Active Again after Ankle Replacement Surgery

Dr. Alison DeWaters holds a model of an ankle replacement prosthesis while standing with Herbert Hock, whose ankle she replaced in April 2019. Treating Ankle Pain with STAR Ankle Replacement  Patient is pain free after ankle replacement Before he had ankle replacement surgery in April 2019, 90-year old Herbert H. experienced debilitating pain from the bone-on-bone arthritis in his ankle. more »

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Shoulder Replacement Treatment for Pain and Mobility

It was the afternoon of New Year’s Eve in 2018, while she was walking her dog, that 67-year-old Joan S. fell and “shattered her left shoulder into a hundred pieces.” With her left hand in her pocket and her right hand holding the dog leash, Joan explains that she “Fell to the left, like a tree.” She landed directly onto more »

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Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Replacement – Benefits and Risks

Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Replacement By Dr. Eric Buxbaum, Orthopedic Surgeon Hip replacement surgery has become one of the most common and successful orthopedic procedures performed in the United States. There are multiple ways for surgeons to perform hip replacements, with the classic and still most common technique through the posterior approach, where the surgeon makes the incision on more »

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Neuromodulation Therapy: Blocking Pain Signals in Those with Chronic Pain

Relieving Chronic Pain with Neuromodulation Therapy By Dr. Ali Valimohamed Neuromodulation for chronic pain is a relatively new therapy that can greatly alleviate discomfort for people suffering with chronic pain. Neuromodulation, also referred to as neurostimulation, works through implantable devices that deliver gentle electrical impulses to the spinal cord or peripheral nerves. These impulses block pain signals from reaching the brain. more »

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Backpacks and Back Pain – It’s Back!

By Dr. Ali Valimahomed, M.D. Wearing backpacks and back pain – they go together It’s that time of year again – back to school season. This means shopping for school supplies, clothes, shoes, and maybe even a new backpack. Therefore, as we start a new school year, it’s important to pause and consider our children’s spine health. We teach them more »

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Your Own Cartilage Is The Best Defense Against Knee Pain

  With over 100 million Americans suffering from some form of chronic pain, knee pain ranks second as the most common source. 18% of men and nearly 20% of women report having knee pain.  Whether the cause of their pain is the result of too much weight being placed on the knee, poor technique during activity, trauma, or something else, more »

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CentraState Physician Gets Winning Assist Through Shoulder Surgery

Edward Stoner, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician on staff at CentraState, has considered team sports as his “gym” for most of his life. A self-proclaimed aging athlete, his interests have ranged from high school football to tennis, golf, and racquetball. But over the past decade, he’s found a new passion in a men’s competitive soccer league based in Freehold. About five years ago, however, stabbing more »

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