Hip sprains can cause intense pain that can impact your daily activities and overall quality of life. It can limit your movements, preventing you from doing simple day-to-day activities like walking, sitting, or running. For athletes, it means you are out of the game or out of competition. The pain and subsequent compromised mobility with a hip sprain. may occur in other areas of the body, such as the leg, sciatica, groin, or spine. A
Elbow dislocation happens when any of the three bones in the elbow joint are knocked or pushed out of place. Dislocating the elbow often results in excruciating pain and can make it hard or even impossible to move the elbow. The longer the elbow remains out of the joint, the more damage can occur. This is why you want to seek help from orthopedic experts who have had vast experience diagnosing and treating elbow dislocations,
If you have lumbar spinal stenosis, you may have trouble walking distances or find that you need to lean forward to relieve pressure on your lower back. Untreated, spinal stenosis worsens over time and can lead to a list of serious and permanent issues that go way beyond just pain. These problems range from numbness and weakness to permanent loss of feeling in your arms, hands, legs, and chest. It can lead to loss of
There is a good reason why prepatellar kneecap bursitis warrants an immediate medical evaluation and treatment by an experienced orthopedic doctor like those you’ll find at OCC – Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists in Denver, Parker, or Aurora, Colorado. Untreated, prepatellar kneecap bursitis can develop severe complications that can put your whole life on pause. It can affect your ability to bend or straighten your knee. It can cause chronic inflammation and pain, long-term
Many children squeal with delight when you swing them around or back and forth by the arms. But the fun can easily turn into Nursemaid’s elbow. Nursemaid’s elbow is a common injury among toddlers and preschoolers. It happens when a ligament slips out of place and gets caught between two bones in the elbow joint. Normally, it is easy for a doctor to fix, but if it is not treated, the child may be permanently
If knee pain is keeping you from being active, it’s a good idea to have an orthopedic specialist examine your knee to determine if you have a knee injury. There are several common knee injuries, and diagnosing yours is the first step toward treatment and recovery. We’ve compiled some basic information on the most common knee injuries, so you can go into your appointment with a little background. MCL sprain: Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) sprains
Most people don’t think about hand or thumb injuries when they think about skiing or snowboarding, but skier’s thumb is actually quite common: it impacts around 200,000 people each year! What is skier’s thumb? Skier’s thumb is an injury to the ligament at the base of the thumb joint, known as the ulnar collateral ligament. It can range from a mild sprain to a severe ligament tear. How does it happen? What Causes Skier’s Thumb?
Walking is something everyone takes for granted. However, pain on the outer side of the ankle, which can be chronic or ongoing ankle pain, can lead to instability, limitations, arthritis, and tendon problems. Chronic lateral ankle pain on the outside of the ankle may be so intense that not just walking but participating in sports becomes problematic. While chronic lateral ankle pain often develops after an injury, such as a sprained ankle, several other conditions
