Shoulder pain can make it difficult for you to perform upper body movements and normally go about your everyday life. You won’t be able to perform daily tasks, play sports, enjoy time with your loved ones, or do your work efficiently with shoulder pain in the way. If you want to relieve the pain, you…
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Torn Knee Ligament Treatment Methods
Ligaments are bands of connective tissue that support and stabilize the movement in joints. There are four main ligaments in the knee. All of them are prone to injury due to physical overexertion and medical conditions. If these ligaments are damaged and torn, the knee becomes unstable and damaged, rendering it unable to perform simple…
Exercising after a Hip Replacement
Exercise is important for overall health, even more so if you have undergone surgery. Exercising after a hip replacement is important because it helps prevent the buildup of scar tissue that can restrict motion. An important goal of hip replacement is to restore range of motion and mobility to hip joints that have been damaged…
Treating Shoulder Pain at Home
Shoulder pain can hinder you from performing everyday tasks, playing sports, or completing work or school requirements. The ache can be caused by a lot of factors, like an awkward sleeping position, muscle overuse, injury, or underlying health conditions. It’s good to know how to effectively treat mild shoulder pain at home. That way, you…
Knee Replacement: Recovery Time And Level Of Activity Required After The Surgery
Knee replacement surgery, or arthroplasty, is a procedure that aids in pain relief and functional restoration of damaged knee joints. During the surgery, your doctor will replace the defective cartilage and bone with an artificial joint. People who experience severe pain from osteoarthritis and have difficulty in walking and climbing can benefit from the surgery….
10 Orthopedic Doctor Tips for Your Joint Health
One of the keys to living life free from movement limitations is to take care of your joints, and it’s no rocket science. All it takes is to know and employ the right self-care strategies. At Midwest Orthopaedics, our highly credentialed orthopedic doctors, PAs, and therapists are committed to not only delivering high-quality medical care…
Benefits of Minimally Invasive Knee Replacements
Suffering from intractable knee pain due to arthritis? If you dread the large incisions and long recovery times associated with traditional knee replacement procedures, the minimally invasive approach could be the good news you’ve been waiting to hear. The information we’ve provided below will help you better understand the minimally invasive approach to knee replacement…
Everything You Need to Know About Torn Ligaments
Ligaments are the strong, durable, flexible bands of fibrous tissue that connect two bones together at a joint, providing the joint with support and enabling a certain amount of movement. Joints are located throughout the body, including in the knee, hip, foot, ankle, hand, elbow, shoulder, wrist, and spine. Every twist, turn, stretch, or lift…
Torn ACL Treatment: How You Can Recover Quickly
Participating in a sport or activity that involves sudden twisting movements, or quick stops and changes in direction can render you susceptible to overstretching and tearing your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL is one of the key ligaments in your knee that gives it stability and controls its back-and-forth movements. If you’re experiencing symptoms…
Problems of Stiffness After Knee Replacement
Total knee replacement surgery involves your orthopedic surgeon removing all components of your knee – everything from the topmost part of the lower leg bone (tibia) to the bottom portion of the upper leg bone (femur) – and replacing the components with an internal prosthetic knee. Although this new knee should theoretically not have the…