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Maybe you played basketball in your college days, or you’ve always enjoyed running as a form of exercise or as a tension-reliever after a hard day at the office. Basketball and running are just two of the many reasons you may need knee replacement surgery, after years of wear-and-tear on your knee joints. If you’ve…

If you live with pain on a daily basis, you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 11-40% of Americans suffer from chronic pain. Unfortunately, chronic pain is a complicated affliction. There isn’t even a consensus as to when pain is deemed to be chronic. Depending on whom you ask, your pain can…

When you stop and think about how your joints function, and all of the things they allow your body to do, it’s pretty amazing. From the larger ones, like your knees and shoulders, to the smaller ones in your feet and hands, joints let your body move smoothly. If you have joint damage, all those movements, ranging from…

More than 450,000 total hip replacement surgeries are performed annually in the United States, and that number is expected to grow. The vast majority of these procedures are effective and successful, but if you’d prefer to avoid a hip replacement, perhaps you can with careful attention to a few key areas.  The experts at Orthocenter have collectively performed thousands of hip replacements,…

Stress fractures are most common in the bones of your feet and legs, and as the name suggests, they’re tiny cracks. Athletes, people who suddenly change their level of activity, and people in the military who carry heavy packs over long distances are all at an increased risk of stress fractures.  At Orthocenter, our expert providers have treated…

Lateral epicondylitis, lateral epicondylosis, or lateral elbow tendinopathy are a few of the names you may hear for what is commonly called tennis elbow. It’s a form of tendinitis, and it affects the outside of your elbow. More specifically, tennis elbow harms the extensor tendon, which is responsible for straightening your fingers and pulling your…

You probably don’t think about your heels very often. But if you develop pain in one of your heels, you may find it’s all you can think about! Chronic heel pain makes it difficult to do the things you need to do and enjoy doing. It can make it difficult to hobble from your bed…

No matter your place on the athletic scale, when springtime rolls around, you’re probably at a higher risk of injury. The specialists at Orthocenter are well-versed in sports medicine, but we’d prefer that you avoid injury, so here are a few tips to help you prevent a sports-related injury this spring.  The most common sports injuries Before we get to…

When it comes to ankle injuries, most people have heard of ankle sprains, strains, tendinitis, and fractures, but often don’t know the difference. If you’ve twisted your ankle and it hurts, get it checked out by a doctor immediately. Repeated injuries can lead to prolonged pain and chronic ankle instability. At Orthocenter, with offices in Red Bank,…

Neck and back pain are among the most common medical complaints for both men and women, and because both types of pain tend to be chronic and recurrent, keeping symptoms at bay can be problematic. Pain medication may provide some relief, but to keep symptoms from coming back, many people need to take large doses of medicine…

Whether you’re a weekend warrior or you train more seriously, you have a higher risk of a groin pull or strain than someone who doesn’t work out or play sports. Groin pulls are both common and painful.  At Orthocenter, our skilled experts provide sports medicine services, and those services include treating groin pulls. We want to help you avoid injury…

One of the downsides of being active is that you’re at a greater risk for injury, or for developing a chronic condition.  Knee pain is incredibly common, but it’s not inevitable. If you have any knee pain, you should get checked out by an expert who can help you understand the cause of your pain…