Chronic leg or back pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness are symptoms of a herniated disc. A herniated disc is painful and can affect your health and quality of life. In this article, we will explore a procedure that can help relieve chronic pain. What is Micro...
End of the range of motion proximal humerus fracture is a type of bony injury that occurs when the elbow joint is forced to move beyond its normal range of movement. This injury can have more than six weeks and include other associated problems such as swelling and...
If you are experiencing shoulder pain, you may be wondering if you need rotator cuff surgery. This is a common question, and the answer depends on the severity of your injury. In some cases, you can repair a rotator cuff tear through arthroscopic surgery. This...
Arthroscopic Bankart Repair, also called arthroscopic capsular shift, is a minimally invasive surgery that repairs anterior shoulder instability. The procedure has been existence for over 20 years and has shown to be successful in treating patients with chronic or...
Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) is an innovative spine surgery that reaches the spine from the side (lateral). Back pain can be debilitating and life changing. The doctors of Plano Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area for...
ALIF, otherwise known as Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, is a procedure that utilizes the front (abdominal region) to fuse the bones in the lumbar spine. This can help to alleviate back pain. Have you experienced back or spine pain? Sometimes this pain is caused...
Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS), also known as "impingement syndrome," is a medical diagnosis for when the tendons of the rotator cuff in the shoulder become stuck and put pressure on sensory nerves near it. It creates an altered sensation of pain and can cause...
This article is about shoulder instability; it is a condition in which the ball and socket joint of the shoulder becomes loose and moved around its normal location. Shoulder instability conditions may be caused by a chronic tear of the rotator cuff muscle,...
A partial knee replacement is a surgical procedure that replaces only the arthritic or damaged surfaces of the knee joint. It is called "partial" because it preserves as much of your natural knee as possible, and does not replace all surfaces like a total replacement...
You may have heard of ACL reconstruction surgery but are unsure about what it means. Or maybe you've been thinking about this type of injury recovery and are wondering if it is right for you. Either way, this article will cover what an ACL reconstruction is, why...