Accidents happen. You cannot avoid them, no matter how safe you may be. Sometimes, when accidents happen it causes an injury to your body. Multiple first aid treatments exist that you should perform to treat a common injury immediately. Doing these things will hopefully mitigate the progression of the injury and lessen the ultimate harm and bodily damage it may cause.
R.I.C.E.
Below are some tips as to what you can do immediately to treat common injuries.
When applying first aid methods for injury treatment, immediately apply the RICE protocol. This consists of:
R- Rest
I-Ice
C- compression
E-elevation
Let’s break down how each of these can help. An injury cannot heal properly without rest. This pertains to an injury or simply recovering from the day. Rest is vital to healing and recovery.
Ice applied to the area immediately after injury, and a few times a day thereafter will mitigate swelling and pain. A certain amount of inflammation is a necessary part of the healing process, but it needs to be kept in check and not allowed to progress indefinitely. Icing the area of injury will cause a constriction of the blood vessels. This in turn leads to less inflammatory substances being allowed to access the area. Ice should be applied for up to but no more than 15 minutes at a time.
After applying ice, a rebound effect of vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) occurs in the area which will help the flow of blood and deliver nutrients to the area. This may speed up healing.
There is no way to heal an injury quickly, especially without knowing the extent of the damage it may have caused. The speed of healing is determined by the area injured and the severity of the injury. Some areas of the body will take longer to heal no matter the injury. However, consistently applying ice to the area for a few days may help to speed things up.
Compression will also help to mitigate inflammation. This will also help to decrease swelling along with ice.
When elevation is added to the mix, raise the injured area above the level of your heart, if possible. This will encourage blood to flow more easily back into circulation where it is filtered and cleaned. For example, if you sprain your ankle, try to elevate it by laying down on a couch and resting your foot on a few pillows.
Evaluate Injury
You know your body best, and you will likely be the one to make the most appropriate decision as to whether the injury that you sustained needs to be seen by a doctor requiring further care. If there is severe and intense unremitting pain, bleeding that won’t stop, or you heard something crack or pop – these are all examples of a serious injury that should be seen by a doctor.
Seek Professional Care
If after a few days of rest and healing, the pain does not diminish or it gets worse, it is time to see a doctor. Also, if after a few days you have not regained function that you may have lost due to the injury, i.e. being unable to walk on your ankle, this situation also will warrant a visit to your doctor. Additionally, if it will help your peace of mind to get the injury checked by a professional, we encourage you to do so. If the injury is orthopedic, please contact Dr. Burke Orthopedics to schedule an appointment to seek out treatment.
Focus on a healthy diet
There quite a few things that you can do to keep your joints healthy as you age. Optimizing your nutritional intake is one of the biggest factors of how to improve joint health naturally. This can involve general health guidelines, but more importantly it involves determining how different foods affect you.
Personalizing your diet will be the most beneficial for joint pain relief. An elimination diet by which you ascertain any food that you may be allergic to, or simply just do not react well may be in order. Eating the wrong types of food that your body does not like can negatively impact the health of your joints and lead to increased joint pain.
You may be amazed how the elimination of one food source that you have been consuming all your life without a problem can improve joint pain.
Staying active through exercise is one of the most important things that you can do to protect your joints as you get older. You will need to follow the advice of your doctor as to how much exercise is safe to perform if you are suffering from joint pain. But, in general remaining active is key.
This does not mean spending hours in the gym or taking up a new, intense training program. A daily walk or other gentle exercise such as yoga or Tai Chi is sufficient. The importance of activity involves the goal of keeping your joints lubricated by moving around the fluid with joints. This offers a natural protection to your joints.
Hot and cold therapy
Hot and/or cold therapy can go a long way in joint pain relief. The general advice that you will often receive is to use heat therapy before activity, and cold afterwards. But again, this is something that should be individualized.
