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TOA Welcomes Dr’s Blueitt, Bush, Conway, LeBus, Papaliodis & Watson
Texas Orthopaedic Associates would like to give a warm welcome to Dr’s Damond Blueitt, Curtis Bush, John Conway, George LeBus, Dean Papaliodis, & Keith Watson. They will be seeing patients at the following locations: Drs. Watson & Conway 5701 Bryant Irvin Rd. Suite 202 Fort Worth, Texas 76132 (817) 854-9969 Drs. Blueitt, Bush, LeBus &…
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What to Expect During Your Stem Cell Therapy Session
Stem cell therapy is a revolutionary treatment that can help heal damaged tissues – possibly without surgery and medication. Stem cells have the unique ability to regenerate themselves or regenerate into other fully formed body cells such as ligament, bone, tendon, and muscle cells. At Texas Orthopaedic Associates, our expert orthopaedic surgeons use mesenchymal stem…
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Causes and Symptoms of an ACL Injury
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear or strain is a common sports injury. However, you can tear your ACL without playing sports. There are 100,000-200,000 ACL ruptures in the US every year. Ligaments connect bone to bone. The knee has four primary ligaments, but the ACL is the one that is most commonly injured. Your…
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Introducing OrthoLoneStar: Six Practices, One Statewide Orthopedic Leader
Six Texas-based orthopedic group practices have announced the 2021 launch of OrthoLoneStar, a single combined group practice. OrthoLoneStar is physician owned and comprised of six divisions from across Texas. It includes Dallas-based W.B. Carrell Clinic and Texas Orthopaedic Associates, Houston-based Fondren Orthopedic Group and Advanced Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Austin-based Texas Orthopedics, Sports & Rehabilitation…
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Why Do I Need an MRI?
Magnetic resonance imaging, commonly called an MRI, is one of the most useful – and safest — tools that doctors use to diagnose and treat spine and back pain issues. Unlike the other common imaging tools, such as X-rays and CT scans, MRIs do not use any radiation to develop images. An MRI uses powerful…
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Dr. Donald Hohman Departure
To Dr. Hohman Patients: You are receiving this letter as you have seen Dr. Donald W. Hohman at our office. We were notified late last month that he would be departing Texas Orthopaedic Associates as of October 30, 2020. Dr. Hohman’s new office location is listed below: Texas Joint Institute 7777 Forest Lane Suite C-106…
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When to Exercise Again After a Sports Injury
Playing sports and exercising has numerous benefits – and a few risks. Sports injuries happen. In fact, 8.6 million sports and recreation injuries are reported every year. You can do many things to help reduce your risk of getting hurt, but you can’t prevent an injury entirely. After an injury, it’s important to rest and…
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How To Tell If You Have a Concussion
A concussion can be a serious injury. It’s a type of brain injury called a traumatic brain injury. If you play sports, especially contact sports, you’re at a higher risk of sustaining a concussion. According to the CDC, up to 3.8 million sports and recreation-related concussions are reported every year. Although the risk of experiencing…
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Recovering from Hand Surgery: What to Expect
We use our hands from the moment we wake for brushing our teeth, making breakfast, and combing our hair, to the second we sleep, for turning out the lights, lowering ourselves into bed, and getting ourselves into a comfortable position. When your hands hurt, it can make even the most straightforward task seem difficult. At…
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Resuming Elective Surgeries and Procedures
To our patients, The safety and security of you, your families, caregivers and our staff is our highest priority. Given the current guidance from Governor Greg Abbott and local county officials, Texas Orthopaedic Associates has resumed elective surgeries at our hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. We are adhering to the requirements set forth by the…
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Free Online Foot Pain Seminar
Meet Our Foot Expert Please join us for a FREE web-based seminar, as we discuss foot pain. Dr. Sakowski is a board-certified foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon who will present on topics such as, arthritis, bunions, hammer toes, plantar fasciitis, etc. Bring Your questions and learn more about how to get your feet healthy. Monday…
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What Happens During Sports Physical Therapy?
Playing sports is great for your mind and body, and more people are playing sports than ever before. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 30 million children and adolescents under 14 participate in youth sports. As for adults, the number is not as large, but it’s higher than it was…
