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Kids who specialize in one sport more likely to sustain stress fractures, tendinitis and ACL tears

A new study finds that kids who specialize in a chosen sport tend to engage in higher levels of vigorous exercise than their peers and may be more likely to sustain injuries, such as stress fractures, tendinitis and ACL tears. The findings, which draw from a multi-year, ongoing ...

2022-12-12T13:32:41-07:00

Thomas W. Axelrad, MD, PhD Joins SRO

Santa Rosa Orthopaedics is happy to announce that Thomas W. Axelrad, MD, PhD has joined the Orthopaedic Trauma Team. Thomas W. Axelrad, MD, PhD worked as orthopaedic trauma surgeon for Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, La. prior to joining SRO. He received his medical degree and ...

2022-12-12T13:32:41-07:00

Physical therapists play key role for recovery in hip fracture study

Each year more than 260,000 older Americans are hospitalized for hip fractures, a debilitating injury that can severely and permanently impact mobility. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) studied two types of home-based interventions and discovered that these treatments are effective in helping individuals ...

2022-12-12T13:32:41-07:00

SRO’s 3K Verified Reviews Rates Specialists at 4.7

From sports injury treatment to total joint replacement, patients rate our orthopaedic specialists as some of the best in Northern California.* Plus, patients tell us they love our personalized care plans, professional team of medical assistants, physical therapists and state-of-the-art facilities in Sonoma County. Whether you need hip, ...

2022-12-12T13:32:42-07:00

PRP therapy can reduce the risk of second meniscus failure

Platelet-rich plasma therapy involves the extraction of blood from the patient, which is then centrifuged to obtain a concentrated suspension of platelets. It then undergoes a two-stage centrifugation process to separate the solid and liquid components of the anti-coagulated blood. PRP owes its therapeutic use to the growth ...

2022-12-12T13:32:42-07:00

“Nothing was worse than living in pain …” New Patient Testimonial

Dennis Russo, a building maintenance professional, has always been active – from motor cross cycling and boxing to playing football well into his mid-thirties. His professional life, power-washing and maintaining some of San Francisco’s tallest skyscrapers, required daily active use of his body. Years of climbing ladders, careful ...

2022-12-12T13:32:42-07:00

July Newsletter Now Available

Spine Health News - Download In this issue Dr. Christian Athanassious talks about Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Degenerative Disc Disease and Spinal Fusion. There is also an article on "When to search help with persistent neck pain". Download your copy by clicking on the front page image.

2022-12-12T13:33:00-07:00
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