You may find that when you are resting in the evening that placing a hot pack for 15 minutes on your knees helps pain. Perhaps the opposite, a cold pack provides greater pain relief. Some people find that alternating between heat and cold for 5 minutes each is very helpful. This is known as contrast therapy.
One of these methods is likely to decrease pain. Try them and determine which method works best for you.
Protect your joints
The objective with each of the modalities described above is to protect, nourish, and increase pain free function of joints. Paying attention to diet, exercise, and utilizing heat or cold will all help in providing protection for your joints and keep the functioning optimally and pain free.
Along with the above tips, it may be beneficial for to wear a brace on your joints for a period. The goal is to dimmish pain, so that you can remain active. The doctors at Dr. Burke Orthopedics can advise you on what is best for your joints, in a preventative fashion so that you can avoid serious complications.
Schedule a consultation with an expert- Dr. Burke Orthopedics
The orthopedists at Dr. Burke Orthopedics are experts at caring for your joints and can provide with the best guidance in keeping them healthy. You do not need to live with painful joints as you age. It is not a consequence of aging that you must accept. You can do something about it! Schedule a consultation with us to discuss the best methods of protecting your joints.
Why do my joints hurt when it’s cold?
You may have noticed that your joint pain gets worse in cold weather, or when it is raining outside. This is not in your head. You are not imaging this. It has to do with the change in barometric pressure in the air. When temperature falls outside, or when it is raining, the level of barometric pressure drops and can increase joint pain.
This decrease in the level of barometric pressure may not only affect joint, but it can cause your bones to ache more in cold weather. You may also notice an increase in muscle pain. These can be the effects that you feel if you have not been diagnosed with a joint, muscle, or bone condition, however the cold weather will most prominently have worsening pain effects in those with osteoarthritis.
One theory as to why these weather changes affect joint pain is expansion and contraction of tissues, another theory suggests that lower temperatures may contribute to a thickening of fluids within the joint, making them stiffer.
In both weather conditions, the barometric pressure in the air falls due to slower moving molecules in the air, hence more air pressure is pushing down on you. Warmer temperatures speed up the movement of air molecules and causes them to rise, resulting in less pressure bearing down you.
Does weather really affect arthritis?
The weather affects arthritis, but only in levels of pain. Harsh weather will not influence or worsen the disease itself, but you may feel it more. The drop in pressure in the air can cause you to feel more uncomfortable, making it harder to move around.
The actual arthritis will not worsen, and you will feel better once the barometric pressure in the air rises again. It is hard to generalize exactly what level of barometric pressure causes joint pain to increase across the board. The change is pressure and how it affects you will be unique to you.
What helps joint pain in cold weather?
There are some tips that can be helpful to you if you experience increased pain due to changes in the weather.
Can Stem Cells Fix Knees?
Stem cell therapy, also called orthobiologic therapy when used to treat orthopedic issues, is a form of regenerative medicine that has wonderful healing and growth properties. An absolute promise cannot ethically be made that stem cell therapy will fix your knees; but the odds are in your favor. Regenerative medicine is becoming more popular, and more research is being down of the effects of stem cell therapy. Much of this research has been focused on how stem cell therapy works for knees.
The results have been promising. The stem cells that we use are undifferentiated cells that are harvested from the umbilical cord after a live birth via Cesarean section that are full of growth hormones. These cells considered “Day Zero Cells,” are undifferentiated which means that these cells do not have a function yet. They are young, are more energetic, and are in a better position to begin the job of regeneration. These precious cells have the potential to grow into the type of tissue that is needed at the site of injection.
How Effective are Stem Cell Injections for Knees?
Evidence exists that suggests stem cell injections in knees may relive pain in over 70% of patients studied, and this level was supported in a follow-up study. When discussing the use of stem cells for Osteoarthritis (bone on bone knees), there are mixed reviews. Despite this, it is a safe procedure that has the potential to have great benefit.
