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I would never think of going anywhere else for treatment for my spine. No one wants to have to see a spine surgeon, but if you need one, there is no one you can trust more than Dr. Bernard…
I was, as always, received with kindness, friendliness, courtesy and helpfulness by everyone I encountered, particularly Dr. Ruark and Nurse Woodall.
My knee surgery by Dr. Jacobson went great and I was treated greatly by the entire staff and well taken care of Thanks again!
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Managing the Polytrauma Patient
Every day, individuals are brought to emergency rooms or trauma centers with multiple injuries as a result of traumatic events such as car or motorcycle crashes or other high-energy impacts to the body, including falls from heights, crush injuries, or gunshots. A person involved in a traumatic event who has sustained multiple injuries is a[…]
Lateral Epicondylitis: Taming Tennis Elbow
Lateral epicondylitis is a common painful condition of the elbow caused by overuse of the muscles of the forearm. Popularly known as tennis elbow because of its association with the sport, it is both a repetitive strain injury and a tendinopathy (diseased or abnormal condition of the tendon). Various studies have identified the repetitive wrist[…]
Hydrate Well to Play Well
Did you know that your body is mostly water? In fact, 60% of your body consists of water. Two-thirds of this water is intracellular (contained within your cells) and 1/3 extracellular (existing outside your cells). Extracellular fluids include your blood plasma, lymph (the fluid from the spaces between body tissues that collects in your lymphatic[…]
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy: A Promising Option
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has been around in some form since the mid-1990s. Lately, it has received considerable attention in the news and in medical journals for its potential for treating chronic tendonitis (inflammation of the tissue connecting muscle to bone) and acute sports injuries. PRP therapy is a nonsurgical treatment for bones, cartilage,[…]
May the Course Be With You
As your feet pound the pavement, you become keenly aware of the hard reality of training for a 5K, or 3.1-mile, road race. While training for a 5K is challenging, it can also be fun and beneficial. Before you begin a training program, however, you will need to plan accordingly. First, particularly if you are[…]
Impetigo: A Concern for Athletes
If you are an athlete, you have a greater risk than most people of contracting impetigo, a highly contagious skin infection that affects about 2% of the global population annually. The term impetigo comes from the Latin verb impetere, meaning to attack, and refers to the breakouts or skin eruptions that characterize the disease.[…]
Getting the Facts on Fragility Fractures
If you are over the age of 50, especially if you are also female, you may be at risk for a fragility fracture. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons defines fragility fractures as fractures that result from a fall from a standing height or that occur in the absence of obvious trauma (Fig. 1). These[…]
What’s New in Knee Replacement Surgery?
As an orthopaedic surgeon who performs joint arthroplasty (replacement surgery), I am often asked about what’s new in regards to the surgery. Total knee replacement has been performed for many decades, and in short, over the years, many things have changed for the better. Robotic technology The first big change is the use[…]
ACL Tears in Teens
With more and more young athletes participating in sports each year, injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee have become quite common. Youngsters, particularly during the period of rapid growth—generally around age 12 for girls and 14 for boys—are at increased risk for ACL tears. For various reasons, adolescent girls may be[…]
Don’t “Just Do It” – Do It Right
In 1988, an upstart advertising firm in Portland, Oregon was approached by Buck Knight to help with his company’s print and television campaign. Interestingly, while developing the campaign, Dan Weiden found inspiration in the last words spoken by Gary Gilmore—a convicted murder who was executed by firing squad in 1977. Just before his life[…]
