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Understanding Hip Replacement Implants and Their Longevity: A Reliable Solution for a Better Quality of Life
Introduction Hip replacement surgery, when the femoral head is replaced and acetabulum is resurfaced to create a new hip joint, has become one of the most successful and transformative procedures in modern medicine. It is performed for common diseases...
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Ozempic for Joint Pain: Benefits, Risks, and Orthopedic Considerations
Introduction: The Ozempic Craze - What’s All the Buzz About? Ozempic is the latest sensation in weight loss, originally used to treat type 2 diabetes. Now, it's making headlines as a powerful aid for shedding those extra pounds. But what exactly is...
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Rotator Cuff Tears - Diagnosis, Treatments, and Procedures
Rotator cuff tears are common injury seen among athletes and people with active lifestyles caused by overuse or acute injuries. Below Dr. Fotios Tjoumakaris, sports medicine specialist at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, answers our common questions...
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Hip Pain: Common Causes and Treatment Options
The hip joint is one of the most important joints in the human body. It allows us to sit, stand, walk, and run - to move our bodies in general. It allows for a large range of motion, which unfortunately, can also lead to many injuries. Discover all you...
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Expert Advice on How to Prepare for Total Hip Replacement Surgery
A patient preparing for a major joint replacement surgery, such as a hip replacement, is often met with a wide variety of thoughts and emotions. While the prospect of a life without constant pain is exciting and is obviously enough reason to go through...
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Help For Hip Arthritis in Media
Have you or someone you love struggled with the ongoing pain and stiffness of arthritis in your hip. This common condition, if untreated, over time can continue to advance as cartilage wears away. In fact, osteoarthritis, a common form of hip...
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Pain Management for Hip Arthritis in South Jersey
Arthritis is a condition associated with chronic, sometimes severe pain. Managing chronic pain requires an active, consistent approach to help you cope with pain before it leads to fatigue or potentially depression. If you or someone you love suffers...
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Why Do I Need Revision Hip Surgery?
Learn more about why revision hip surgery is a viable option for those with hip pain. Individuals who have weathered hip pain and sought the appropriate treatments know that one-size does not fit all. Much of the time, a variety of treatments are...
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Joint Series - Blog 3: Do I Need a Joint Replacement?
Joint replacement surgeries are generally considered to be safe, effective treatment options for more severe cases of arthritis in the major joints. Find out if it’s right for you... If chronic, nagging joint pain has you trying every possible...
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Peak Safety: Snowboarding Injuries and Their Prevention
If you plan to hit the slopes this winter, there are some important facts you should know. It’s that time of year again! Avid snowboarders are gearing up to hit the slopes, hobbyists are planning their day trips, and beginners are gazing wide-eyed at...
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The Best Exercises Post Joint Replacement
After your joint replacement surgery, your doctor will encourage you to begin movement relatively quickly after your hip replacement procedure or knee replacement surgery. Exercise will increase blood flow and circulation throughout your knee joint or...
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How Technology Use Affects the Spine
Back pain is the single leading cause of disability around the world. Nearly 65 million Americans have reported an episode of back-related pain in the 2018, and the number figures to grow in coming years. The back is a complex structure to understand,...
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Spine Exercises for Pain and Prevention
Exercise for the neck and lower back can be challenging, especially when you are in pain. Performing the incorrect exercise or using poor technique can make pain worse and slow recovery. For minor aches and pains in the neck and lower back, it is safe...