A study on patients with bone-on-bone knees treated with stem cell injections with umbilical cord stem cells concluded that this therapy can “significantly improve the joint function and quality of life for patients with degenerative knee osteoarthritis.”1
The stem cell injection process is minimally invasive and safe. This procedure has the potential to significantly reduce your pain and improve your function. It is wise to consider this treatment before deciding on surgical intervention, including a total knee joint replacement.
How Long Does Stem Cell Therapy Last in Knees
When your knee doctor specialist recommends treatment with stem cell therapy, he is basing that decision on years of experience. The length of time that the pain relief provided by stem cell therapy in knees will be unique to you and the condition being treated. While no guarantee can be made regarding the duration of pain relief, studies have shown pain relief lasting up to several years, even decades. The idea with stem cell injections is not to simply mask the pain, but to attempt to fix the problem causing pain in your knee.
Stem cell injections have been shown to be a safe, effective, and short procedure. It is also a cost-effective approach to avoid the thousands of dollars that you will spend on surgery and physical therapy if you opt for a joint replacement before trying stem cell therapy.
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Donors are Healthy Women
Our method of obtaining stem cells involves collecting them from young, healthy females in their child-bearing years. All women that are donors have been thoroughly screened and medically evaluated. This ensures the health of the tissue from which the stem cells are harvested.
With this technique, we collect live cells, process them thoroughly by testing them and making sure that they are free of disease, then carefully ship them to your doctor. A stem cell procedure is a form of Regenerative Medicine.
Full Term Live Births
While you can collect stem cells from bone marrow, this is not the process that we use. The process that we use to acquire stem cells has been around since the 1980s and is now a tried and tested effective form of collection. The cells are harvested from the umbilical cord after a live birth via cesarean section.
We only harvest stem cells after a full-term birth. The umbilical cord is generally discarded after birth after childbirth. However, saving cord blood and subsequently harvesting its stem cells is a simple, non-invasive process.
These cells harvested from a recipient that just gave life to another human being are precious. They are naturally full of growth factors and cytokines.
Fresh Tissue
Our process for obtaining stem cells is only from the fresh tissue that is collected after a successful birth. So the tissue harvested is fresh, and is processed within a 48-hour window to maintain the integrity of the raw material.
Free of Pathogens
All the tissues collected after a live birth is tested by a third party. Using a third party ensures the sterility of the product. The tissues are quarantined and thoroughly tested following strict protocols which ensure that all tissue collected is free of pathogens.
The process used does alter in any way the regenerative properties and characteristics of the tissue that is initially obtained.
Signature Process
We obtain our stem cells from Signature Biologics, using their “Signature Process”. This process consists of a thorough evaluation of donors, testing of tissues, and adhering to all applicable standards.
From the company…” Our products maintain the integrity of the original source material and the relevant characteristics relating to its utility for soft tissue supplementation that is required for tissue repair.” (https://www.signaturebiologics.com/laboratory-certification/)
Tissue Characteristics
The tissue extracted are after birth by cesarean section. The extraction process is conducted by licensed professionals only. The tissues are then thoroughly cleaned and decontaminated. To preserve the integrity of all tissue characteristics, they are then slowly frozen and stored at -80 degrees Celsius.
Sales are Completed and Shipped Overnight
The sale of our lot of precious stem cells is only to licensed doctors and hospitals. They are shipped overnight using dry ice to preserve the integrity of the tissues.
Internal Release Criteria
We have strict standards that must be met before selling our product. The samples must pass multiple various tests before being released from quarantine and available for distribution to healthcare professionals.
Loose bodies in your knee won’t simply disappear on their own. You will need to have the issue diagnosed and treated by a medical professional. However, there are limited options available from a non-surgical perspective when dealing with loose bodies. This condition often leads to symptoms that will continue to impair your movement until the fragments can be removed.
The use of anti-inflammatory drugs and physical therapy can aid in alleviating or reducing the symptoms and pain associated with the presence of loose bodies and improve your chances of maintaining a flexible joint.
