Boyd W. Haynes III, MD While not as popular as football, soccer or basketball, the sport of tennis has a huge following in the United States and around the world. Tennis is synonymous with warm, sunny weather, ritzy country clubs and pro players who are also jet-setting celebrities. Many of us love to watch Wimbledon… Read more »
Category: Knee Care
The Top Five Musculoskeletal Problems Treated at OSC
by Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD I have been an Orthopaedic Specialist at OSC since 1999. During that time, I have seen thousands of patients who have presented with various complaints of pain and dysfunction. Recently, I was asked to name the top problems for which we treat patients at OSC and the causes for… Read more »
Genicular Nerve Neurotomy for Knee Pain
by Raj N. Sureja, MD As an Interventional Pain Management Specialist, I treat individuals whose pain is not relieved by first line treatment or even surgical procedures. Knee pain can be cause by a wide number of medical conditions, some of which include osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, and chronic knee pain. Besides these conditions, knee… Read more »
Prepatellar Bursitis (Housemaid’s Knee) by John D. Burrow, DC
You may have heard the term Housemaid’s Knee before, but you may not understand that this term applies to the medical condition that can affect anyone whose occupation requires them to spend time on their knees. It is also identified by such distinctive monikers as Nun’s Knee, Carpet-layer’s Knee or Coal Miner’s Knee. Though it… Read more »
How Not to Have Healthy Knees
Dr. Bob Snyder, an Orthopaedic Specialist who regularly treats patients with knee problems, tells us what to do if we DON’T want to have Healthy, Pain-Free Knees: 1. Gain all of the weight you want! 2. Don’t exercise, but if you do, make it a very high-impact form of activity. 3. Don’t ever stretch. 4…. Read more »
How to NOT Ruin Your Knees
by Boyd W. Haynes, III, MD - Orthopaedic & Spine Center Knee Specialist At the Orthopaedic & Spine Center, knee pain is the most common ailment that we see. Knees are a complicated joint – they bear our weight and have many delicate parts to them. They are required to work very hard for us,… Read more »
Meniscal Tears, Knee Cartilage Deterioration and Knee Care
Meniscal Tears Boyd W. Haynes III, MD We all know that the thigh bone’s connected to the shin bone and the shin bone is connected to the ankle bone…But, before we call the whole thing off, let’s discuss the lesser sung hero: the cartilage. Cartilage is our friend. We want it to hang around… Read more »
Updates on Viscosupplementation to Treat Symptomatic Knee OsteoArthritis
by Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD Recently, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) updated their Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. In general, the CPG’s are recommendations from the AAOS on the treatment of certain diseases which are based on the published clinical research. The published literature is evaluated… Read more »
Ilio-Tibial Band Pain and Inflammation of the Hip, Upper Leg and Knee
Ever heard of the Ilio-tibial Band? No, it is not the hottest group of rockers out of the UK, introducing their latest video on MTV and appearing soon with Lady Gaga. The IT Band is a large, fibrous sheath of connective tissue which attaches at the hip and runs the length of the femur to… Read more »
Treatment of Knee Pain by Dr Robert Snyder MD
Orthopaedic & Spine Center’s Dr Robert Snyder Shares His Insights into Treating Knee Pain In my last post, I provided some background about Knee Arthroscopy and the injury and illness that may cause someone to need this type of surgery. In this post, I am going to outline the examination and non-surgical treatment process for… Read more »