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What do hiking, high heels and hitting the court all have in common? Ankle danger.

Spring is here; a time when Coloradans are hitting the trails and the courts and trading in winter boots for spring heels. But when winter flurries turn into a flurry of activity, we open ourselves to the possibility of injury. One of the most common injuries each spring is ankle injury. Lateral movements, walking on uneven surfaces, or slips and falls can cause instability that leads to ankle ligament sprains.  The severity of the sprain

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Shovel Again? Protect Your Spine and Joints

Dr. Jacobson demonstrates how to shovel correctly. Keep your arms close to your body and use your core for strength and stability. Make small scoops, especially with heavy, wet snow. Avoid throwing snow great distances. Instead, push the snow. Pace yourself. Shoveling is cardio and strength training rolled into one. Purchase a good shovel, one that allows for a hand grip closer to the shovel head for better lifting.

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Meniscal Tear

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Signs & Symptoms | Causes | Diagnosis | Prevention | Treatment | Conservative | Surgery | Rehabilitation [/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] A meniscal tear is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci. When doctors and patients refer to “torn cartilage” in the knee, they actually may be referring to an injury to a meniscus at the top of one of the tibiae. Menisci can be torn during innocuous

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Signs & Symptoms | Causes | Diagnosis | Prevention | Treatment | Conservative | Surgery | Rehabilitation [/av_textblock] [av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important internal stabilizer of the knee joint, restraining hyperextension. Anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the ligament is over-stretched, often with a hyperextension mechanism. Formerly, ACL injuries occurred most often in a sports contact

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Muay Tai Tournament

Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists are sponsoring the 6th Annual Muay Tai Tournament on Sunday, April 17th at the National Western Complex in Denver.

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Is your young athlete SMART?

5 ways to stay healthy during spring soccer Soccer season is here! All across the front range, youth soccer teams are back at it. Practices are in full swing and games have begun! No matter what level of play your young athlete enjoys, sports injuries are unfortunately part of the game, and knee and leg injuries are the most common. Causes range from overuse of muscles and tendons, or from trauma – a kick to

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Be Active 2015 – Video

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] For just over a year now, the team at Advanced Orthopedic has been “walking the walk” through our Be Active Campaign! Our own Dr. Hurley and this idea on a walk on New Year’s Day 2015, and since then, members of the Advanced Ortho family have been showing their AO pride walking, running, skiing, climbing, biking and much more! Our efforts have taken us to Hawaii, Jerusalem, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica,

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Do you miss your meniscus? Q&A with Dr.Wayne Gersoff

At Advanced Orthopedics, we know that active lifestyles are a way of life in Colorado, and knee pain shouldn’t get in the way of your day-to-day activities or your fitness. There are multiple causes of knee pain and today we’ll answer 3 questions about one commonly damaged area: meniscus cartilage. What are the menisci? They are two c-shaped cartilage sections that sit on top of the tibia – the lateral and the medial meniscus. The

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Weather Closure

Due to the weather, OCC Advanced Orthopedic with be closed today.

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