Most of the time, the gold standard treatment for loose bodies in the knee will be an arthroscopic surgery. This is a kind of surgical procedure that is popularly known as a “clean out” procedure. This minimally invasive treatment allows a surgeon to thoroughly examine the knee for any loose bodies and remove them completely.
Knee pain is a very common complaint. Your knee pain may be an innocuous annoyance, but when it is serious enough that it is affecting your day-to-day life, this is when to see an orthopedic doctor for your knee pain.
When knee pain becomes a constant nagging occurrence in your life, and especially if it has been present for more than a few days and does not seem to be going away on its own; this is when to visit an orthopedic knee specialist.
Affecting your daily life may be in the form of limiting your activities of daily living, such as simply walking, and moving around your home. Or your knee pain may be impairing your ability to get adequate rest and sleep. It may be affecting your performance at your job, or your knee pain may be limiting your participation in sports – these are all reasons that you should make a consultation with a knee doctor specialist.
When knee pain limits and impairs any kind of function, whether a minor interruption in your daily activities or intrudes on your ability to participate in work and sporting events; you should schedule a consultation with an orthopedic knee specialist.
Loose bodies in your knee won’t simply disappear on their own. You will need to have the issue diagnosed and treated by a medical professional. However, there are limited options available from a non-surgical perspective when dealing with loose bodies. This condition often leads to symptoms that will continue to impair your movement until the fragments can be removed.
The use of anti-inflammatory drugs and physical therapy can aid in alleviating or reducing the symptoms and pain associated with the presence of loose bodies and improve your chances of maintaining a flexible joint.
Most of the time, the gold standard treatment for loose bodies in the knee will be an arthroscopic surgery. This is a kind of surgical procedure that is popularly known as a “clean out” procedure. This minimally invasive treatment allows a surgeon to thoroughly examine the knee for any loose bodies and remove them completely.
Stem cells are a very exciting new intervention in the world of orthopedic medicine
these cells do not have a purpose yet. With specific targeting and proper care on the part of your surgeon, they have the ability to grow into needed cells of different forms in different areas of the body.
One of the most common misconceptions regarding stem cell therapy is that they can only be harvested from embryos. This is untrue. Stem cells are able to be harvested from multiple sources, including fully grown adult tissues. Several structures in the body have existing stem cells present in the body the entire lifetime and are able to be harvested. In this case, when these stem cells exist in a specific tissue, they will grow and replicate to reproduce into cells of the structure that they were harvested from.
But It is also possible to harvest cells from adult tissues and then alter them in a lab to resemble embryonic stem cells. These cells then reproduce and differentiate into specialized cells that have a specific purpose.
Another common misconception regarding stem cell therapy or stem cell injections, is that it is an illegal practice, and you have to go somewhere internationally for this treatment. This is untrue as well as a blanket statement.
If you are considering undergoing stem cell therapy for your pain, the treatment method that you are researching should have approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More and more specific, targeted stem cell therapies are gaining approval from the FDA as a new, promising, and effective treatment.
5 Stem Cell Therapy Misconceptions
As with any treatment method, there is a chance that something will not be effective. But it is wrong to completely write-off stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy can be a highly effective intervention in orthopedic medicine.
In particular, Dr. Burke performs a stem cell procedure for specific kinds of knee pain called MACI (Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation) that is FDA approved and has been thoroughly researched and found to be effective.
The safety and efficacy of a stem cell therapy product or procedure can be guaranteed through FDA approval. The FDA has rigorous standards for testing a procedure before it is approved. If stem cell therapy that you are researching is backed by the FDA, you can rest assured that it is safe.
Many people are under the impression that stem cell therapy is only used for spinal cord injuries or other neurological conditions such as stroke. This is not the case. There are many different uses and safe and effective therapies for orthopedic conditions as well. Stem cell injections or other stem cell therapies exist that are helpful for arthritis, back pain, as well as other areas of pain in the body that you may be experiencing. Stem cell therapy is a very promising new treatment that has the potential of changing lives.
