Recognizing When Joint Replacement Surgery Might Be Your Best Option

Losing weight has little effect on your issues Sometimes carrying extra weight on our frame puts a lot more pressure on our joints. Your doctor might have recommended you …

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Can Spinal Stenosis Be Remedied With Minimally Invasive Surgery?

You may think of spinal stenosis as a problem only for older adults — and it is the top cause of back pain in those over the age of …

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Getting Back to Sports After ACL Surgery: What You Need to Know

Suffering an injury to your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) that requires surgery can put you out of the game for an extended period of time, leaving you to wonder …

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Will a Rotator Cuff Tear Heal on Its Own?

The rotator cuff describes the four muscles that cap the head of your upper arm bone and has the role of lifting and rotating your arm, while also stabilizing …

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Giving It Space: How Shoulder Impingement Surgery Frees Up Your Arm

Giving It Space: How Shoulder Impingement Surgery Frees Up Your Arm Shoulder pain is a common problem for many, though it’s usually short-lived and resolves itself with rest …

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7 Tips for Exercising With Arthritis

Arthritis is one of those especially frustrating conditions wherein relief is found through the very thing that causes you pain — moving your joints — but the outcome is …

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These Are the Most Common Sports Injuries (and How to Avoid Them)

These Are the Most Common Sports Injuries (and How to Avoid Them) Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a competitive athlete, being sidelined from your favorite sport can …

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Best Home Exercises to Help Recovery from Shoulder Surgery

When patients at Douglas J. Abeles MD & Associates have shoulder surgery, we stress the importance of following all the aftercare instructions, especially performing the at-home exercises. These exercises …

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Is It a Slipped Disc or Something Else?

Is It a Slipped Disc or Something Else? Are you hunched over when you get out of bed in order to avoid the debilitating pain that comes with …

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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome happens when there is swelling around the median nerve where it runs through a passage in your wrist called the carpal tunnel. The median nerve allows …

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Recognizing When Joint Replacement Surgery Might Be Your Best Option

Can Spinal Stenosis Be Remedied With Minimally Invasive Surgery?

Getting Back to Sports After ACL Surgery: What You Need to Know

Will a Rotator Cuff Tear Heal on Its Own?

Giving It Space: How Shoulder Impingement Surgery Frees Up Your Arm

7 Tips for Exercising With Arthritis

These Are the Most Common Sports Injuries (and How to Avoid Them)

Best Home Exercises to Help Recovery from Shoulder Surgery

Is It a Slipped Disc or Something Else?

Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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