Entries by admin

Patellar Tendon Tear

/in ,

Patellar tendon tears can happen for many reasons and affect many different people. It can occur from chronic overuse or may arise from sudden traumatic incidents. It can be the result of accidents around the home. Often, athletes suffer from this painful condition that can prevent them from participating in athletic competitions or doing the […]

Lumbar Laminectomy

/in ,

Back pain is a common ailment for most people. Whether it’s pain from an aching arthritic joint or the occasional flare-up from “overdoing it”, back pain typically comes and goes. There is a type of back pain, however, caused by a narrowing of the spaces within your spine, that’s persistent. Spinal pain caused by pressure […]

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

/in ,

Many people have probably never heard of cubital tunnel syndrome, but if they had it, they would most certainly know. Cubital tunnel syndrome causes almost “electric” pain that feels a lot like the pain when you hit the “funny bone” in your elbow. The “funny bone” in the elbow is actually the ulnar nerve, a […]

Ice and Snow Contribute to Falls, Broken Wrists

/in ,

Colorado is notorious for fast-moving winter storms that quickly turn into sunny days. And while we all appreciate fast-melting snow, the constant melting and refreezing means plenty of icy walkways and streets, which can translate to lots of slips and falls, which can result in a broken wrist. When you’re out and about this winter, […]

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injuries

/in ,

Football fans may often hear about torn ACLs. But the PCL (which stands for posterior cruciate ligament) is often less understood. PCL tears aren’t all that common. Compromising less than 20%of knee ligament injuries,  a PCL injury can be painful and debilitating and can cause some serious issues with your knee, such as osteoarthritis, if […]

Hip Bursitis

/in ,

People experience many different types of hip pain. They feel pain and discomfort and tend to want to diagnose it for themselves; they moved wrong, overexercised, or perhaps it’s just part of the aging process. Often, they just try to ignore it. Ignoring the pain may end up making the injury worse. Addressing the injury […]

Ganglion Cyst

/in ,

Ganglion cysts are a common condition that few people know about. Ganglion cysts occur in 70% of people between the ages of 20-40 and are more common in women. When people hear the word “cyst”, what often comes to mind is “tumor.” It can be scary to find a strange lump anywhere on the body. […]

Golfer’s Elbow

/in ,

Few people understand what golfer’s elbow is until they experience pain and other symptoms that affect how they live, interfering with what they need to do to get through each day. Golfer’s elbow can be more than a nuisance that can keep someone off the greens or away from the job. While the tendency is […]

Snapping Hip

/in ,

Snapping hip, also known as coxa saltans or dancer’s hip, is a condition in which you hear a snapping sound or feel a snapping sensation in your hip when you walk, run, get up from a chair, or swing your leg around. For most people, the condition is little more than an annoyance; the only […]