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…
Nothing will ruin a backyard baseball game, an after-work gym session, or other fun, outdoor summer activities like a painful ankle strain or sprain. These occur when the ligaments, muscles, or tendons that support the ankle are overstretched or torn, resulting in pain, swelling, bruising and an inability to walk comfortably that can sideline you…
Whether it’s from sitting at a desk all day or lifting something that was just too heavy, chronic and acute back pain is one of the most commonly experienced pain conditions in the U.S. In fact, upwards of 26 million Americans experience back pain and according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, it’s the…
Holding up your head. Connecting all the major regions of your body. Helping your body communicate correct information to your brain. Protecting your nervous system. Anchoring your limbs. These are just some of the critical functions your spine performs, and opting for surgery on it can be a big (and scary) decision. Do you need…
