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How Should Ankle Sprains Be Treated?

How Should Ankle Sprains Be Treated? You missed a step and twisted your ankle. Maybe you stepped in a hole and injured your ankle. It’s easy for you or your child to sprain an ankle playing sports. How should ankle sprains be treated?

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What Are Signs of a Slipped Disk?

What Are Signs of a Slipped Disk? What are the signs of a slipped disk? They are exactly the same as a herniated disk, bulging disk, or a ruptured disk, since they are all generally the same. The terms are interchangeable. It mostly occurs in the lumbar region or lower part of your back and

man with back pain.

What Does It Mean to “Throw Your Back Out”?

What Does It Mean to “Throw Your Back Out”? It can happen in the most innocuous ways like bending down to tie your shoes. You are suddenly in extreme pain, you can barely stand up straight, and getting into a car is a non-starter. You probably have your own story about throwing your back out,

man with a shoulder injury.

What Happens If You Wait Too Long for Shoulder Replacement?

What Happens If You Wait Too Long for Shoulder Replacement? Like anything else that someone procrastinates about or makes excuses not to do, real consequences can occur. An infected tooth can turn into a severe problem if not treated promptly, or neglecting your tax returns will come back to haunt you with untold monetary penalties.

men holding injured shoulder.

Shoulder Health 101: When to Consult a Surgeon

Shoulder Health 101: When to Consult a Surgeon Sometimes we make excuses for our pain. I must have slept wrong, I overdid it at the gym today, or I should have asked for help painting that room. You take Tylenol or Aleve and think it will improve, but then it doesn’t. How long will you

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How Long Does It Take to Recover From Rotator Cuff Surgery?

How Long Does It Take to Recover From Rotator Cuff Surgery? Most of us don’t give a second thought to our shoulders, until we hurt one. We don’t realize how almost everything we do needs shoulder movement and flexibility, since being able to rotate our shoulder joints is key to most activities. An accident or

Dr Nagda teaches at recent American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Meeting 

  As one of the invited  faculty, Dr. Sameer Nagda spent 3 days in Chicago teaching at a national meeting for residents and fellows pursuing a shoulder and elbow surgery specialization. The renowned faculty hailed  from the US and Canada for this sold-out meeting. “It was an honor to be a member of this great faculty to help

Hip Replacement and the Appalachian Trail

Thank you note from Dr. Hamilton’s bilateral hip replacement patient. “I received two hip replacements from Dr. Bill Hamilton at the Anderson Clinic. One at the age of 47 (from the back – posterior) and one at the age of 54 (from the front – anterior). I was able to complete my career with the

AOC Surgeons Speak on MSK Embolization

Anderson Orthopaedic Surgeons Speak at Radiology Meeting on Embolization — Washington, DC Dr. Craig McAsey and Dr. Sameer Nagda both gave lectures at the annual STREAM Interventional Radiology Meeting.  Both surgeons are at the forefront of a potential new treatment option for knee arthritis and frozen shoulder.  Vascular Embolization is a new treatment that has

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Preventing Common Sports Injuries in Female Athletes

Preventing Common Sports Injuries in Female Athletes It has been 51 years since the passage of Title IX which guarantees equal access for girls and women in schools that accept federal funding. Young women’s participation in high school sports is now 12 times higher than when the law was passed in 1972. There are multiple