Stem cells are a very exciting new intervention in the world of orthopedic medicine
these cells do not have a purpose yet. With specific targeting and proper care on the part of your surgeon, they have the ability to grow into needed cells of different forms in different areas of the body.
One of the most common misconceptions regarding stem cell therapy is that they can only be harvested from embryos. This is untrue. Stem cells are able to be harvested from multiple sources, including fully grown adult tissues. Several structures in the body have existing stem cells present in the body the entire lifetime and are able to be harvested. In this case, when these stem cells exist in a specific tissue, they will grow and replicate to reproduce into cells of the structure that they were harvested from.
But It is also possible to harvest cells from adult tissues and then alter them in a lab to resemble embryonic stem cells. These cells then reproduce and differentiate into specialized cells that have a specific purpose.
Another common misconception regarding stem cell therapy or stem cell injections, is that it is an illegal practice, and you have to go somewhere internationally for this treatment. This is untrue as well as a blanket statement.
If you are considering undergoing stem cell therapy for your pain, the treatment method that you are researching should have approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More and more specific, targeted stem cell therapies are gaining approval from the FDA as a new, promising, and effective treatment.
5 Stem Cell Therapy Misconceptions
As with any treatment method, there is a chance that something will not be effective. But it is wrong to completely write-off stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy can be a highly effective intervention in orthopedic medicine.
In particular, Dr. Burke performs a stem cell procedure for specific kinds of knee pain called MACI (Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation) that is FDA approved and has been thoroughly researched and found to be effective.
The safety and efficacy of a stem cell therapy product or procedure can be guaranteed through FDA approval. The FDA has rigorous standards for testing a procedure before it is approved. If stem cell therapy that you are researching is backed by the FDA, you can rest assured that it is safe.
Many people are under the impression that stem cell therapy is only used for spinal cord injuries or other neurological conditions such as stroke. This is not the case. There are many different uses and safe and effective therapies for orthopedic conditions as well. Stem cell injections or other stem cell therapies exist that are helpful for arthritis, back pain, as well as other areas of pain in the body that you may be experiencing. Stem cell therapy is a very promising new treatment that has the potential of changing lives.
Stem cells are a very exciting new intervention in the world of orthopedic medicine
these cells do not have a purpose yet. With specific targeting and proper care on the part of your surgeon, they have the ability to grow into needed cells of different forms in different areas of the body.
One of the most common misconceptions regarding stem cell therapy is that they can only be harvested from embryos. This is untrue. Stem cells are able to be harvested from multiple sources, including fully grown adult tissues. Several structures in the body have existing stem cells present in the body the entire lifetime and are able to be harvested. In this case, when these stem cells exist in a specific tissue, they will grow and replicate to reproduce into cells of the structure that they were harvested from.
But It is also possible to harvest cells from adult tissues and then alter them in a lab to resemble embryonic stem cells. These cells then reproduce and differentiate into specialized cells that have a specific purpose.
Another common misconception regarding stem cell therapy or stem cell injections, is that it is an illegal practice, and you have to go somewhere internationally for this treatment. This is untrue as well as a blanket statement.
If you are considering undergoing stem cell therapy for your pain, the treatment method that you are researching should have approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More and more specific, targeted stem cell therapies are gaining approval from the FDA as a new, promising, and effective treatment.
As with any treatment method, there is a chance that something will not be effective. But it is wrong to completely write-off stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy can be a highly effective intervention in orthopedic medicine.
In particular, Dr. Burke performs a stem cell procedure for specific kinds of knee pain called MACI (Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation) that is FDA approved and has been thoroughly researched and found to be effective.
The safety and efficacy of a stem cell therapy product or procedure can be guaranteed through FDA approval. The FDA has rigorous standards for testing a procedure before it is approved. If stem cell therapy that you are researching is backed by the FDA, you can rest assured that it is safe.
