You gaze longingly out the window. The basketball net sways in the wind, seeming to beg for the attention it hasn’t received in quite some time. You make your way out to the garage, dust off the deflated basketball and sigh with nostalgic frustration. What you wouldn’t give to play like you used to. Next [...]

Q: What is Osteoarthritis? A: Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD), is the most common form of over 100 types of arthritis. It affects over 25 million people in the United States, which equates to twice as many people who watched American Idol last week, just to give you an idea. With osteoarthritis, [...]

When some people hear “orthopedic” they mistakenly think foot, or perhaps something to do solely with kids.  The truth is that an orthopedic specialist actually deals with the musculoskeletal system of our bodies.  That means they deal with the parts of our bodies where muscles and bones work together, for example, in making movement.  In [...]