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An aching hip or knee can make even the simplest tasks challenging. Orthopedic doctors will first recommend conservative treatments like physical therapy and medication to relieve patients’ symptoms. However, if these are not enough to ease pain and improve a patient’s quality of life, joint replacement surgery may be the next step in the treatment
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Common Outpatient Orthopedic Surgeries
If your doctor recommends surgery, it doesn’t always mean you’ll need to stay in the hospital for a few days with an extensive and painful recovery to follow. Advancements in medical technology have given rise to new treatment methods and surgical techniques that feature shortened recovery times. More importantly, they also reduce or eliminate the
Read MoreFinding Relief from Jumper’s Knee Pain
Jumper’s knee is a condition that typically affects people who lead active lifestyles, particularly athletes who participate in high-impact sports. It is also known as patellar tendinopathy, which occurs from repeated trauma to the patellar tendon that connects the kneecap to the bone in the shin. Microtears form within the tendon fibers, compromising their function
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