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Common Sources of Hand Pain and How to Treat It

By nwbroward-admin | September 28, 2018 | Pain, Physical Therapy | arthritis, diagnosing fractures, ganglion cysts, Hand Pain, joint pain, orthopedics, pain from arthritis, treatment options | Like |

Pain of any sort isn’t fun but hand pain can reduce your quality of life dramatically. Since our hands are something we use daily, it becomes a major inconvenience to have pain with any sort of movement or task. If you’re wondering why you have hand pain there are many different causes and types of pain.

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 Address Your Fracture and Informative Casting Facts

By nwbroward-admin | September 15, 2016 | Health Benefits, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Sports injury | broken bone, cast, children, diagnosing fractures, Fracture, how a cast is removed, orthopedics, playground injury, sports injury, waterproof, x-rays | Like |

Breaking a bone can be a very traumatic incident. However, fractures are extremely common resulting in millions of emergent visits to orthopedic physicians annually for care. Perhaps you were active in the past and incurred multiple fractures from either participating in sports, climbing the monkey bars on a school playground, bike riding, skateboarding, or roller skating.

How to gain experience when you shadow in a medical setting

By nwbroward-admin | July 15, 2016 | Orthopaedics | clinical, education, gain experience, medical student, mentor, orthopedics, shadowing position, training | Like |

Getting accepted into medical school is not an easy task. The application process is grueling for a reason. Medical schools want only extremely motivated, intelligent individuals that will be able to withstand the rigorous educational demands of pursuing a path in medicine. Having the ability to show the admissions committee that the student has outstanding academic grades and MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) scores is not enough;

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