What causes bone spurs? Bone spurs are common as we age, and many people do not even know they have them. They are typically found after an X-ray or MRI that are ordered for other conditions. When you do have symptoms, it is important to talk to your doctor to discuss...
Hip Feels Like It Needs To Pop Hip pain, snapping hip, and stiffness in the hip joint are common and significant health concerns. While the hip joint is a powerful and durable part of your body, it is not indestructible. Age, pregnancy, and sports injury can cause...
How Does Bone on Bone Knee Pain Feel? Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that causes your joint tissues to degrade over time, setting off an inflammatory reaction that causes pressure placed directly on the bone of the knee. At first, symptoms are mild,...
What Can I do for a Frozen Shoulder? There are times when shoulders simply freeze. The causes can be chalked up to something as mundane as staying in a position too long, or to more common health conditions like hypo and hyperthyroidism, diabetes, stroke, and...
Is Knee Pain Slowing You Down? A very common injury that we see at Performance Ortho is “jumper’s knee” or patellar tendonitis, an injury to the tendon connecting the kneecap (patella) to the shinbone. This injury usually can be challenging for...
Don’t Overdo It In the Garden! Enjoy the beauty of your garden and reduce the possibility of back pain and or overuse injuries by remembering these safety suggestions: Avoid long gardening sessions Warm up before gardening with slow, sustained stretches and...