Benefits of Custom Foot Bracing
When we think of our feet, it can be easy to downplay just how important a body part is to you. They are one of the few body parts that would significantly change our life if we did not have them. Also, it just so happens to be one of the unique features of our body. Custom foot bracing can be for multiple different instances, whether you are a runner or someone that needs to be fitted for medical reasons. One important fact is that everyone’s feet perform best when it has a certain fit for them. Foot braces are …
Treating “Pump Bumps” On Your Heel
Our feet are unique and complex parts of our body. Everyone’s feet are completely unique to the other person’s feet. Because we have such unique feet, it can create unique problems for us. There are hundreds of different conditions that can come up, but we will be solely focusing on a condition known as Haglund’s Deformity or “Pump Bump”. What is Pump Bump? Pump Bump is a condition that is caused by an enlarged bony prominence on the back of the heel. This condition is very common but can go undiagnosed by people just simply thinking they have foot pain. …
Staying Fit at Home
Covid-19 has changed nearly everyone’s life in the past year. With the pandemic presenting new challenges in our daily lives, you may be wondering how to continue to be a better version of yourself by being more physically fit. Here are a few steps you can take to staying fit at home. Have a Plan Setting aside some time to yourself to create a plan that works best for you is a significant first step. Many people have regular exercise fitting it into their everyday schedule, which can present challenges. By just taking some time and looking at what your …
How to Prevent Common Football Injuries
Football is a sport filled with immense passion and excitement. The speed of the game, size of players, and strategy to create the perfect game play is second to none. Beside the passion which football brings, it’s physical nature can bring injuries from minor sprains, strains, torn ligaments and tendons to more severe fractures, concussions, and spine injuries. It’s estimated that there are 1.2 million football-related injuries per year. Here are some tips to help prevent Football injuries: Pre-Game Warm Up: A surefire way of getting injured is going into the game with stiff joints and cold muscles. Warmup with jumping …
How Do I Know It’s Time for Surgery?
Every year Orthopedic Surgeons help millions of people return to their active lifestyles by alleviating their debilitating injury or pain. Orthopedic surgery applies to any type of operation on the musculoskeletal system for the treatment of painful symptoms or restricted mobility. Surgery can range from arthroscopy (tiny poke-hole incisions) which include simple repair or removal of torn ligaments, tendons, or debris from joints to more complex procedures such as minimally invasive joint replacement surgery. Doctors may also use arthroscopy to diagnostic tool to determine the cause of your joint pain. Sometimes people suffering with painful orthopedic injuries or degenerative joint …
Different Types of Heel Fractures
When you trip and fall, oftentimes, the first part of your foot to hit the ground is your heel. Your “Calcaneus,” aka your “heel bone,” is designed to help shoulder the normal stress that comes with walking and moving. However, if it’s overloaded in a moment of acute trauma, a fracture can occur. In this blog, we’re going to cover how heel bone fractures develop and how an orthopedic/foot specialist can help you treat them. Understanding the Heel Bone The heel bone is quite a unique bone that is often compared to a hardboiled egg. It has a hard outer …
Benefits to Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
Thanks to medical science and technology, it is now possible to get fitted with a completely new hip joint through a small incision. As you can imagine, the benefits of minimally invasive hip replacement are tremendous. In this blog, we’re going to go over some benefits of minimally invasive hip replacement. Speaking with an orthopedic surgeon is the best way to get all possible benefits, but here are a few common benefits of minimally invasive hip replacement: Smaller Incisions: Minimally invasive hip replacement can be performed through a 4 to 6 inch-incision. This is very small compared to a traditional hip …
Preventing Text Neck
Do you find yourself often in a state of looking down at your phone? Or sitting with your laptop uncomfortably slouched? Text neck, or commonly referred to as tech neck, is a common physical stress injury that we have seen more often with the increased popularity and dependency of smartphones, laptops, and other mobile devices. This condition is known as the “overuse syndrome” in the world of orthopedics. It can be very troublesome on your neck and spinal cord. Here are some tips you can use to avoid straining your upper body when using technology: Stretching Make an effort to …
Mobility After a Knee Replacement
Having a knee replaced in your life is a big step and can provide immediate happiness that you don’t have to go through life in such pain any more. If you’ve had a knee replaced, it meant that the damage sustained to your knee was beyond any rehabilitative course of action. But what is life after a knee replacement? Is everything back to normal? We will cover a few things that cover mobility after a knee replacement. Right after the replacement It is recommended you put little to no stress on your knee after it is replaced. This stage will …
When to See an Orthopedist for Back Pain
At some point in everyone’s life, they start to experience pain in their back that might start as a simple soreness they progress to something unbearable. Whether it’s lower back pain from bad posture, upper back pain from sports, or all over pain from aging, or a severe back injury that has caused immobility, it could be extremely detrimental to one’s quality of life. Although the majority of back pain will go away within months, about 5% of people will require medical treatment. It would be wise to get a consultation with a doctor specializing in orthopedics if the pain …