also get calls and e-mails from patients not understanding the different phases of healing they’re going through. So this morning I’d like to go over what you can expect and why. Interventional…read more Is Playing on a Sprained Ankle Safe?
On this page: What is an ankle sprain? What is joint instability? What happens if you play on a sprained ankle? How can a doctor tell if you have an unstable ankle? How can you treat these lax ankle ligaments? I can’t tell you how many trashed ankles we have seen through the years because the…read more This Self Test for Loose Knee Ligaments Can Help Prevent Arthritis
On this page: The 4 knee ligaments and how they work The knee tibial rotation test When to be concerned about loose knee ligaments Is there a way to tell if you have loose knee ligaments, and if one of your ligaments is loose, do you really need to do anything about it? Yes and…read more
Alar Ligament Treatment for CCJ Instability
Due to our high level of expertise in the field, for many years, our practice has collected a group of patients with upper cervical (CCJ) instability. This awful problem has been very difficult to treat, but the patients have been generally happy that any physician knows what’s wrong with them and is willing to do…read more Decreasing Shoulder Instability Recovery Time with Stress Ultrasound
Shoulder instability recovery time is a big deal because procedures to stabilize the shoulder typically cause major life disruption. What if there was a better way? What if by accurately measuring the amount of instability using ultrasound and then using your own platelets or stem cells we were able to help stabilize the shoulder without…read more Ankle Sprain Knee Pain? The Ankle Bone’s Connected to the Knee Bone…
What if you have ankle sprain knee pain? More precisely, what if you have an ankle injury and later develop knee pain; are they connected? Will your doctor connect the dots? Regrettably, my medical doctor brethren are generally horrible at thinking bio mechanically. A 37 year old personal trainer I just saw in clinic is…read more 
