Turkey. Dressing. Family. Knee and shoulder injuries? Unfortunately, all of these things are staples of the Thanksgiving holiday, and thanks to those family football games, the last two are becoming more and more common. Hauling the family out to the backyard gridiron is a fun way to work off that Thanksgiving feast, but if you…
Costumes, candy, and car accidents? You might not think so, but all three of these things – including dangerous car accidents – are a staple of Halloween. Studies have shown that people are more than twice as likely to be struck by a car on Halloween than other days of the year. According to the…
There’s a lot to love about cooler fall temperatures – sipping on your favorite pumpkin spice concoctions, cozying up by the fire, watching your kids kick around in a big pile of freshly-raked leaves. Not on that list – more noticeable chronic back and joint pain. It’s long been reported that colder weather can have…
Every single step you take, each time you reach up high on your tip toes or squat down low, you engage your Achilles tendon, the tough band of fibrous tissue that connects your heel to your calf muscle. It plays a role in all of the movements of your foot, and according to the Academy…
All it takes is one golf swing, one rough tackle, lifting one too many heavy boxes to suffer a painful spinal or joint injury. And that split-second move can lead to days, weeks, even months of pain, discomfort and debilitation. The next time a spine, joint or ligament injury is threatening to send you to…
Crisp air, falling leaves, and getting ready for that tailgate. It can only mean one thing – football season is here. And in addition to gearing up to watch your favorite college and pro teams on television, you may also be loading up the car with pads and helmets and equipment for your kids’ own…
You hear a lot of words thrown around when you’ve been faced with a sport or spinal injury, words like surgery and injection. A word you may be less familiar with is biologic – a treatment method offered at Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians that utilizes harvested natural products, such as tissue, to encourage the…
Spine injuries are frightening, and learning about your treatment options can be overwhelming – they often use terms you’ve never heard of before, and it can be hard discerning which is best for your situation. At Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, we offer a wide range of spinal injury treatments, from minimally invasive surgery to…
The school year has snuck up on us again. That means you’re probably already busy planning schedules, packing lunches, and making sure the kids have a ride to practice. The school year is full of exciting new things for both kids and parents, but it’s also full of potential spine-damaging dangers for kids and teens…
We’re coming up on the end of summer, which means football season is right around the corner. Not to mention, baseball, soccer, cheerleading, field hockey, even cross country, all in full swing, and all increasing your risk of a sports injury. In fact, according to the Georgia Regents Health System, more than 10 million injuries…
