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Symptoms and Common Types of Arthritis in Your Knee

By nwbroward-admin | April 29, 2019 | Arthritis, Knee, Pain | arthritis, bone spurs, cartilidge, knee arthritis, knee pain, ligament pain, rheumatoid, rheumatoid arthritis | Like |

Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of your joints. Pain, swelling, and stiffness are the primary symptoms of arthritis. Any joint in the body may be affected by the disease, but it is particularly common in the knee. (OrthoInfo, 2019)Knee arthritis can make it hard to do many everyday activities, such as walking or climbing stairs.

Winter Sports Injuries and Safety Tips

By nwbroward-admin | February 15, 2019 | Knee, Pain, Physical Therapy, Sports injury | injury, skiing, snow sport, snowboarding, winter sport | Like |

Although we don’t receive any snow here down in sunny South Florida, winter sports are still popular for many teens and adults during the winter months. The most common winter sports include skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, and sledding. Do you travel to the mountains to partake in any of these sports? If you do, leave us a comment down below!

Helpful Information on How to Reduce Joint Pain with Injections

By nwbroward-admin | March 28, 2018 | Health Benefits, Knee, Orthopaedics, Pain, Physical Therapy, Sports injury, Sprains, Vaccination Info | arthritis, chicken shot injection, Cortisone injection, Dr Elliott Hinkes, Dr. Bruce Fletcher, joint pain, knee pain, local orthopedic doctor, Northwest Broward Orthopedics, orthopedics, synvisc | Like |

Joint pain is one of the leading causes for a visit to an orthopedist. Joints in the upper and lower extremities can become painful and swollen. The pain can hinder an individual’s ability to carry out even the simplest tasks such as walking, dressing, grooming, driving, or basic household activities. Depending upon your diagnosis after a radiological assessment,

How to Relieve Your Knee Pain with Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment

By nwbroward-admin | February 9, 2018 | Knee, Orthopaedics, Pain, Physical Therapy, Sports injury, Uncategorized | Dr Elliott Hinkes, Dr. Bruce Fletcher, how to fix knee pain, knee pain, knee surgery, meniscus tear, Northwest Broward Orthopedics, orthopedic, physical therapy for knee | Like |

One of the most common knee injuries requiring arthroscopic surgery is a torn meniscus. Now, you may be wondering exactly what is a meniscus and more importantly what purpose does it serve.

There are two C-shaped rubbery discs called menisci located within the knee joint between the tibia (shin bone) and the femur (thigh bone).

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