How to Ease Hand Cramps at Work

In today’s digital age, most people type on a keyboard every day as they work and stay in touch with family and friends. A hand cramp makes typing challenging, but several strategies successfully ease the discomfort. Assume the Correct Typing Position Placing the keyboard at a level slightly below the user’s elbows keeps the typist’s wrists in a neutral position. more »

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What is Arthroscopic Surgery?

Physicians at Advanced Orthopedics perform minimally invasive, arthroscopic surgery using small cameras equipped with fiber-optic light technology to view damaged joints on a monitor screen. Inserted through a tiny incision in the skin that is less than one centimeter in size, these cameras allow arthroscopic surgeons to trim torn knee meniscus, repair rotator cuff injuries, treat bursitis of the shoulder and restore more »

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Common Causes of Foot Injuries

Foot injuries often occur when the feet are subjected to vigorous and repetitive overuse or trauma resulting from auto or work accidents. Prolonged standing on inflexible surfaces or excessive running can inflame the plantar fasciitis tissues that extend to form the foot’s arch. Injury to the medial longitudinal arch, one of three arches vital to supporting the foot, may happen more »

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How to Take Care of Your Body through the Winter

Just like people with cars and boats “winterize” their respective vehicles, it is just as important for people to prepare their own bodies for the harsh rigors that winter conditions often dole out. In the annual battle against everything from cold and flu concerns to maintaining healthy bones, there are many ways to take care of your body through the more »

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Learn About Joint Replacement at AOSMI

For those suffering from hip, knee or shoulder joints that are simply beyond repair, joint replacement can mean the difference between the active lifestyle they are accustomed to and severely decreased mobility and independence. Even knowing this, the thought of undergoing surgery to replace a joint is a proposition that gives many pause and concern. The New Jersey orthopedic surgeons more »

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Sports Medicine To Keep You in the Game

When you live the life of an athlete, injuries are bound to happen. While there are a number of precautions you can take, sometimes sports injury is unavoidable. It is the nature of the game. When we give everything we have on the field, we sometimes walk (or limp) away a little worse for wear. Therefore, knowing where to go more »

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Meet Brian and See What a Successful Hip Replacement Looks Like!

Before signing on for major orthopedic surgery, most people need to have 100 percent confidence in their orthopedic specialist and the capabilities of the New Jersey orthopedic surgeons in charge of the surgery. Without such a confidence, the event can be nearly traumatic. Sure, you can sit down with any one of your orthopedic specialists and discuss their confidence in more »

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Tips for Better Spine Health

Back injuries can be devastating to your day-to-day living. The spine is literally the backbone of everything you do. When it comes to spine injuries that require an orthopedic specialist, we cannot control unforeseen accidents or collisions. We do our best to stay safe during sports. We warm up before diving into a game of football. We stretch before heading more »

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Three Ways to Destroy Your Knees

Any orthopedic specialist will confirm that the vast majority of the knee injuries they see on a daily basis could either have been prevented in the first place or treated earlier to prevent serious injury. Unless the idea of joint replacement surgery seems like a good time for you, read on to learn the three most common ways knees can more »

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