Nobody likes a pain in the neck, especially when that pain is literal. Cervical pain is a common occurrence among people. At least once a year, one in every three people will experience neck pain. Whether from age, a sports injury, or overworking your muscles, an injury to the neck can cause problems in your daily life.

Rarely anybody who plays a sport does not experience an injury. About 30 million children and teens play an organized sport. Out of that, there are approximately 3.5 million injuries a year. Whether it means getting “banged up,” missing a few weeks or even missing an entire season, injuries are prevalent. To return to the game that you or someone you know loves to play, look to get quick medical treatment from a sports medicine physician.

Regardless of age, knee and hip pain are some of the most common complaints among all people. Due to excessive use and overuse in daily activities, sports, or injury due to age, knee and hip pain may plague your life. At EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region, our board-certified, fellowship-trained knee doctors and hip specialists will focus on treating your pain and injury to get you back to enjoying life

After a knee replacement, you may have many questions about knee replacement recovery. The following will answer common questions and concerns:

Some years ago, you had a hip replacement. After your hip joint surgery, your artificial hip did what it was intended to do. You regained motion and strength, and most, if not all, of your pain went away. You were back to living an enjoyable and functional life. But over recent months, maybe even a couple of years, you have started to experience hip replacement pain. If this has happened to you, you may want to consider the signs of hip replacement wearing out. If your hip replacement is wearing down, you may need hip revision surgery.

Knee replacement surgery, or knee arthroplasty, is one of the most common joint replacement surgeries with 800,000 surgeries performed each year in the United States. Generally, older adults receive the most knee replacements, though, in some instances, middle-aged adults will receive them, too.

Youth sports offer several benefits to young athletes and watching young athletes compete in the games they love creates a lifetime of memories. As young athletes compete in their sports, they develop health benefits like staying physically fit and increased cardiovascular health, as well as developing life skills like discipline, teamwork, and work ethic. Though youth sports are great, millions of children are treated each year for sports-related injuries. Learning about the most dangerous sports will help parents and guardians decide what sports to put their children in or how to prevent injuries.

Whether it be from working, overuse, playing sports, or an accident, shoulder injuries are one of the most common injuries people face. EmergeOrtho—Triangle Region’s shoulder specialist Dr. Stephen Rosenblum offers great shoulder care to get you back to a functional life. 

Whether in your home or public, seeking medical assistance in an emergency should not be a concern. During a potentially life-threatening situation, you want quick and easy access to emergency help. With the WellBe® Medical Alert Watch, you have some components of a smartwatch as medical alert where you can be in contact with a HandsFree Health assistance in seconds.

Hip and knee replacement surgery are two of the most common surgeries performed in the United States where approximately 790,000 total knee replacements and over 450,000 hip replacements are performed annually. Hip and knee joints get worn down due to excessive use. Arthritis is also one of the leading causes of hip and knee replacements. 

If you have been suffering from persistent pain, stiffness, or mobility issues in your joints, specifically in areas such as the knees and hips, you may need to consider joint replacement surgery. Though knee and hip surgery are the more common joint replacement surgeries, you may also need surgery in the shoulder, ankle, hand, wrist, elbow, or foot.

If you are experiencing discomfort in your foot or ankle, the EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region foot and ankle doctorswill offer expert care in recognizing the injuries you obtained to your lowest extremities. The fellowship-trained foot and ankle specialists will use their knowledge to determine your exact injury and provide you with the best options to get you back on your feet and return to your daily life.

Chronic back pain plagues approximately 16 million adults, making daily tasks difficult or even impossible. Fortunately, our Town Center Orthopaedic back doctors have years of training and experience to help you return to an active and healthy lifestyle.

Regardless of age, knee and hip pain are some of the most common complaints among all people. Due to excessive use and overuse in daily activities, sports, or injury due to age, knee and hip pain may plague your life.

The staff at North Carolina Specialty Hospital assures you that we offer the best nose job surgeons to reshape your nose to your desired aesthetic. NCSH provides a nonjudgmental atmosphere with exceptional service to our patients who need or want rhinoplasty or plastic surgery in general.

Back pain ranks as one of the most common issues concerning Americans where 65 million Americans will report their pain. Of that 65 million, 16 million adults will suffer from chronic back pain, which lasts longer than three months.

There is no injury retired military physical therapist Jeff Frankart fears treating. In his time serving his country as the Chief of Chronic Pain Physical Therapy in Landstuhl, Germany, Frankart developed…

I remember sitting at lunch with my friend and the Director of Psychology at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. In the middle of picking at our food, my friend laid down his utensils and looked at me with his head tilted to the side as if he wanted to interrogate me

The FIX treatment system uses not only physical but psychological techniques to retrain the body’s interpretation of pain. To conquer the psychological tactics, I use the biopsychosocial (BPS) model to reprogram a patient’s view on pain by integrating the biopsychosocial model into the pain treatment regimen.