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5 Things to Know About Your Fort Worth Orthopedic Surgeon

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Every year, more people just like you are recognizing the benefits of orthopedic medicine. These patients are religiously paying a visit to their orthopedic surgeon after a hand injury or seeking ongoing treatment for debilitating chronic musculoskeletal conditions. This could be everything from carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms to finger fractures and broken bones, impingements, hand

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How Do I Know If I Have Golfer’s Elbow?

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Now that you’re outdoors more often and enjoying the warm Texas weather, you may have noticed that your elbow is bothering you after those extra rounds of golf and pick-up softball games. The orthopedic doctor told you that it’s a mild bout of golfer’s elbow, but now you’re worried that the rest of your summer

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Top 7 Carpal Tunnel Treatment Options

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Carpal tunnel syndrome affects roughly 4-10 million Americans. So the first thing to realize is that you’re not alone. At the same time, we know how concerning it can be when the numbness, tingling, and painful shooting pains along your hand, wrist, and forearm won’t go away. You just want your life back, and you

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Top 7 Causes of Finger Numbness

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Why Are Your Fingers Numb? Any Fort Worth area resident who suffers from sudden or chronic finger numbness will tell you it is not a pleasant sensation. The condition is characterized by a loss of feeling and even tingling or “pins and needles”. As a result, this can make grabbing, holding, climbing, and performing other

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Wrist and Hand Physical Therapy Exercises

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We use our hands and wrists for so much in everyday life. As a result, it can be very painful, challenging, and frustrating when we lose any of that function because of an injury. While surgery may be the eventual recommendation, physicians tend to first advise on a conservative approach if it makes sense of

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Wrist Pain: Common Causes and Injuries

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We’ve all experienced wrist pain at one time or another. But it’s not always easy to know why it is happening. It’s one thing when we can point to a specific cause like a lingering condition or slip and fall. Yet, there are plenty of instances where wrist pain comes on suddenly—seemingly without rhyme or

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North Texas Orthopedic Surgery: When Is It Recommended?

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Fort Worth area residents with a debilitating hand or wrist injury, carpal tunnel symptoms, small fracture, or nagging rotator cuff pain may worry that their doctor will automatically recommend a local hand surgeon for North Texas orthopedic surgery. As a result, they might be hesitant to visit a surgical professional, hoping the injury will heal

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Fort Worth Hand Center COVID-19 Processes and Procedures

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COVID-19 Processes and Protocols COVID-19 Processes: The health and safety of our patients and staff is our top priority. We closely monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and take appropriate action based on guidance from public health experts. We also monitor news from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) for updates.

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Arthroscopic Surgery Is the No. 1 Orthopedic Surgery Procedure

Surgery / 4 minutes of reading

Chances are that if you have suffered any hand, wrist, finger, elbow, or shoulder injury, the setback won’t require orthopedic surgery. In many cases, you will benefit from conservative treatment methods such as physical therapy and resting the area affected. But let’s suppose you and your doctor have exhausted conservative treatments and surgery is the

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Who Benefits from North Texas Orthopedic Sports Medicine?

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Anyone in North Texas who enjoys sports, physical activity, and/or exercise may experience an overuse injury or severe trauma at some point in their life. This person could be the professional athlete with chronic elbow pain from a lengthy pitching career, a weekend warrior who heard a pop in her knee while running in a

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