Orthopedic is the medical specialty that is centered on diseases that affect the muscles and skeletal systems. Examples include: bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons, joints and nerves
Types of conditions treated in Orthopedic
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Bone Fractures
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Muscle Strains
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Joint or Back Pain
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Arthritis
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Injuries to Tendons or Ligaments:
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Sprains, Tendonitis, and ACL Tears
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Limb Abnormalities, Such as Clubfoot and Bowlegs
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Bone Cancer
Supporting Therapies
Physical Therapy
Chiropractic
Massage Therapy
Electrotherapy
NonSurgical Procedures
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Exercises
Your orthopedic doctor may recommend specific exercises or stretches to help maintain or improve your strength, flexibility, and range of motion in a particular area.
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Immobilization
Sometimes preventing additional strain to an area can help it to heal. Examples of immobilization techniques include braces, splints, and casts.
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Medications
Your orthopedic doctor may recommend certain medications to help relieve symptoms like pain and swelling. Some examples include over-the-counter medications like ibuprofen and aspirin. They may also prescribe certain prescription drugs like corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory medicine.
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Lifestyle changes
Your orthopedic doctor may also help you with making lifestyle changes. These can involve modifying your physical activity, diet, and the ways you exercise to prevent aggravation of an injury or condition.
Surgical Procedures
Joint replacement
Examples include knee replacement and hip replacement surgery.
Internal fixation
Internal fixation involves the placement of hardware such as pins, screws, plates, and rods to help hold broken bones in place while they’re healing.
Fusion
This involves using bone graft material plus some form of internal fixation to connect two bones together. As the bone tissue heals, it fuses into one bone. This technique is often used in neck and spine surgery.
Osteotomy
Osteotomy is a type of surgery that involves cutting a part of a bone and then repositioning it. This type of surgery may sometimes be used to treat arthritis.
Soft tissue repair
This kind of surgery is used to repair severely damaged muscles, ligaments, or tendons.
Release surgery
This is a type of surgery that’s performed for carpal tunnel syndrome. It helps to relieve symptoms by reducing pressure on the median nerve.
