Medical Articles & News
The Bionic Woman and The Bionic Man were two of my favorite shows in the 1980’s. Now, just 30-some years later, implantable and wearable orthopedic technology exists and may soon be widely available– at the mall or on Amazon.com.
We take our feet for granted most of the time. They get us out of bed in the morning, take us on a jog around the neighborhood, and keep us moving all day long. We squeeze them into high heels, pound them on miles of pavement, and ignore their minor aches. Only when foot and […]
The Wall Street Journal recently covered a Duke University study that examined the FDA’s database of adverse events resulting from spinal cord stimulators in 12,300 patients. The study related the number of complications to the number of implants, and showed a rate of 1 per 100. This is a significantly higher rate of orthopedics paralysis […]
You’ve probably heard a friend or relative complain of a painful condition called plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis, or a ‘stone bruise’ is one of the most common causes of pain in the foot, heel and ankle, it affects millions of Americans each year.
Unfortunately, bunion surgeries are not always successful, and bunion pain may remain even after surgery. In the scientific literature on this subject, there are different types and severities of bunions; there are about 130 described ways to operate on a bunion. Usually, when there are this many options, it means that the best option has […]
Many people with chronic upper back pain eventually undergo unnecessary surgeries and un-indicated disability. This is because many patients’ chronic upper back pain is misdiagnosed as having a skeletal cause, when instead the patient is suffering from unrecognized myofascial trigger point syndrome (MPS). Although MPS is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability in […]
PRP is ‘platelet rich plasma’. It is exactly that. PRP is a natural remedy for a variety of problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones. At Warner Orthopedics and Wellness, PRP is often used as a non-operative treatment for injury and also as a way to augment healing after surgery. After drawing your own blood, […]
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