Related Articles: Orthopedics
- Do-It-Yourself First Aid
Most strains and sprains can be treated at home with an easy remedy
called RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.
- Sports Injury Q&A
Whether you're a professional football player or a
backyard badminton enthusiast, Paul
D. Fadale, MD, has answers to your questions about sports and
injury.
- Back in the Game: Cartilage
Transplantation
Helen Paradise, 41, had been living in pain for four
years, after colliding with an opponent on the soccer field.
- Joint Replacement Facts
When knee pain interferes with daily
activity, walking tolerance, and independence, it is time to consider this
alternative.
- Wind in His Sails: Life's a Breeze with New
Knees
Charles Elbaum has a set-up
windsurfers dream about. He doesn't have to pack his gear and trek to
Aruba or Florida for a thrill on the waves.
- Arthritis Facts
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the
United States.
Plus, check out our arthritis
Doc Chat with TMH rheumatologist John Conte, MD.
- Banishing Brittle Bones
If you don't want to join the 40,000 Rhode Islanders who suffer from
osteoporosis, bone up on the facts.
- Get Hip
Fortunately, joint replacement
has kept up with our more-thrills, more-spills lives.
- Back On His Feet
Walter Krochmal would not be able to do the things he loves if he had
not had hip replacement surgery at The Miriam Hospital.
- A New Option: Elbow Replacement
The world's first total elbow replacement was developed and performed at Rhode
Island Hospital.
- ACL Injury Facts
Don't let the most common of ligament injuries keep you
side-lined.
- Q&A: Your Feet
Our feet are made for walking those thousands of
miles, but we often neglect them and inflict on them their biggest enemy -
cruel shoes.
- How Do Your Shoes Stack Up?
From heel to toe, your shoes are your best ally on the walking trail. Do
yours measure up?
- Kids' Injuries:
Having Too Much Fun
Summer fun may seem an ideal way to keep
youngsters occupied and in shape, but in excess, it is to blame for what
some experts are calling an epidemic of overuse injuries.
- Carpal Tunnel Q&A
Unfortunately, says Edward Akelman, MD, of Rhode Island Hospital's department of orthopedics, carpal
tunnel syndrome isn't likely to become an endangered species anytime soon.
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