Injection of this PRP, enriched with platelets and growth factors, is becoming a popular option for boosting the body’s natural healing process in cases of i...

Tennis elbow is one of the more common things we see in an orthopedic clinic. Many sports enthusiasts suffer, but so do people who work with tools and machin...

As we get older, our shoulder can have the same changes that we often see in the knee and hip. Many of us know someone who has had a hip or knee replaced, an...

Find an Experienced Shoulder Surgeon in Fairbanks, Alaska Shoulder Surgeon in Fairbanks, Alaska Shoulder impingement is one of the more common problems we se...

The rotator cuff is a composite of tendons from four muscles that originate from the shoulder blade. Unlike other joints of the body, the shoulder joint is c...

A common foot malady we see is plantar fasciitis. A frustrating condition that does not have an overnight or immediate cure, plantar fasciitis can truly wrec...

Overuse injuries can be one of the most challenging and frustrating things we treat in an orthopedic office. Injuries typically are either acute or chronic. ...

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes progressive bone loss. The actual translation means porous bone. Unfortunately, this is something that does not appear ...

When we talk about arthritis, usually we are talking about osteoarthritis. There are many types of arthritis, as most of us have heard of some of the other t...

The meniscus is a wedge shaped structure that resembles a horseshoe in shape. We have 2 in each knee, and they face each other to act as cushions between the...

We have come along way in the knowledge of how to replace worn out joints due to disease, trauma, or congenital deformities. The most common joints replaced ...

When we think of cartilage, often we think of the cartilage that gets torn in the knee that requires the common "scope" surgery of the knee. However, there a...

Many people who perform repetitive movements with their hands and wrists suffer from this problem. Most people have heard of it, and many have had the surger...

Back pain is something most of us can relate to at some point in our lives. Some studies show 60 to 80 percent of us will have at least one incident of low b...

The Dreaded Sprain Ankle sprains are common. especially in a young athletic population. I find it interesting that many people underestimate the length of ti...

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the largest ligaments in the knee. It connects the front part of the shin to th...

How to Start a Weight Lifting Program Weight training has become an accepted means by which to improve our fitness level. Lifting weights adds resistance to ...

Female participation in sports has exploded in the last 2 decades. How many of us have found ourselves watching women's soccer, basketball, skiing, and other...

Hydration and the Athlete As we exercise, we produce heat within our body that forces the loss of water primarily through two sources: exhaled vapor and swea...

The use of drugs to enhance physical performance has been observed for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks used hallucinogenic mushrooms, and Roman gladia...