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AOC News and Wellness Tips
We feature orthopedic news and and wellness tips tailored just for you.
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Top Exercises for Bone Strength: Enhance Bone Density Naturally
Discover how weight-bearing exercises can enhance your bone density and strength. Learn the best exercises for bone health and how to safely incorporate them into your routine.
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What About My Aching Knee
Here’s what you need to know about the causes and treatment of knee pain
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Twist and Shout…. Did You Just Throw Your Back Out?
Don’t let back pain stop your groove
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Elbow pain? It may be tennis elbow
You don’t have to play tennis to be diagnosed with tennis elbow.
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Stem research yields exciting results for spine community
The VAST clinical trial shows benefit from treating the anatomic site that is the greatest source of back pain.
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Sidelined with a sports injury?
Orthopedics, it’s all we do. Whether you’re driving down the court, swinging on the fairway or skiing down the slopes, an injury can put you on the sidelines. Get back in the game fast with […]
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Sciatica could be your body’s cry for help
Sciatica – pain, weakness, numbness or tingling in the back and leg – can be a real pain to deal with, but it should not be ignored. Sciatica is caused by injury to, or pressure […]
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WALANT Surgery: A Less Invasive Option for Hand Surgery at Athens Orthopedic Clinic
At Athens Orthopedic Clinic, we are proud to offer WALANT surgery, a highly specialized surgical technique.
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Joint pain may be a part of aging, but you don’t have to live with it
Joint pain does not have to be part of your life as you age. Lifestyle changes, physical therapy and pain management often provide relief. If these stop working, joint replacement surgery can get you moving […]
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Shoulder injuries are common in the summertime
Sports and working on your house can lead to shoulder pain. Here’s what you should know.
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Tips for decreasing your post-operataive pain
Follow this program to greatly decrease your post-operative pain.
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All about finger catching and locking
If you every use your other hand to pull a finger straight, you may have trigger finger.
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Fingertip injuries in the workplace
Many occupations open your fingertips to injuries. Here’s what you need to know.
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Do your hands hurt? Have they become stiff and painful?
Have you started to notice a decrease in your pinch and grip strength? If so, you may have wearing out of the small joints in your hand – a very common condition known as arthritis.Arthritis
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Hand numbness and tingling can be treated
Do your hands ever go numb and tingly? Here’s what you need to know
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Preparing the Body for Exercise is Important at any Age | Warming Up
Paying attention to hydration, nutrition and warming up can help your exercise routine at any age.
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Preparing the Body for Exercise is Important at Any Age | Hydration & Nutrition
Preparing for exercise requires a minimum of these three things: hydration and nutrition, warming up and proper clothing.
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Pinched Nerve Symptoms and Treatments: Identify and Manage Your Pain
Experiencing pain or numbness? Find out if it’s a pinched nerve with this guide covering symptoms, causes, and treatment, and get expert advice on managing and preventing nerve compression.
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Pickleball injuries can end your game on a sour note
Pickleball fever is not only packing the courts, but orthopedic urgent care clinics, too. The quick starts and stops, pivots, lunging and bending can put any athlete at any age in a pickle—from sprains and […]
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Is it Broken or is it Fractured?
Clinicians speak in terms of different kinds of fractures to describe how a bone is broken.
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What you need to know about your NCV/EMG
An NCV/EMG nerve test can help diagnose the cause of pain in your neck, back, feet or hands.
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MAKOplasty improves partial knee replacement procedure
Robotic arm assisted MAKOplasty enables consistent results and more accurate implant placement – which is an important factor in the life expectancy of implants
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