There is a certain exercise that I assign all of my tennis elbow patients. You will find it in the video below. It’s the one exercise that has proven effective by medical science in treating tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis is the fancy way of saying it). The trick to the exercise is pace: SLOOOOOW on … Read more
Frozen shoulder is one of the most frustrating problems for patients and doctors alike.
It’s painful, it comes out of nowhere, it causes sleepless nights and it often seems to drag on forever – 12 months is not uncommon.
As doctors we like quick fixes as much as you do. So it’s hard to see a patient come back to you for months on end and the best you can offer is:
A recent study from the Mayo Clinic examined the relationship between clinical outcome and obesity in elbow replacement patients. The Mayo Clinic has the most extensive experience with elbow replacement in the world. They studied a large group of patients and approximately one quarter of these patients met the definition of obesity.
Overall obese patients had more complications, shorter average survival of the implants, and increased rates of failure of total elbow replacement compared to non obese patients.
Why the Study’s Conclusions Should Be Read Carefully No major differences in clinical outcome were identified between compliant and non-compliant patients. However, two significant limitations are worth noting before drawing broad conclusions. First, the sample size was too small to be statistically meaningful. Only 12% of patients — roughly six individuals — did not follow … Read more
It is not always clear whether patients should have hardware removed after healing is complete. However there are a few instances when it is absolutely necessary to take out hardware. Below is a list of a few of those reasons. Three Reasons Hardware May Need to Be Removed 1. Infection Unfortunately sometimes people get infections … Read more