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Stem Cells: An Overview of Recovery After a Transplant

Stem cells have many uses in healing – but in sports medicine, this treatment is often used to help speed up the recovery period after an injury. The most effective and efficient way to harness stem cells is by retrieving the cells from the patient’s own body, usually the bone marrow. This is usually done… 

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When Is It Safe to Return to Sports After an Injury?

Nothing is more personal or important than your health–particularly after an illness, surgery, or a sports injury. Whether you’re an amateur or professional athlete, you are probably wondering when it’s safe to return to the sport you love. Let’s look at basic criteria for return to play. Sports Injuries Your Orthopedic Doctor Sees At All-Star… 

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How Can PRP Injections Help Treat Tennis Elbow?

If your job or sport puts repetitive stress on your elbow – such as with painting, plumbing, cooking, or playing tennis – then you may develop tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis). This condition occurs when the tendons which attach your forearm muscles to your outer elbow become inflamed. The pain can extend from your elbow to… 

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Sports Injury Prevention and Treatment

By their very nature, sports are physically demanding and require a great deal of stamina. If you’ve ever been involved in sports, you may be very familiar with your own susceptibility to injuries. However, just because your sport is risky doesn’t mean you should stop playing it. Having adequate knowledge of preventive strategies and first-aid… 

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Is Stem Cell Therapy Safe?

Before you have any type of medical treatment, you will want to understand the procedure’s process, benefits, and risks. You’ve likely heard about some of the hype and the criticism surrounding stem cells – so if your doctor offers this treatment to help heal and reduce joint pain, you may be wondering whether it might… 

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How Successful Is PRP Therapy?

Just like with any medical treatment, patients’ results vary after having platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy injections. So, you may be wondering whether there’s any way to make an educated guess insofar as whether PRP might work to provide relief from your joint pain. For one thing, patients appreciate the fact that PRP harnesses platelets from… 

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Common Winter Sports Injuries: Prevention and Treatment

Winter sports are one of many things to enjoy in cold weather. However, it is important to keep in mind that winter sports often cause injuries. Before you begin playing a winter sport this year, be sure to understand the types of injuries you are at risk for and what you can do to prevent… 

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Recovering from Rotator Cuff Surgery

Recovering after a rotator cuff surgery is a long process. During the first several days after the procedure, your shoulder will likely be swollen and appear discolored. Although postoperative pain and swelling will gradually subside, full recovery can take up to half a year, and you may need to wear a sling for over a… 

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Shin Splints, Stress Fractures, and Compartment Syndrome: How to Tell the Difference

Pain along your lower leg could have many different causes. Three of the most likely causes are shin splints, stress fractures, and chronic exertional compartment syndrome. So, which of these three do you have, or is your condition something else entirely? Let’s talk about the differences and similarities among these conditions, and where you can… 

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Stem Cell Treatment Vs. PRP

Pain relief has changed through the years. Advancements in medicine, particularly in orthopedics, have allowed us to transition from masking pain and invasive procedures to injectable solutions that use your own cells, such as PRP injections and stem cell therapy. Before settling for either treatment, you should educate yourself to see how PRP therapy and… 

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All-Star Orthopedics offers specialized treatment for bone and joint injuries of the hip, knee, shoulder and elbow. Patients who suffer from sports injury, auto accident, job-related injuries, carpal tunnel, sprain, strain, fracture, ganglion cyst, rotator cuff tear, frozen shoulder, knee ligament tear, osteoarthritis and other orthopedic conditions turn to our orthopedists for comprehensive care. Our experienced orthopedic surgeons also perform knee replacement, reverse shoulder replacement, total shoulder replacement, hip replacement, hip resurfacing and other minimally invasive procedures for faster recovery.