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 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 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...
by erlangerhealth | Jun 1, 2018 | Fitness & Wellness, Fitness & Wellness, Men's Health, Sports Medicine, Stay Well, Women's Health
We get so many mixed messages about what we should or shouldn’t eat, it can feel both frustrating and overwhelming. You want to eat healthy, but what does that even mean? According to Chrissie Smith, RN, Certified Health Coach and Director of Erlanger’s Living Well...
by erlangerhealth | Mar 27, 2018 | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Orthopaedics, Regain Health, Sports Medicine
This N That host James Howard interviews Dr. Derek Worley with Erlanger Sports and Health Institute about the role of a Primary Care Sports Medicine Specialist and how they help athletes with non-surgical treatments for their injuries. We always talk about the doctors...
by erlangerhealth | Jan 21, 2018 | Back, Bone & Joint Health, Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Stay Well
Patients who come into the walk-in clinic with either of these injuries are advised to: Get an x-ray and examination at the clinic to determine extent of injury Learn and practice the recommended exercises Take an anti-inflammatory (i.e., Aspirin, Tylenol, Advil)...
