The most common bone and joint injuries are ankle injuries. How you should be careful about your ankle injury is depending upon the degree of pain, inability to walk and if the bone is broken or not. Most of the time, the doctor also has the same concern, is there
The scapula (shoulder blade), clavicle (collarbone) and humerus (upper arm bone) are three bones involved in shoulder fractures. All three types of shoulder fractures can cause shoulder pain, swelling and tenderness. Also, it limits the shoulder’s range of motion. Let’s see these three major types of shoulder fractures and how
Breaking one or more bones of the wrist can cause a wrist fracture. A broken wrist occurs when people try to catch themselves during a fall and land hard on an outstretched hand. If you participate in sports like cricket or kabaddi, you may be at higher risk of a
Many athletes face orthopaedic injuries often in their life which involve invasive procedures, complicated surgeries and lengthy hospital stays. This procedure usually needs a long period of time for recovery. Today with the help of technology and advanced medical science it is possible to undergo a variety of orthopaedic procedures
As we discussed early in the last blog, platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) therapy is the new treatment for which orthopaedic patients can have access to a speedy recovery. Athletes are the very first patients who received PRP therapy for their sports injuries. This therapy is used for their speedy healing process and
Medical science is getting better day by day. Scientists and doctors have discovered that the body has the ability to heal itself. PRP is known as Platelet-Rich Plasma. This therapy can harness the abilities and amplify the natural growth factors the human body uses to heal tissue which is a
In the previous blogs, we’ve got information about arthroscopy, how it is diagnosed and why it is necessary. Now let’s discuss life after arthroscopy. Including the knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, hip and waist, these are six joints that are most frequently examined with the arthroscope. But we can use this
Knee injuries mostly diagnosed and treated by knee arthroscopy. It is a minor surgical procedure done by using an instrument called an arthroscope. Joints such as the shoulder, elbow, ankle, hip and wrist can be viewed using this instrument but the knee is the joint most often viewed and operated
A surgical procedure used to visualize, diagnose, and treat various problems inside the shoulder joint and in the space surrounding is known as Shoulder Arthroscopy. This procedure is done through small incisions that allow the insertion of specialized instruments. An arthroscope is a pencil-sized tool, contains magnifying lenses and a
We got the basic information about arthroscopy in the previous blog. Earlier arthroscopy is widely used for athletes as they face several injuries. But today, arthroscopy is used to treat non-athletes as well. Almost 80% of orthopaedic surgeons practice arthroscopy on their patients. They find arthroscopy valuable because it is
