by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Nov 14, 2017 | Anti-aging, arthritis, Wellness
How well you cope with knee arthritis depends a lot on your mental outlook, a new study suggests. Despite often-debilitating pain, people who remain confident in their ability to move about end up more active than their less confident peers, researchers found. Studies...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Nov 2, 2017 | Anti-aging, pain, Wellness
Seniors with type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk for fractures. And researchers think they know why. “Fracture in older adults with type 2 diabetes is a highly important public health problem and will only increase with the aging of the population and...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Oct 30, 2017 | Hip, pain, Pelvis, surgery, Wellness
Icy winter weather may lead to fewer hip fractures than many believe. Most fall-related hip fractures among elderly people in a New England study occurred in warm months and indoors — with throw rugs a common culprit. “Given the results of this study, it...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Oct 25, 2017 | Knee, surgery
Athletes in high impact sports or sports that require a lot of running and jumping are prone to knee injuries. kneecap dislocations most often happen as a result of trauma, such as when a football player is tackled, or a soccer players falls hard on his knees. The...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Oct 9, 2017 | Anti-aging, Wellness
Bone health is literally something you build on throughout your life, not just as a child. And the efforts you put in now will keep bones strong and help prevent the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis later on, as you age. Most of the 10 million Americans living with...
