Plano Sports Authority, PSA, and Direct Orthopedic Care, DOC, are launching Coaches that Care, a program to recognize the care and dedication to excellence, sportsmanship and community service displayed by PSA volunteer coaches every day. Nominate your caring coach for a chance to win a $250 gift card. A gift card will be awarded every […]
Sports medicine deals with the prevention, diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation of injuries related to sports, exercise or recreational activities. Regular exercise enhances muscle and joint function, keeps bones strong and decreases your risk of heart attack and stroke. The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provide suggestions to […]
Strengthening the muscles that support your knee keeps knees healthy, reduces stress on the knee joint and helps to prevent injury. Strong quadriceps muscles in the front of the thigh and hamstring muscles in the back of the thigh enable the knee joint to bend, straighten and absorb shock. Strengthening exercises strengthen the muscles to […]
Backpacks are a popular and practical way for children and teenagers to carry schoolbooks and supplies. They are designed to distribute the weight of the load among some of the body’s strongest muscles. When used correctly, backpacks can be a good way to carry the necessities for the school day. The Challenges of School […]
DOC’s orthopedic surgeon will be specifically concerned with the location of the knee pain. If the pain is located almost entirely on either the inside portion or outside portion of the knee, then the guest patient may be a candidate for a partial or unicompartmental knee replacement. If the pain is throughout the entire knee […]
If common activities like walking and getting in and out of a chair become difficult and painful and medications, changes in everyday activities, and walking supports do not relieve the symptoms, hip replacement surgery may be the next step. The Anatomy of the Hip The hip, a ball-and-socket joint, is one of the body’s […]
Overhand throwing places extremely high stresses on the elbow, which can lead to serious overuse injury. Overuse injuries develop when an athletic movement is repeated during play and when these periods of play are so frequent that the body does not have enough time to rest and heal. Although throwing injuries in the elbow most […]
Historians of jui jitsu say that the origins of the “gentle art” can be traced back to India and were practiced by Buddhist monks. The monks created techniques based upon principles of balance, leverage and manipulating the body for self-defense to avoid the use of weapons. With the expansion of Buddhism, jiu jitsu spread from […]
Disabled parking (DP) permits/placards help people with disabilities have easy access to places such as supermarkets, restaurants, shopping malls, medical facilities, and more. The disabled accessible spaces are required to connect to the shortest possible route to the building they serve. Disability is classified as having difficulty in bodily coordination or unable to see clearly. […]
A lipoma is a benign tumor made up of fat tissue just beneath the skin. Lipomas are usually painless and are often on the upper back, shoulders, arms, buttocks, and upper thighs. Lipoma tumors most often appear between the ages of 40 and 60 years. More than one lipoma is possible. About one in […]
According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s 2015 Participant Report, 2.46 million Americans play pickleball. Pickleball is a paddle sport combining elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. The paddle is smaller than a tennis racquet, but larger than a ping-pong paddle. The plastic ball is similar to a whiffle ball and the game is played on a badminton-sized court with a slightly modified tennis net. People of all ages and skill levels play pickleball, indoors or outdoors.
Gout is a disorder that causes sudden attacks of intense pain, swelling and redness in the joints or soft tissues. In many cases, the first attacks occur in the joints of the big toe, but gout can affect many other joints. It is a type of inflammatory arthritis. Gout affects approximately 2 out of 100 people in the United States.
The midfoot joint complex is also called the Lisfranc joint. It is named after French surgeon Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin, who served as a surgeon in the Napoleonic army in the 1800s on the Russian front. He became well known for his proficiency in foot surgery.
Frozen shoulder, adhesive capsulitis, causes pain and stiffness in the shoulder and the shoulder becomes difficult to move. Frozen shoulder occurs in about 2% of the general population, affecting people between 40 and 60 and women more than men.
A consumer has a sprained ankle and goes to the closest clinic to their residence. Innocently the consumer hobbles into a freestanding ER, not realizing that it is absolutely not the same as an urgent care clinic or the same as Direct Orthopedic Care, DOC.
