Edward Assaf – Page 18 – Dr George El Rassi

Muscle Contusion Signs and Therapy

edward February 6, 2019 Sports injuries

MORTHOPEDICS/SPORTS INJURIES Muscle bruises or contusions are frequent sports damages. Most frequently seen in contact sports such as football, rugby, and basketball. Muscle bruises happen as well in non-contact sports such as baseball and tennis. Thigh, followed by the arm, are the most frequent damage zone. Note that most of all the muscle contusions can be treated without operation; therefore, discussion about the ideal behavior is often arising. Signs When there is a noticeable damage, a diagnosis of a muscle contusion should be required immediately. Characteristically, the topic is to eliminate other eventual more serious damages. These damages may comprise…

Osteoporosis/ Signs, Therapy, and Avoidance

edward February 6, 2019 Osteoporosis

ORTHOPEDICS/ OSTEOPOROSIS Osteoporosis is a malady categorized by bone thinning that can lead progressively to bone fragility and crack, particularly at the hip, spine and wrist levels. Signs Osteoporosis is qualified by “silent disease” because bone’s density is weakening slowly over a period of years without any evident symptoms; Therefore, Bones’ disease remains classically undiagnosed until bones are weakened and become suitable to cracking easily. (Note that Osteoporosis is the cause of 1.5 million cracks/year). Where Osteoporosis attacks? In fact, Osteoporosis can strike everybody at any age, unlike thinking that it improves with only old persons, in addition that most…

Therapy choices for common “Running” damages

edward February 6, 2019 Sports injuries

ORTHOPEDICS/SPORTS INJURIES Commonly we all know that Running is a sport passion. Nothing is more important for passionate to spend hours running every day and torture their bodies. Running damages are not common but may occur unfortunately. Once a running damage happen, an adequate treatment should be followed for recovery. Note that you should understand clearly the running damages sources, which are the key of the adequate treatment. Below, we shall define these sources and present information regarding the kinds of adequate behavior. Hip and Thigh Damages Hip Bursitis Trochanteric bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa over the outside…

Shoulder Disarticulation and Therapy

edward February 6, 2019 Shoulder and elbow

Shoulder disarticulation/Definition A shoulder disarticulation is a damage that happens when the ball of the ball-and-socket shoulder joint is detached from its normal location and the ball comes out of the shoulder’s socket. When this damage happens, the ball may slides out from its place and necessitate returning to its position, or it can get back into its normal state by itself. How this disarticulations happens Reminder The shoulder joint is a combination of a ball-and-socket joint. The ball is on the top of the arm bone (the humerus), and this fits into a shoulder blade socket (the scapula) called…

Shoulder Cracks and Therapy

edward February 6, 2019 Shoulder and elbow

Three bones come together to fix the shoulder: the arm bone (the Humerus), the collarbone (the Clavicle) and the shoulder blade (the Scapula at the Glenoid). The shoulder joint is shaped over these bones, so when a person sustains a shoulder crack, any one of these bones may be damaged. Defining the best behavior depends on the precise damage. Hereunder we will expose the different kinds of shoulder cracks and how we should behave accordingly. Humerus Cracks A Humerus crack called proximal Humerus fracture is a damage to the top of the arm bone (the Humerus) that shape the ball…

Caregiver for patient with recent Knee Surgery

edward February 6, 2019 Hip and knee

ORTHOPEDICS/HIP & KNEE/SURGICAL TECHNIQUES Going through a surgical process to a knee, as well as the postoperative recovery, can be overwhelming for a patient. A caregiver is a person who can help making this recovery procedure a little easier. Hereunder, some of the difficulties that a person undergoing a surgical process on his knee joint may face. The margins that somebody may face after undergoing knee surgery rely on a number of issues. Possibly, most significantly, is the kind of the performed knee operation. Some of the common surgical processes that may harm someone’s function after an operation comprise: Knee…

Hip & Knee switching operation/ Successful achievement

edward February 6, 2019 Hip and knee

ORTHOPEDICS/HIP & KNEE/SURGICAL TECHNIQUES Switching operation to Hip and knee is actually one of the most common orthopedic operations. Day after day, thousands of patients undergo hip or knee switching operation. Actually, one of the most successful surgical interventions is the Surgical treatment of arthritis with a joint. Unfortunately, serious complications can occur. Complications may comprise long lasting pain, injury healing problems, stiffness, inflammation, and others problems. Usually, people went into surgery focusing only on success rather than probable complications. That said, it should be better to think about these possible problems related to the surgical measures before ongoing any…

Shoulder Unsteadiness Indicators and Therapy

edward February 6, 2019 Shoulder and elbow

What is shoulder unsteadiness? Shoulder unsteadiness is a difficulty that appears when the assemblies that surround the shoulder joint stop working to maintain the ball firmly within its socket. If the joint is not tight enough, it may move partly out of its place. This state is called shoulder sub-luxation. If this joint comes out completely of its place, this is called a shoulder dislocation. Patients with shoulder unsteadiness frequently suffer from a painful sensation as if their shoulder is about to shift out of its place; this is what doctors call “uneasiness.” Shoulder unsteadiness may be classified in three…

Shoulder Arthroscopy/Forms and Problems

edward February 2, 2019 Shoulder and elbow

The Arthroscopic shoulder operation The Arthroscopic shoulder operation is executed by small openings using a camera to observe the inside of a joint. By quite a few slight openings (each one about 1 centimeter) the specialist will insert a camera into one opening, and small devices through the other openings. The precise number of openings depends on the definite operation that needs to be achieved. Arthroscopic or Open Operation? A debate among patients and doctors is often arising about which is healthier, Arthroscopic or an “open’ operation” Usually an open operation is a technique using larger openings and allowing the…

Shoulder Anatomy, Disorders, and Exercises

edward January 30, 2019 Shoulder and elbow

=The shoulder (glenohumeral joint) is a very unique joint in the sense that it permits significant mobility and range of motion. Due to this joint freedom, we are able to pitch a fastball as well as swim rapidly through the water. The excessive motion lends the joint to being a bit unstable, though. Shoulder Anatomy and Injury The three bones that form the shoulder joint are secured in place by a number of ligaments, as well as the ever important rotator cuff muscles. The rotator cuff is comprised of four muscles that combine at the shoulder to form a thick…