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Possible Causes of Knee Pain

Your knee bears the brunt of your body weight in all of your everyday movements and activities. This is the reason why it is vulnerable to a variety of injuries and painful conditions. If you’ve been dogged by knee pain and wondering what could be causing it, here are some of the possible causes.… Read More

Exercises That Can Coincide with Plantar Fasciitis Treatment

Plantar fasciitis is characterized by the inflammation of the plantar fascia, the fibrous tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and that connects your heel bone to your toes. While plantar fasciitis can be bothersome and debilitating, it is highly treatable. For mild to moderate cases of plantar fasciitis, non-surgical approaches are usually the first-line treatment.… Read More

When is elbow surgery necessary?

The symptoms of tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis can be felt outside the elbow. You develop tennis elbow if the elbow tendon has been damaged due to repetitive twisting movements of the arm. People who play racket sports are most at risk for this injury, but so are people with occupations that involve making repetitive motions with the wrist and arm.… Read More

How do you know if you need elbow surgery?

How does one know that it’s time for surgery? Surgery is rarely recommended as the first line of treatment unless the patient has a traumatic injury. If you have pain in your elbow, doctors would exhaust conservative to minimally-invasive methods of treatment before finally recommending surgery. So, if you find that there’s no improvement to your condition and you are unable to function without pain or limitations, it may be time for elbow surgery.… Read More

What Is Stem Cell Therapy Used For?

Stem cells are cells that have the ability to develop into cells with specialized functions. No other type of cell in the body has the same potential for adaptation and specialization, thereby making stem cells the body’s own repair system. Researchers and doctors have had incredible successes as well as unexpected roadblocks in the implementation of stem cell therapy, but one of the success stories have been in the field of orthopedics.… Read More

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