by erlangerhealth | Jun 5, 2019 | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Fitness & Wellness, Fitness & Wellness, Men's Health, Orthopaedics, Regain Health, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, Women's Health
You wake up, get out of bed and feel a stabbing pain in your heel. Sound familiar? If so, you may be dealing with plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It’s caused by inflammation in the plantar fascia, the thick band of...
by Daniel Doty, MD | May 2, 2019 | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Hips, Knees & Shoulders, Men's Health, Orthopaedics, Regain Health, Women's Health
There’s a lot on your shoulders. Add pain to the mix, and it’s not much fun. So, what can you do about your shoulder pain? Pain or discomfort in the shoulder is pretty common. In fact, more than two-thirds of Americans will experience shoulder pain at some point in...
by Robert Quigley, MD | Feb 18, 2019 | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Child & Family Health, Regain Health
Princess Eugenie recently drew attention at her wedding for wearing a dress that intentionally exposed the surgical scar from scoliosis surgery. That move brought scoliosis out of the shadows and into the news. But what exactly should parents know about the condition?...
by erlangerhealth | Jan 8, 2019 | Men's Health, Sports Medicine, Stay Well, Women's Health
It’s happened to us all at one time or another — lying in bed, your leg all of a sudden seizes up with intense pain. Or maybe you’re in the middle of a workout when you feel something spasm. Either way, you’re experiencing muscle cramping. And while we’ve all...
by erlangerhealth | Sep 6, 2018 | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Erlanger East, Hips, Knees & Shoulders
You talked with your doctor about the hip pain you’ve been experiencing, and he recommended an arthroscopy. But what is that exactly? Arthroscopy comes from two Greek words blended together—the words “arthro” and “skopein.” The former means “joint,” while latter means...
by Jad Dorizas, MD | Aug 27, 2018 | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Hips, Knees & Shoulders, Orthopaedics, Regain Health, Sports Medicine
You’re visiting the doctor because you’ve had some lingering pain in your shoulder. He says he thinks the culprit might be tendinosis. But what is that? You’re probably familiar with “tendinitis,” but tendinosis is a lesser-known condition that also impacts the...