Diabetes is a chronic health condition that causes the individual to have high blood glucose levels, which can affect almost every bodily system, including the feet. “Diabetic feet” is a term used to describe the feet of individuals with diabetes that are starting to have symptoms. The feet of individuals with diabetes need specialized care…
How to Choose the Right Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Procedure
Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure to diagnose and treat a wide range of knee conditions and injuries. Thousands of people in the United States undergo this procedure every year to alleviate knee pain, reduce inflammation, and increase knee mobility. However, with so many knee arthroscopic surgery options available, it can be challenging to…
10 Exercises to Relieve Wrist Pain
Your hands and wrist have vital importance in various tasks you usually perform daily, such as cooking a meal, typing on the keyboard, gripping a steering wheel, etc. Some of these repetitive motions can lead to the inflammation of tissues around the wrist joint, leading to pain in your wrist. Arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome…
How Does Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Work?
Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure in which your surgeon makes a small incision and inserts a tube-like device with a tiny camera attached to one end (called an arthroscope). Arthroscopes allow orthopedic surgeons to view the inside of the joint on the screen and eliminate the joint problem using tiny instruments.Additionally, orthopedic surgeons may also…
The Benefits of Knee Surgery-What You Need to Know
Knee problems, like pain, swelling, and reduced mobility, can interfere with your daily activities, and if not treated and managed on time, these lead to severe consequences. Minor knee problems respond well to nonsurgical treatments. But, surgery is recommended when all nonsurgical treatment options fail to treat and eliminate the symptoms of knee problems. Gradual…
Tips for Managing Knee Tendonitis
Knee tendonitis or jumper’s knee is when the tendon of the knee that connects your kneecap(patella) to the top of your shinbone(tibia), gets inflamed and becomes painful. Repetitive movements of your knee joint, as in some sports, like basketball and volleyball,that involve jumping, can irritate the knee tendon, leading to knee tendonitis. This means athletes…
Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Knee Replacement
Knee replacement surgery – a surgical process in which your damaged knee joint is removed and replaced with a man made knee joint – is a major surgery that requires careful consideration. Asking questions from your knee replacement surgeon before surgery is important as it allows you to understand the benefits, risks, and alternatives to…
What is a Knee Arthroscopy?
Gone are the days when you had to undergo a knife to have your orthopedic doctor pinpoint the underlying cause of your joint problem and/or treat it. Thanks to advances in orthopedic surgery, orthopedic surgeons can now makeone or two small incisions and use a device calledan arthroscopeto diagnosea wide range of joint problems and…
4 Tips for Hip Arthritis
The prevalence of arthritis in the US can be estimated from the fact that approximately over 30 million people in the United States have it. Arthritis has many forms, the most common of which is osteoarthritis which causes the cartilage of weight-bearing joints like knees and hips to deteriorate. Osteoarthritis of the hip is a…
Wrist Pain: Causes, Symptoms, and Relief
Even though the wrist is a small part of your body, itsmobility is key to getting many day-to-day tasks and things done, such as twisting a doorknob, gardening, typing, clapping, and high-fivingwith someone. Wrist pain or any discomfort in the wrist, whether from simple fatigue or an underlying issue, can interfere with your daily activities…