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Winterize Your Body and Protect Yourself From Pain

This may be the age of global warming, but winter still means cold, snow, and ice. These three factors alone are responsible for an increased incidence of injuries reported from December to March. Slipping, falling, and throwing your back out while shoveling snow are very common complaints in my practice during the winter months. The good news is, with a more »

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Arthroscopic Treatment of Knee Injuries

The knee joint is the most easily injured joint and with so many parts working together to provide mobility and speed, injuries can occur. In the past, many athletes and others simply learned to live with their knee pain. Today these individuals have a wide variety of medical treatments and surgical procedures as options. READ MORE.

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Case Of The Quarter

William Ward is already on his feet well into the rehabilitation process following the total replacement of his left knee on November 20th. William, who retired from the Freehold Police Department in 2005, received the first fully cementless, minimally invasive, total knee replacement using trabecular metal technology in the history of the CentraState Medical Center in Freehold New Jersey. READ more »

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Arthritis and Joint Replacement

Joint replacement surgery has increased in popularity over the last five years. People have become more involved with sports, exercise, and recreational activities and are staying active later in life. READ MORE.

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Common Injuries from Winter Recreation

With winter upon us, many people participate in activities such as snow skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating. The very conditions that make these activities possible and enjoyable, reduced friction, also make falls and injuries very common. Winter sports injuries get a lot of attention at hospital emergency rooms and doctor’s offices, and include sprains, strains, dislocations and fractures (broken bones). more »

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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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