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Common Winter Sports Injuries Atlanta, GA

Common Winter Sports Injuries

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Cold weather comes chock full of fun, physical outdoor activities to keep your blood pumping – from football and basketball to skiing and sledding, there’s no shortage of sports to warm you up and get you moving. Cold weather can also leave us more prone to certain sports injuries that have the potential to sideline…

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At-Home Heat Therapy Tips

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As the temperatures continue to drop, many back and spine patients may find themselves dealing with more pain. The verdict is still out on whether or not cold temperatures biologically contribute to more severe pain symptoms, but if you’re recovering from a back injury or dealing with chronic back pain, at-home heat therapy may help…

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Gratitude is Good for Your Health

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As you sit down with your friends and family this week and reflect on what you’re grateful for, know that you’re doing more than simply connecting with your loved ones. You’re also giving your health a big boost. Practicing gratitude helps to halt negative emotions such as envy, resentment, anger, and regret. But it can…

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Trick-or-Treatment This Halloween

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Everyone here at Ortho Sport & Spine wants you to have the most spook-tacular Halloween possible, but we also know that injuries and accidents do happen, and they happen more often around this holiday. Many ERs, urgent care, and medical facilities see spikes in visits related to pedestrian accidents, slips, falls, and broken bones. To…

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Chilly Temps May Affect Your Sciatica

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Cooler fall temperatures trigger more than our need for tasty pumpkin coffee and Halloween treats. Changes in barometric pressure can also trigger pain — and this can mean serious discomfort for sufferers of sciatica. Sciatica is a condition that causes nerve compression in the lumbar, or lower, part of the back, leading to pain, numbness,…

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When To See a Doctor For Back Pain

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With somewhere around 80% of Americans suffering some form of back pain, it can be an easy problem to dismiss – the result of long hours at the office, poor posture, even smoking. It’s also a type of pain that many of us feel like we simply have to live with. But that isn’t the…

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A Type of Concussion You’ve Never Heard Of

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Football season’s in full swing, and alongside headlines of caught passes and touchdowns are stories of athletes suffering from dangerous concussions — a type of injury that affects the brain and is the result of a serious blow to the head. But there’s another type of concussion that affects more than a player’s brain. Spinal…

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5 Smart Ways to Prevent After-School Sports Injuries

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School’s back in session, and so are after-school athletics. While many kids are back to hitting the field after a long day of hitting the books, many parents are back to worrying about keeping their kiddos safe and off the bench. And for good reason. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over…

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Minimally-Invasive Spine Treatments

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How would you feel to be able to complete your spine surgery in Atlanta with nothing bigger than a band-aid placed over your operation site once it was over? At Ortho Sport & Spine, it’s possible! How Does Endoscopic Surgery Work? Endoscopic surgery uses minimally invasive techniques to access key areas of spine, neck, or…

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Surgical Treatment for Sports Injuries

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When you’re out of the game and stuck on the sidelines because of pain, it may seem like there’s nothing you can do to speed up the recovery process. If you’ve endured a major injury to the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee or ankle because of athletic activities, Ortho Sport & Spine is here to help…

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