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Getting Back in the Game Faster

After playing basketball for 35 years on concrete surfaces, Mitch Martinez gradually began to feel the effects on his 40-something-year-old knees. In one knee particularly, he knew something was wrong, and the pain became more pronounced each time he played. “It felt like a hamstring injury – but in my knee. Sometimes the cramping sensation was so strong, I had more »

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Healthy Directions – Bringing Back Health at the Spine Institute

To help patients living with chronic or acute back pain regain their quality of life, CentraState Medical Center created The Spine Institute of Central New Jersey. Grigory Goldberg, MD, fellowship-trained spine surgeon and co-director of The Spine Institute discusses surgical and non-surgical treatments, pain management and physical therapy as alternative or supplemental treatments. READ MORE.

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Hip Arthroscopy Surgery

Dr. Nasar performs a hip arthroscopy surgery with a focus on establishing portals and performing a capsulotomy. A labral debridement and debridement of tissue from the conyloid fossa was also performed.

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Healthy Directions–Giving Pain the Cold Shoulder

“I think people are hesitant to undergo surgical procedures, especially joint replacement, for fear of pain. However, with the right approach to anesthesia and medications we can actually stop pain before it starts,” says Alan S. Nasar, MD, FAAOS, board-certified orthopedic surgeon. READ MORE

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Healthy Directions – No Need for Knee Pain

When George Kleinknecht, 80, of Jackson, found himself unable to accompany his wife on shopping trips in 2006 because of pain in his right knee, he called the CentraState Healthcare System Physician Finder referral service and found Dr. Alan Nasar, an orthopedic specialist. READ MORE.

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