by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Aug 30, 2016 | Anti-aging, Wellness
What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that causes weak, thinning bones. This leaves the bones at greater risk of breaking. The bones most often affected are the hips, spine, and wrists. What causes osteoporosis? The exact cause for osteoporosis is unknown....
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Aug 24, 2016 | Anti-aging, arthritis, Hip, Knee, pain, Shoulder, surgery, Wellness
Millions of us struggle with pain and loss of motion because of joint damage caused by arthritis. If other treatments don’t offer relief, you may wonder about turning in your worn-out joints for new ones. Surgery may not be your first choice. But if you are a...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Aug 23, 2016 | Wellness
If you’ve sprained your ankle, you know what severe pain is. But maybe that “sprain” was a “strain” or possibly even a “break.” The amount of pain in each case can be virtually equal. So, oftentimes the only way to find out...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Aug 23, 2016 | Anti-aging, Spine, Wellness
Your back is important to almost every move you make, but you probably won’t realize that until you hurt it. Then you may wish you could return to the days when you took your back for granted and didn’t have any pain. Even though you can’t turn back...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Aug 18, 2016 | arthritis, Hand, Wellness
Anatomy of the hand The hand is composed of many different bones, muscles, and ligaments that allow for a large amount of movement and dexterity. There are 3 major types of bones in the hand itself, including: Click Image to Enlarge Phalanges. The 14 bones that are...