Many people are under the impression that stem cell therapy is only used for spinal cord injuries or other neurological conditions such as stroke. This is not the case. There are many different uses and safe and effective therapies for orthopedic conditions as well. Stem cell injections or other stem cell therapies exist that are helpful for arthritis, back pain, as well as other areas of pain in the body that you may be experiencing. Stem cell therapy is a very promising new treatment that has the potential of changing lives.
Stem cells are a very exciting new intervention in the world of orthopedic medicine
these cells do not have a purpose yet. With specific targeting and proper care on the part of your surgeon, they have the ability to grow into needed cells of different forms in different areas of the body.
One of the most common misconceptions regarding stem cell therapy is that they can only be harvested from embryos. This is untrue. Stem cells are able to be harvested from multiple sources, including fully grown adult tissues. Several structures in the body have existing stem cells present in the body the entire lifetime and are able to be harvested. In this case, when these stem cells exist in a specific tissue, they will grow and replicate to reproduce into cells of the structure that they were harvested from.
But It is also possible to harvest cells from adult tissues and then alter them in a lab to resemble embryonic stem cells. These cells then reproduce and differentiate into specialized cells that have a specific purpose.
Another common misconception regarding stem cell therapy or stem cell injections, is that it is an illegal practice, and you have to go somewhere internationally for this treatment. This is untrue as well as a blanket statement.
If you are considering undergoing stem cell therapy for your pain, the treatment method that you are researching should have approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More and more specific, targeted stem cell therapies are gaining approval from the FDA as a new, promising, and effective treatment.
5 Stem Cell Therapy Misconceptions
As with any treatment method, there is a chance that something will not be effective. But it is wrong to completely write-off stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy can be a highly effective intervention in orthopedic medicine.
In particular, Dr. Burke performs a stem cell procedure for specific kinds of knee pain called MACI (Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation) that is FDA approved and has been thoroughly researched and found to be effective.
The safety and efficacy of a stem cell therapy product or procedure can be guaranteed through FDA approval. The FDA has rigorous standards for testing a procedure before it is approved. If stem cell therapy that you are researching is backed by the FDA, you can rest assured that it is safe.
Many people are under the impression that stem cell therapy is only used for spinal cord injuries or other neurological conditions such as stroke. This is not the case. There are many different uses and safe and effective therapies for orthopedic conditions as well. Stem cell injections or other stem cell therapies exist that are helpful for arthritis, back pain, as well as other areas of pain in the body that you may be experiencing. Stem cell therapy is a very promising new treatment that has the potential of changing lives.
Choosing a physician can be stressful. When it comes to choosing a specialist such as an orthopedic surgeon, this can cause you even more stress. The most important detail to consider when in need of orthopedic services is to research the credentials of the surgeon that you are considering. The credentials of a physician can help to clarify their specialty and experience. You should always choose an orthopedic surgeon that is board-certified.
Board certification means that these physicians have attained the highest level of accreditation for their specialty. They have undergone extensive education and training in order to provide orthopedic treatment. Not every physician achieves this status. Board-certification is an exceptional achievement.
Dr. Burke, along with all of the physicians at his office, are board-certified in orthopedic medicine.
Along with researching credentials, if a friend or other loved one recommends a physician as having been cared for by this doctor, this should hold a lot of weight in your decision-making. A referral from someone else that you know and trust speaks volumes. It is the highest honor when a patient has been so pleased with their care that they recommend you to a friend or family member.
In the process of researching a physician or a certain condition such as orthopedic treatment for arthritis for example, always be sure to visit the website of the clinic that you considering. Your specific ailment should be mentioned, if you are already aware of your diagnosis. You may not know what is causing your pain and are in need of someone to diagnose the source of your discomfort. Rest assured, Dr. Burke and his team of experts will provide you with an accurate diagnosis.
