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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Five Questions Soccer Players Should Ask Their Physician For Patellar Tendinitis
Ask these questions at your appointment to make sure you’re getting all the facts. The smell of the grass on the field, the feel of the wind rushing past you as you run, the joy of a game well played, the comradery of the team: all these things make...
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Everything You Need to Know about Rotator Cuff Tear Treatment in NYC
Where to Go for Rotator Cuff Tear Treatment NYC Patients Trust The Shoulder & Elbow and Sports Medicine Specialists at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, of course! Every year, approximately two million people in the United States visit their doctor with a...
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Effective Treatments for Cervical Herniated Discs
These Methods Can Provide Real Relief from Herniated Disc Symptoms A cervical herniated disc is one of the most common causes of neck pain, especially in people aged 30-50. Many times, a cervical herniated disc occurs over time as a result of wear and...
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Preserving Motion of the Cervical Spine with Surgery
If you’re suffering from neck and arm pain, arm numbness, and/or weakness due to a cervical spine condition, you may be considering surgery. Advances in spine surgery now afford options that preserve motion in the neck, helping to maintain quality of...
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Looking for a Knee Doctor Ridgewood Patients Consistently Recommend?
Find Not Just One, but an Entire Team of Knee Doctors You Can Trust! Local New Jersey patients suffering from pain and immobility due to a degenerative or a trauma-related injury to the knee often ask the following questions: What treatments are...
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Rotator Cuff Tear - Repair and Recovery
Rotator cuff injuries are extremely common and affect up to four million people yearly. These types of injuries increase with age and commonly occur in those who play repetitive motion sports or have a job involving motions that remain the same all...
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My Bunion Hurts
A bunion is a very common condition in the foot and ankle that affects approximately 23% of the population. It is most notably characterized by a painful, red, bump along the inside of the great toe. The bunion actually got its name from the Greek word...
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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...
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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...
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So You Have an ACL Football Injury
If you or a loved one has sustained an ACL injury playing football, then this article is for you Whether you’re a professional, collegiate, varsity, or intramural football player, you’re quickly learning that an anterior cruciate ligament injury is a...
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Can You Really Get Spondylolysis from Playing Volleyball?
Learn the truth about spondylolysis and other sports career-limiting back injuries. Repetitive forces and extension movements are a regular part of training and competition, meaning that some degree of back pain is to be expected for volleyball and...
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Outpatient Total Joint Replacement in the Surgical Center Setting
Outpatient Hip and Knee Replacement: A New Era in Orthopaedic Care Just a decade ago, the idea of going home the same day after a hip or knee replacement would have seemed far-fetched, even risky. Today, outpatient total joint replacement is not only...
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Differentiating Between Fractures, Strains, and Sprains in the Winter
Find out how to prevent and treat sprains in the winter. Winter sports, and other hazardous elements of the season, especially weather, increase our chances of sustaining an injury, and proper treatment is essential to expedite healing. When it comes...
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Don’t Ignore Injuries from Falling or Colliding During Winter Activities
Don’t let injuries from falling or colliding during winter activities keep you down. The winter months abound with opportunities for injuries -- whether from high intensity sports, like skiing or snowboarding, or simply navigating icy sidewalks....
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Football-Related Ankle Pains, Sprains and Strains
With football season quickly approaching, it's time to get excited for nail-biting games, cool weather, and cheering on your favorite team. Unfortunately, whether playing with your friends or on a team, you or your teammates will likely experience some...
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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...