Filtered By Orthopedics Tag
By CentraState Health|2023-05-08T15:38:19-04:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Orthopedics|
You don’t need to be a professional athlete to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Luckily, you also don’t need to be a professional athlete to access a state-of-the-art surgical approach to repair the injury. The ACL is a ligament in your knee that attaches the tibia (shinbone) to [...]
By CentraState Health|2022-11-08T12:31:39-05:00July 9th, 2022|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Orthopedics, Spine Health, Surgery|
When conservative treatments don’t send neck pain packing, surgery may be the best option for relief. Below is some insight on common surgical procedures from orthopedic surgeon Justin Elkrief, DO, who recently joined CentraState’s medical and dental staff and specializes in diagnosing and treating various spinal conditions. [...]
By CentraState Health|2022-05-03T12:19:07-04:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Arthritis, Orthopedics|
Hip arthroscopy, a minimally invasive procedure for patients with hip pain, is now available at CentraState. This highly specialized surgery has the power to slow or prevent the progression of arthritis in the hip and potentially postpone the need for a hip replacement. “Hip arthroscopy can improve quality of [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-09-29T11:00:46-04:00October 13th, 2021|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Orthopedics, Surgery|
Carolanne Weinberger suffered from hip pain for years but wouldn’t let it slow her down. In fact, she ran 21 races in 2019. She soon learned, however, that you can’t outrun hip pain. Carolanne, 54, works out every day. The Toms River resident started experiencing hip pain three years [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-07-13T11:19:42-04:00July 12th, 2021|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Knee Replacement Surgery, Orthopedics|
You may be able to push through occasional knee pain with rest and pain relievers, but once you’ve crossed the point where the pain becomes persistent, you have decreased mobility or range of motion, or you have a grating sensation in your joints, you could be a candidate for [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-07-23T13:17:51-04:00April 13th, 2021|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Orthopedics|
Among the essential functions of Vitamin D is calcium absorption for strong bones, teeth and muscles. Unfortunately, about 40 percent of Americans are vitamin D deficient, leading to osteoporosis and other bone health issues as you age. That's why it's vital to get your daily recommendation of 600 International [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-07-20T14:33:46-04:00April 11th, 2021|Categories: Health A-Z, Neuroscience|Tags: Neuroscience, Orthopedics, Spine Health, Surgery|
A string of falls and a car accident left Whiting resident Nanette Neves in constant agony. Plagued with numbness and pain in her leg and lower back, she endured eight years of treatments to manage the pain. When she had trouble getting out of bed, she knew it was [...]
By CentraState Health|2021-04-13T12:49:44-04:00August 31st, 2020|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Orthopedics, Spine Health|
By Grigory Goldberg, MD Video conferencing platforms and other remote working options may have been the heroes for businesses over these last several months of working from home, but they certainly haven’t been saving you from back and neck pain. Zooming in to Back and Neck Pain An increasing [...]
By CentraState Health|2020-06-23T16:20:31-04:00April 6th, 2020|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Chronic Pain, Orthopedics|
When Russell Heulitt learned he needed rotator cuff surgery, he circled an important date on the calendar: a golf trip with friends that was three months away. Russell, 35, a sports enthusiast from Jackson, had been experiencing pain in his left shoulder for years before he felt a sharp [...]
By CentraState Health|2020-04-07T10:29:40-04:00July 12th, 2019|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Orthopedics, Patient Stories, Surgery|
Julia Schleuss was a trailblazer when she joined the boys’ wrestling team at Wall Township High School. However, when she broke her collarbone during a match this winter, she was concerned that she might never wrestle again. Julia, 16, decided in eighth grade that she wanted to join the [...]
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