Managing Knee Pain When Driving and Traveling
10 Tips for Managing Knee Pain When You Travel Knee pain while traveling is common, but if you’re prepared you don’t have to be sidelined. What Causes Knee Pain While Traveling? Sitting in tight, no-room-to-stretch airline seats, bouncing trains or buses, and sitting in one position in a car for too long can exacerbate pre-existing […]
Youth Sports Injuries
Today’s Youth Sports Injuries and How to Keep Up By Dr. Joshua B. Frank, OrthoConnecticut Over the years we have learned a tremendous amount about sports, physiology, bio-mechanics, and technique. This advancement in knowledge has allowed athletes to become faster, stronger, quicker, and more efficient. Sports medicine has advanced concurrently, and there has been a […]
Skiing Injury Prevention
Preparing for injuries can help prevent or minimize common snow skiing-related injuries and help you to avoid hospital, doctor’s offices and emergency room visits and costs.
De Quervain’s Tendonitis: What It Is & How It’s Treated
By Michael G. Soojian, M.D., Hand & Upper Extremity Surgeon What is De Quervain’s Tendonitis? If you are experiencing a shooting pain from your wrist into your thumb, you may be suffering from a common form of tendonitis called de Quervain’s tendonitis. This condition gets its name from Dr Fritz de Quervain who first described […]
Osteoarthritis (OA)
By Lisa M. Cyr, OTD, OTR/L, CHT – Occupational Therapist / Hand Therapist, OrthoConnecticut OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) is one of the most common joint disorders and is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. It affects as many as 12% of the American population over 25. One in 4 women and at […]
Foot & Ankle Fractures
Keeping You Moving: Foot & Ankle Fractures Story by Randolph Sealey, M.D., Foot & Ankle Surgeon, OrthoConnecticut One of the injuries that I see increase in frequency during the winter months are foot and ankle fractures. The slippery conditions can trigger a fall, which is the usual cause of these injuries. Not only do falls […]
Preventing Shoulder Injuries
Many of the patients I see with shoulder pain have injured themselves as the result of strenuous, weight-bearing exercise. As high impact, strength-related exercise programs have increased in popularity, many people are putting too much weight on their shoulder joints. While the benefits of exercise are indisputable, it is important to understand how the shoulder […]
Tennis Elbow
By Paul D. Protomastro, M.D. Hand & Upper Extremity Surgeon, OrthoConnecticut TENNIS AND GOLFER’S elbow are common orthopaedic conditions that lead to pain, weakness and disfunction of the elbow. Both conditions actually represent tears of the forearm tendons off of the humerus bone at the elbow. A tear on the outside (lateral) part of the […]
The Hip Replacement Benefits of New Approaches
Today’s Hip Replacements Have Shorter Recovery Times and Longer-Lasting Results If you suffer from persistent hip pain due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, an injury, or joint deterioration, a hip replacement could both relieve pain and improve mobility. During the procedure, your damaged hip joint is replaced with implants that recreate the ball and socket of […]
Preventing Winter Sport Injuries
How Do You Prevent Winter Sports Injuries? The Pros at OrthoConnecticut Give Tips Winter is the time some sports enthusiasts look forward to enjoying skiing, ice skating, snowboarding and more. However, winter is also when orthopedists see many injuries related to those very sports.