If the SI joint is identified as the source of pain, it can be treated with SI fusion surgery. Traditional surgical fusion procedures involve using screws and bone grafts. Sometimes a PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic frequency) bone stimulator is implanted to improve the odds of a proper union.
A new minimally-invasive surgical procedure that [...]
Read More →Have you suffered severe pain in your low back and buttocks? Have you been to several doctors, chiropractors, and therapists all to no avail?
It may be possible that your doctor has completely missed the real cause of your problem: the sacroiliac joint.
The sacroiliac joint may be the culprit in in as many [...]
Read More →A torn meniscus is a common but painful knee injury that can occur in a car accident, pedestrian accident, bicycle accident or fall.
If you have been in an accident and your doctor has told you that you have a torn meniscus, you may have some questions about what kinds of treatment options [...]
Read More →Florida personal injury attorneys often see anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL injuries or the knee in people who have been involved in various types of accidents, including car accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents and falls.
If you’ve been diagnosed with an ACL injury or ACL tear, you may have questions about its [...]
Read More →Possibly the most serious form of spinal fracture is a fracture-dislocation, which causes a vertebra to move out of place to create an extremely unstable condition in the spine. A fracture-dislocation, in most cases, needs to be stabilized in a closed reduction surgery, because if left untreated it poses a danger to the [...]
Read More →So many people who come to us after being in an accident report that they have backaches such as they’ve never experienced before. Back injuries, whether disc injuries, fractures, or fracture dislocations, are among the most frequent injuries, and some of the most painful.
You’ve come to the right place [...]
Read More →A herniated disc is an injury that accident victims dread, because of its potential for causing pain over the long term and for keeping you from doing the things you love. You can read more about cervical, thoracic, and lumbar herniated discs, their causes and treatments.
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Spinal cord injuries change lives in unimaginable ways, and in most cases, the damage can’t be reversed. Before his death, actor Christopher Reeve was an activist who pushed for new research to help victims of paralysis from these devastating injuries recover some of the function they have lost.
If you or someone you [...]
Read More →On each side of the ankle is a bone that sticks out, often referred to as a knuckle. These knuckles are the malleoli. The medial malleolus is the knuckle on the inside of the ankle. A fracture of the medial malleolus is usually caused by an impact to the ankle joint, often in a [...]
Read More →A talus fracture is a severe injury that may have long-term or permanent consequences. The talus is a small bone between the heel bone and the lower leg bones, the tibia and fibula where they join to form the ankle joint. The talus also meets the foot bones to form the subtalar joint. The [...]
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