Orthopedic Conditions
Orthopedic conditions involve problems with bones, joints, muscles, and related tissues. They encompass a wide range of issues such as fractures, arthritis, sports injuries, and tendonitis.
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Should you be looking for a shoulder surgery alternative? For the last several decades, many of the patients who have been told that they have shoulder impingement have had surgery to “release” the shoulder. In many ways it’s this phenomenon which led to our current hip impingement surgery craze. So what is shoulder impingement? The…read more
How Important is it for Athletes to Fix Lax Ankle Ligaments after a Sprain?
Loose ankles? We’re often told that after an ankle sprain, we should just let it heal. Even after they heal, is the laxity caused by these stretched out ligaments causing more problems? What effects do loose ankles have in athletes? A recent study sought to answer this question by looking at 86 volunteers at a military academy…read more Entrapped Ulnar Nerve Treated through a Needle with Less Recovery Time
DD is a 51 year old athletic woman with a two year history of neck and arm/hand pain. While she had bulging discs in her neck and had Dr. Schultz perform cervical epidurals to help that issue, she continued with pain in the elbow and into her hand. She was diagnosed with ulnar neuropathy (a…read more Do you Really Have Hip FAI or CAM Impingement?
A physician discusses how an MRI reading that says the patient has hip FAI or impingement may not correspond to a real diagnosis or the hip impinging and a need for hip surgery. Chronic Knee Cap Pain after Total Knee Replacement Suprisingly Common
A doctor discusses the common complication of chronic knee cap pain after knee replacement surgery and looks at why this happens in more than 1 in 10 knee replacement patients.
Can a Baker’s Cyst be Treated without Surgery?
A doctor discusses a new method to get rid of a knee Baker's cyst using less invasive imaging guided injections rather surgery. Grade 3 Ankle Ligament Sprain: Surgery vs. Bracing
A doctor discusses whether the medical research supports whether grade III ankle ligament sprains should be surgically repaired (ankle surgery) or treated without surgery.
Understanding what Happens when a Torn Knee Meniscus Displaces
A doctor discusses what happens when knee surgery causes the meniscus to tear and displace outside the joint. An innovative non-surgical treatment for this problem is discussed. 