The website of Dr. Burke’s clinic has an extensive list of specific ailments and injuries, and the orthopedic services that are offered to treat them. He offers many different orthopedic treatment methods and diagnostic techniques for a myriad of conditions. The physicians here are experts of human anatomy and physiology and will be able to offer a solution when it comes to your specific cause of pain or injury.
When choosing an orthopedic surgeon to treat your injury, reviews are very important to read as well. You may be able to get a sense of what an appointment will be like by reading testimonials from strangers. There are several review websites that contain testimonials from former patients of this clinic. On Yelp, for example, he has all 4 or 5-star recommended reviews and he personally responds to each one.
Reviews on other websites can provide a glimpse of the sensitivity, superior knowledge, wonderful treatment and thorough explanations of your condition that you will receive if you choose Dr. Burke as your orthopedic surgeon. If you are in need of orthopedic services near Houston, TX, you are encouraged to read the comments from former patients of his expertise and empathy.
Choosing a physician can be stressful. When it comes to choosing a specialist such as an orthopedic surgeon, this can cause you even more stress. The most important detail to consider when in need of orthopedic services is to research the credentials of the surgeon that you are considering. The credentials of a physician can help to clarify their specialty and experience. You should always choose an orthopedic surgeon that is board-certified.
Board certification means that these physicians have attained the highest level of accreditation for their specialty. They have undergone extensive education and training in order to provide orthopedic treatment. Not every physician achieves this status. Board-certification is an exceptional achievement.
Dr. Burke, along with all of the physicians at his office, are board-certified in orthopedic medicine.
Along with researching credentials, if a friend or other loved one recommends a physician as having been cared for by this doctor, this should hold a lot of weight in your decision-making. A referral from someone else that you know and trust speaks volumes. It is the highest honor when a patient has been so pleased with their care that they recommend you to a friend or family member.
In the process of researching a physician or a certain condition such as orthopedic treatment for arthritis for example, always be sure to visit the website of the clinic that you considering. Your specific ailment should be mentioned, if you are already aware of your diagnosis. You may not know what is causing your pain and are in need of someone to diagnose the source of your discomfort. Rest assured, Dr. Burke and his team of experts will provide you with an accurate diagnosis.
The website of Dr. Burke’s clinic has an extensive list of specific ailments and injuries, and the orthopedic services that are offered to treat them. He offers many different orthopedic treatment methods and diagnostic techniques for a myriad of conditions. The physicians here are experts of human anatomy and physiology and will be able to offer a solution when it comes to your specific cause of pain or injury.
When choosing an orthopedic surgeon to treat your injury, reviews are very important to read as well. You may be able to get a sense of what an appointment will be like by reading testimonials from strangers. There are several review websites that contain testimonials from former patients of this clinic. On Yelp, for example, he has all 4 or 5-star recommended reviews and he personally responds to each one.
Reviews on other websites can provide a glimpse of the sensitivity, superior knowledge, wonderful treatment and thorough explanations of your condition that you will receive if you choose Dr. Burke as your orthopedic surgeon. If you are in need of orthopedic services near Houston, TX, you are encouraged to read the comments from former patients of his expertise and empathy.
Orthopedic medicine is a specialty that physicians decide to pursue in order to become experts about the human body. A physician that specializes in orthopedics has knowledge of human anatomy and physiology that is next to none. Sports medicine is a component of orthopedic care that generally makes up a large percentage of the services provided by an orthopedic and sports medicine clinic. Dr. Burke’s practice includes an orthopedic sports clinic near Houston.
Whenever a bone is broken, a joint is damaged, or a ligament is torn, etc, an orthopedist will know how to guide you or your child to the best treatment. This is the case whether the injury is sports-related or not.
Often children are the individuals who experience orthopedic injuries that are caused by participating in sports. Dr. Burke and his staff of highly trained specialists are wonderful choices when in need of a pediatric sports medicine physician. Sporting injuries are certainly not limited only to adults.
