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As the world rapidly changes and adjusts to the Covid-19 outbreak, medical care has been required to rapidly adapt.  While most people are now confined to home, they also find themselves doing more projects around the house, participating in home workouts, and doing things that would normally be put off...

A hard fall onto the shoulder can cause the humeral head (ball) to dislocate from the glenoid (socket), which can lead to a multitude of other associated injuries. The labrum is the soft tissue surrounding the glenoid that provides stability, but the shoulder also relies on the capsular ligaments and...

One common theme that I have noticed when discussing options for joint pain is that though most every patient is familiar with the possibility of a hip or knee replacement, most are surprised when I offer a shoulder replacement as an option for their pain. Yearly in the US, approximately...

As a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon I am commonly asked about exercise and its impact on joint health. One common misconception is that exercise will “wear-out” a joint, when in fact, low-impact exercise is typically the BEST conservative treatment for most arthritic joints. The health benefits of an active lifestyle...

When professional athletes began taking trips overseas for experimental treatments, patients began to inquire more frequently about these non-surgical therapies. I now have conversations daily with patients eager for an injection that can alleviate pain, improve function, and delay surgery. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and Stem Cell injections have come to...

As an orthopedic surgeon I spend half of my practice in the operating room and the other half evaluating patients in the clinic. Most surgeons will happily admit they most enjoy the surgical side of their practice as the variety of cases, intraoperative decision-making, and ability to directly improve patients’...