Sports Injuries
Today’s “sports” injuries don’t only occur while playing sports. Many occur while doing simple things around the house or even while exercising. Several years ago I asked my husband to move the big screen T.V. (you remember those great big ones that they built in the ’90’s!) away from the wall so I could paint the wall behind it. He did as I asked, pulling tendons in his arm that required surgery to repair. Last year, while while working out on a weight machine at the gym, I tore a rotator cuff in my shoulder that required me to do six months of physical therapy just to be able to raise my hand above my head.
It’s accidents like these and the fact that there is no denying that my body is not getting any younger that make me aware of how important it is to know a board certified orthopaedic surgeon. Someone that is skilled and experienced in joint replacement and reconstruction as well as, in my case, offer effective treatment procedures such as physical therapy. A good orthopaedic surgeon will make a thorough examination to determine the cause of [tag] joint pain[/tag] and provide surgery when needed followed by a complete recovery program designed for the patient.
If my husband or myself ever have to go through something like this again I would want an orthopaedic surgeon of the caliber of [tag]Dr. Allen Gustafson[/tag] of [tag]Gustafson Orthopaedics[/tag]. He specializes in hip and knee replacement and as we get older, those are both issues we may have to contend with.
