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How to Train to Prevent Running Injuries in Your Feet and Ankles
Running is one of the best ways to stay fit and keep your weight in check, but it isn’t without a few hazards. If you’d like to add running to your exercise regimen, our goal is to help you prevent stress (or any other) injuries so that you can reap the benefits. At Texas Orthopaedic…
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Preventing Repetitive Stress Injuries in Youth Athletes: What Every Parent Should Know
Participating in sports gives kids of all ages a safe and structured way to improve their athletic skills, expand their physical limits, become more disciplined, and learn how to be part of a team. These early life lessons are invaluable, but before your child jumps into their sports season, it’s important to recognize that all…
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Should You Have Both Knees Replaced at the Same Time?
When your knees are stiff, painful, and can’t perform their job anymore due to arthritis, a complex fracture, or an injury that won’t heal, you may need knee replacement surgery. If both knees are shot, you face a dilemma: Should you replace them at the same time and get the whole thing over with, or…
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When does a Rotator Cuff Injury Require Surgery?
The group of muscles and tendons that make up the rotator cuff are often and easily injured or torn. Athletes, construction workers, and anyone who lifts heavy objects are most at risk to injure their rotator cuffs, but age is also a contributing factor. For most, physical therapy is the only intervention needed to heal…
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When to Seek Help for Pain in Your Hand, Wrist or Elbow
Nowadays, you can develop pain in your hand, wrist, or elbow from seemingly any number of causes. For example, if you’re typing frequently on a computer keyboard, you may have an aching feeling in your palms and fingers at the end of a long week. On the other hand, if you’re a high-intensity athlete, you…
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Tips for Returning to Sports After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
No one likes the thought of surgery, but your rotator cuff injury had you sidelined and conservative treatments just weren’t the answer. You wanted to continue playing the sports you love, so arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery was the best choice. With surgery behind you, it’s time to start working your way back into your…
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How to Prepare for Recovery After Knee Replacement Surgery
If you’ve decided to take the leap and replace your aging or damaged knee joint, our goal is to get you back up on your feet and moving as quickly as possible. After all, the whole goal of the surgery is to regain pain-free mobility — and 90% of those who undergo knee replacement enjoy…
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Life Without Pain: The Impact of Hip Replacement Surgery
Dealing with chronic pain isn’t easy no matter where it originates. Pain that originates in your hip, however, can be debilitating given how important your hip joints are for mobility. Regardless of the cause behind your hip deterioration, there comes a point where chronic pain makes hip replacement surgery a viable alternative. While you may…
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How Stem Cells Can Speed Recovery After Orthopedic Surgery
Recovery is typically the longest and most arduous part of any surgery. One of the priorities of many surgeons is, after correcting the primary issue, minimizing aspects of damage to surrounding tissue. This is often the reason for long recovery times, particularly in orthopaedic procedures, such as joint replacement surgeries. Procedures are constantly refined to…
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Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to you and yours from all of us at Texas Orthopaedic Associates!
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To Our Patients
If you receive a letter from your insurance company stating that one or more of your Texas Orthopaedic Associates Physicians will no longer participate in your healthcare network effective June 2018 please rest assured this is not the case. We will still be in network with your insurance company. Please don’t hesitate to call us…
