Many patients who have surgery go on to experience lingering issues The meniscus is a piece of cartilage shaped like a wedge that rests between the thighbone and the shinbone. There are two of these in each of your knees, and the job of each meniscus is to stabilize the knee joint and absorb shock. […]
Surgery only recommended if other treatments don’t lead to improvements Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS), sometimes referred to as shoulder tendinitis, is a painful condition in which certain structures in the shoulder become compressed by bones in that region. Patients with SIS are usually managed with of a number of nonsurgical treatments, including rest, injections and […]
Completing treatment at home has certain advantages Fractures of the hand are very common, and about one-third of these fractures involve the metacarpals, which are the bones between the wrist and the fingers. These injuries are particularly common in young adults, and they typically prevent patients from being able to carry out many basic tasks […]
Surgery for these injuries is becoming one of the most frequently performed procedures The meniscus is a crescent-shaped piece of cartilage located between the thigh bone (femur) and the shin bone (tibia). There are two menisci in each knee, and their job is to stabilize the knee joint and absorb shock. Damage to the meniscus, […]
Combination of these two classes of drugs has not been thoroughly evaluated Low back pain (LBP) is responsible for 2.4% of visits to the emergency department, which results in about 2.7 million visits annually. A significant number of these patients wind up with poor outcomes, with many having functional impairments or needing to take pain-relieving […]
These addictive drugs have been commonly prescribed despite a lack of supporting data Since the late ’80s and early ’90s, opioids have been commonly prescribed to individuals with chronic-or long-lasting-pain. Over the years, prescribing these drugs has become a standard practice that many doctors assumed was safe and effective, even though there has always been […]
Guidelines are necessary to assist doctors with treatment recommendations Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common of all sources of disability. More than 80% of people will experience LBP at least once in their lives, and it has become the number one reason people visit a doctor for pain that affects the […]
Knee condition is one of the leading causes of disability in the country Osteoarthritis is a painful condition that develops when cartilage breaks down over the course of time. This is why it’s often called “wear and tear” arthritis. Osteoarthritis can occur in any joint in the body, but the hips and knees are affected […]
