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• Optimizing Rotator Cuff Repair with Biceps Tendon Transfer

  The shoulder is one of the most intricate joints in the human body, allowing a wide range of motion crucial for daily activities and sports. However, this complexity also makes the shoulder prone to injuries, especially in the rotator cuff—a key group...

• 3 Tips You Never Knew Could Help With Total Shoulder Replacement Recovery

  If you’ve experienced severe arthritis in your shoulder or have suffered from an injury that damaged the cartilage in your joint, you may have been told that you’re a candidate for shoulder replacement, or shoulder arthroplasty. If so, you probably...

• Common Ways Athletes Injure their ACL - Prevention and Treatment

  An ACL injury is a very serious injury that requires immediate attention. This injury typically occurs in athletes who change direction quickly, so those involved in sports such as soccer, basketball, and football often suffer from ACL injuries. It’s...

• What Does it Mean When I Hear a Pop in My Knee?

  Hearing popping in your knee can be a concerning sound, but it's not always as serious as it may seem. Understanding the anatomy of your knee and why it pops can help you determine whether or not you need medical attention. Knowing when to seek medical...

• Shoulder Replacement Surgery

  Shoulder arthritis may occur in a number of different forms, including primary osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear arthritis), rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory arthritis), post-traumatic arthritis (arthritis that occurs after a prior injury, such as a...

• Rothman Wellness Programs Prepare you for Beach Season

  Summer is here, which means it's time to find those bathing suits that were stashed away all winter and get the body ready for the beach. "It's easy to put on weight during the winter months and then be surprised when you can't fit into your bathing...

• Re-thinking Triathlon Death

  During last triathlon season, there were a string of deaths in the water. Fourteen deaths in races were largely from swimming (one death occurred on the bike) These unfortunate events led a Washington Post writer to postulate that the deaths during the...

• Follow-Up: Your concussion questions answered

  In the wake of injuries sustained by prominent Philadelphia athletes and an increased emphasis on awareness about head injuries, Sports Doc has devoted a good deal of coverage to concussion treatment and prevention this fall. In a follow-up to his post...

• Helmets, mouthguards: Is there 'concussion-proof' equipment for fall sports?

  As the fall sport seasons begin to get underway, my colleagues and I often asked if head protection can prevent a concussion while engaged in play. Since most head protection-related questions around fall sports are directed at football and soccer,...

• Dealing With Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury in South Jersey

  Some knee injuries simply require rest and non-surgical treatment, but others do require surgical repair in order to heal. In the case of a lateral collateral ligament injury in South Jersey, it is extremely important to seek medical help right away...

• Life After Hip Osteoarthritis: Recovering From Hip Replacement Surgery

  What impacts mostly middle-aged people and elderly patients? What causes pain and stiffness and is often described as producing discomfort in the groin or upper thigh area? What is one of the most commonly cited causes of hip pain, that can be...

• Finding Out Where to Go For an ACL Tear in South Jersey

  In this age of modern medicine, it’s hard to imagine that a simple knee injury could end the career of an athlete, but that was exactly the reality for football, soccer and basketball players of years past. Now, thanks to the decades of research and...

• Find Out Where to Go For an ACL Tear in South Jersey

  In this age of modern medicine, it’s hard to imagine that a simple knee injury could end the career of an athlete, but that was exactly the reality for football, soccer and basketball players of years past. Now, thanks to the decades of research and...

• Soccer and Concussions

  If you have children who play soccer, you’re probably familiar with the term “soccer mom,” which refers to the committed parent, who spends hours of their week driving kids back and forth to practices, hundreds of dollars purchasing uniforms and paying...

• Rothman's Top 5 Tips on Total Ankle Replacement Recovery

  If you’ve been struggling with chronic ankle pain due to injury or arthritis, your physician may have recommended total ankle replacement as a solution. This procedure replaces the damaged elements of the ankle joint with prosthetics in order to...

• 8 Important Facts About Soccer Concussions that You Probably Didn't Know

  If you have children who play soccer, you’re probably familiar with the term “soccer mom,” which refers to the committed parent, who spends hours of their week driving kids back and forth to practices, hundreds of dollars purchasing uniforms and paying...

• Arm or Leg Pain Without Weakness: Causes and Solutions

  The human body is a complex and fascinating machine. Bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, organs and dozens of other intricate parts all play a role in keeping us healthy and functioning correctly. When something isn’t right in our bodies, we can...

• The Best Toenail Fungus Physicians Warn Against the Dangers of “Bathroom Surgery”

  Toenail fungus is an infection that can be contracted in a variety of ways. While some people have a mild case and barely notice the fungal growth at all, others suffer from intense pain and other symptoms as their infection grows and spreads. Patients...

• Joint Series - Blog 1: Why do I Have Joint Pain?

  Understanding the anatomy and function of the body’s joints can help patients begin to realize why they experience joint pain and what can be done to relieve it. We tend to have a love-hate relationship with our joints. We love what they allow us to do...

• Joint Series - Blog 2: What are my Treatment Options for Arthritis?

  It’s the most common cause of joint pain. It impacts one in every five American adults. And if you have it, you need answers about treatment options for arthritis. If you read Blog #1 from this series on joint pain, you’ve probably landed here because...