Physicians and sports medicine specialists from Orlando Orthopaedic Center donate more than 250 hours of their time to provide pre-participation sports physicals to students throughout Central Florida from April to August. In this video, we asked [...]
On July 17th, 2016, the day after running 16-miles, Donna Nelson, an avid runner and recent patient at Orlando Orthopaedic Center, collapsed to the ground in pain. The discs of two vertebrae in her lower back [...]
Landon “Gage” Hutchinson, a sophomore baseball pitcher at Daytona State College, spent his entire life dreaming of a career as a professional baseball player. Then, he suffered an all-too-common injury to a ligament in his throwing [...]
The brachial plexus refers to a network of nerves branching from the spinal cord in the neck that gives feeling and movement to the shoulder, elbow and hand. Injuries to this area range from minor and [...]
Six years ago, Joe Smith began having consistent trouble with a finger on his right hand: it would continually lock up and cause tremendous discomfort and even an inability to get work done on the computer. [...]
Acute and chronic pain affects roughly 100 million Americans with an annual cost in terms of medical treatment, rehabilitation and lost productivity estimated at more than $560 billion per year. In an effort to mitigate existing [...]
A herniated disc refers to an issue with the disc material that sits between the individual bones making up the vertebrae in the spine. These discs act as shock absorbers and cushions for the bones. The [...]
Shoulder-related injuries are a common occurrence with football players of all ages and skill levels. In fact, shoulder dislocations and acromioclavicular joint separations represent almost half of all shoulder injuries among athletes playing in contact or [...]
JOIN US AUGUST 5, 2017. This program focuses on evidence based practices for use of the latest technology and surgical procedures used to treat orthopaedic conditions associated with musculoskeletal trauma of the hand, wrist, [...]
Michael Connelly says he was unable to bend down to put on his shoes, and simple pleasures like working in the backyard were becoming increasingly difficult to perform. When the chronic discomfort became too much to [...]