When treating a child who is not fully developed yet, with immature bones and ligaments, specific individualized care is vital. Physicians that specialize in pediatric sports medicine take into account the extra care that is needed for not yet fully matured aspects of the human body and how healing after an injury may be different than in an adult. Children are still growing and need to be treated accordingly.
Rest assured, there are pediatric sports medicine doctors in the Houston area that are fully equipped, educated, and trained in the treatment and management of injuries in children.
The staff at Dr. Burke’s orthopedic and sports medicine clinic are all dedicated, friendly, and empathetic providers that will make you and your child feel comfortable. You can put your mind at ease when placing the care of your child in the hands of a pediatric sports medicine physician at Dr. Burke’s practice.
Providing the best patient care is always the top priority when treating anyone that seeks out help for an injury, be it an adult or child. The professionals that specialize in pediatric sports medicine at this clinic will take the time to consider the best treatment options that will yield the optimal long-term result. A treatment will not be recommended if your child is not an appropriate candidate for the procedure and the physician is not certain that the ultimate outcome will be optimal after healing has occurred.
When your child is injured, we understand that it is a scary time and you may not know what to do. When searching for a pediatric sports medicine physician in the Houston area, you can have peace of mind knowing that your child is receiving the best care possible when treated by Dr. Burke or a member of oh team at his orthopedics and sports clinic.
When there is an injury in the knee, known or unknown, an arthroscopic procedure may be the solution. Arthroscopy can be utilized as both a diagnostic technique and a knee injury treatment. It is one of many different types of knee surgery.
An arthroscopic procedure consists of inserting a small fiber-optic camera into the joint by way of a very small incision in order to accurately diagnose an issue. This same procedure is used at times to effectively treat knee injuries. The image from the camera allows your orthopedic surgeon to clearly see inside the knee joint.
Arthroscopy is used when treating a variety of conditions, including loose bone fragments, torn ligaments, torn cartilage, removal of inflamed tissue, etc. An arthroscopic orthopedic surgery procedure is minimally invasive and if the severity of your injury is minor, arthroscopy may be the best orthopedic treatment for your knee pain.
A revolutionary orthopedic treatment for knee pain that Dr. Burke performs is the MACI Procedure (Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation). This is a two-step process in which the first part of is performed arthroscopically.
The first step consists of arthroscopically removing a healthy portion of cartilage from a weight-bearing area of the knee. Then, this sample is shipped to a lab and specially treated so that this small sample can proliferate and grow into new, healthy cartilage.
Next, when deemed ready, this new sample of healthy cartilage will then be implanted back into your knee at the location of the damaged cartilage, which will have been removed. The result of this treatment for knee pain will ultimately be significant relief.
A reconstruction of a torn ligament is a common knee injury treatment that orthopedic surgeons perform. Depending on the severity, a variety of different types of knee surgery will be chosen from for this injury.
Whenever possible, the least invasive orthopedic treatment for your knee pain will be chosen. This will be arthroscopy. At times, a torn ACL or other injuries of ligaments in the knee can be performed arthroscopically. However, depending on the severity, location, and other details specific to your injury, an arthroscopic procedure may not be a possibility and another orthopedic surgery will be used.
Loose bodies in the knee and fractures may at times also be treated with minimally invasive procedures, but again depending on the severity of the injury, open surgical intervention may be necessary.
Loose bodies in the knee is a condition where cartilage or bone fragments have broken loose causing pain the knee with movement.
A break of the bone, or fracture can range from very mild to very severe. The goal with orthopedic treatment for a fracture is to place the broken bone back into proper alignment and stabilize it in order to allow for proper healing to occur. No matter the severity of the fracture, Dr. Burke will be able to treat it effectively.
There will always be an orthopedic treatment for your knee pain. A consultation with an orthopedic surgeon nearby such as Dr. Burke located near Houston in Pearland, Texas will provide you with the best options for your knee.
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