Custom orthotics are an incredible tool for people with foot, leg, or lower back pain that stems from structural or support problems in the feet. While over-the-counter orthotics are available at your local drugstore, these are not recommended by most orthopedic doctors. Because everyone’s feet are [Read More]
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How Can Custom Orthotics Help Me?
You might think of Baylis & Brown Orthopedics as the practitioners to call when you need back pain treatment. However, our team offers care for the entire musculoskeletal system. This includes every portion of it, from your shoulders to your toes. Orthopedists understand how your body works, [Read More]
Herniated Disc Treatment Options
A herniated disc is when the soft interior portion of one of your vertebral discs in your spine protrudes out of the harder exterior. This protrusion can cause pain, numbness, and tingling if it extends out to an adjacent nerve or the spinal cord and thereby causes irritation. All of these [Read More]
Ankle, Shin and Thigh Pain: Where Could the Problem Originate?
While your feet are often the reason for ankle, shin, and thigh pain, sometimes, other parts of the body are responsible for the pain, as well. Some examples include your heart, back, or lymphatic system. Sometimes, pain in these areas of the body can stem from your lifestyle. At Baylis & Brown [Read More]
Could I Have Arthritis in My Back?
One of the most common places to experience pain is the back or spine, and a frequent cause of it is arthritis. Arthritis is a very common condition that affects the musculoskeletal system. It causes joints to experience symptoms such as pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of range of motion. [Read More]
Common Injuries in Racquet Sports
Tennis, racquetball, badminton, and other sports that employ a racquet tend to put repetitive strain on certain joints in your body. Even the newer paddle-based sports, such as pickleball, harness these same motions and can cause the same types of injuries. Fortunately, an orthopedic doctor [Read More]
6 Common Bone Fractures
Whether you walk and fall on your wrist or are in a car accident, you may develop a bone fracture. Certain fractures are more common than others, such as a wrist or spinal fractures. Fortunately, an orthopedic surgeon can provide bone fracture treatments to prevent complications and allow you to [Read More]
Health Conditions Related to Foot and Ankle Pain
Virtually everyone will experience foot pain and ankle pain at some point in their lives. With the load our feet and ankles have to carry with every step, every day, they can be prone to injury from overuse or trauma. While mild pain can often be resolved by resting the injured or hurting foot [Read More]
Healing Sports Injuries with PRP Therapy
A sports injury is any type of injury that results from physical activity. Some of the most common types of sports injuries are soft-tissue injuries, whereby the muscles, ligaments, or tendons are overstretched or torn. Today, PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy is increasingly being used to aid [Read More]
How to Get Back on Your Feet After Knee Surgery
While recovering from knee surgery, the recovery and rehabilitation stage is crucial. Depending on the procedure you had, it could take several weeks to months to fully recover and get back on your feet. However, there are ways to help you get back to your normal lifestyle as quickly as possible [Read More]
7 Reasons to Visit an Orthopedic Doctor
Primary care doctors are very different from orthopedic physicians, particularly in that primary physicians are generalists whereas orthopedists are specialists. There are many health conditions that only an orthopedic doctor can quickly and properly diagnose and treat, specifically injuries to the [Read More]
The Value of Having a Knee Brace for Osteoarthritis
Patients with osteoarthritis – which is often called simply “arthritis” because it is the most common form of joint inflammation – affecting one or both knees may have difficulty performing everyday tasks due to the pain and disability it causes. However, there are nonsurgical ways to stabilize the [Read More]
