Usually, when some part of our body hurts, we'll try to "baby" it by using it less and resting it more. But there are few parts of the body that get more daily use than the hands. That's why hand pain, regardless of its cause, can be so debilitating. The first step in finding real [...]
After 16 years of leading a prominent wound care clinic in Hampton Roads, Dr. Nelson Keller has decided to move his clinic to the HROSM Foot & Ankle Center in Yorktown. Dr. Keller has been providing wound care treatment for more than 23 years and is well recognized throughout the state and country for wound [...]
“Having a positive outlook is the key to a happy life,” says Susie Dorton, who loves being involved in her church, teaching workshops and crafting. “I have lost two husbands and a son, and it makes you look at life so differently.” Even through life’s most difficult seasons, her positive mindset proves to be a [...]
We rely on our “devices” daily, but using them tends to create some new postural issues. At Hampton Roads Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, we want to alert you to the right and wrong body mechanics for using smartphones, tablets and laptops to help prevent orthopaedic pain and injury. Techno-Posture is a "Thing" Now A new [...]
The statistics are staggering...over 40 million Americans suffer from arthritis, or the inflammation of one or more joints that results in a reduction in the shock-absorbing cartilage which makes for a smooth and painless movement of the limbs or back. Surprisingly, over half of these individuals are under 65 years old. But the numbers continue [...]
Two million people in the United States suffer from heel pain each year, and we see many patients who suffer plantar fasciitis each year at Hampton Roads Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Plantar fasciitis, inflammation of the plantar fascia, causes rigidity, muscle spasms, immobilization of joints, bruises, and/or sharp stabbing pains in your foot. The plantar [...]
Hampton Roads Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine is pleased to announce the opening of our urgent care facility, Hampton Roads Urgent Care, at our Newport News campus on August 1, 2017. This unique urgent care center will be the first on the Peninsula to provide three medical specialties all under one roof! Hampton Roads Urgent Care will offer: [...]
Although no cure for arthritis currently exists, its symptoms can be managed. Thanks to decades of research, patients dealing with lumbar spine arthritis are no longer relying on rest and immobility to help them combat the pain and loss of strength associated with this condition.Today, the consensus of the medical community is that inactivity may [...]
Your shoulder joints are some of the most mobile joints in your body; so when they become painful, you’ll definitely be reminded of it repeatedly. Because shoulder joints experience a lot of wear and tear over the years, they can easily become unstable. Shoulder arthritis is one of the most painful forms of arthritis. At [...]
You probably remember from school learning the words “patella” and “femur”. The patella and the femur are both bones in our legs. The patella is more commonly known as the kneecap, and the femur is the thigh bone. The patella is a small triangular bone in the front of your knee which moves with the [...]
