Orthopedic Care Tampa

Orthopedic care involves treatment of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic care includes treatment such as bone health, joint health, ligaments, tendons and muscles.

Orthopedic care includes special imaging practices which assist the doctor in proper diagnosis of the orthopedic condition such as arthrograms, bone scans, CT scan, discography, MRI and X-rays. There are many orthopedic treatments that do not require surgery which include corticosteroid injections which can be administered into the affected areas such as joints, ligaments and tendons, and hyaluronic acid injections for severe arthritis pain.

Orthopedic Care Bone Health

Orthopedic care issues associated with bone health include:

• Deformities of the bone.
• Infections of the bone.
• Tumors of the bone.
• Fractures of the bone.
• Unsuccessful healing of fractures or Non-unions.
• Incorrect positions of healed fractures or Mal-unions.
• Deformities of the spine.

Orthopedic Care Joint Health

Orthopedic care issues associated with joint health include:

• Arthritis and severe arthritic pain.
• Bursitis and/or inflammation of the joints.
• Joint dislocation.
• Joint pain.
• Swelling of the joints.
• Ligament tears.

Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Care

Orthopedic care issues associated with the foot and ankle include:

• Pain and stiffness in the toes including Bunions.
• Plantar fasciitis.
• Deformities of the ankle and foot.
• Fractures of the foot.
• Hammer Toe.
• Heel spurs, inflammation and pain.
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome.
• Sesamoiditis and forefoot tendinitis.
• Injuries of the tendon.

Hand and Wrist Orthopedic Care

Orthopedic care issues associated with the hand and wrist include wrist fractures, carpal tunnel syndrome and ganglion cysts.

Shoulder Orthopedic Care

Orthopedic care issues associated with shoulders include:

• Shoulder dislocation.
• Adhesive capsulitis or frozen shoulder.
• Impingement syndrome.
• Tear of the rotator cuff.
• Tendinitis of the rotator cuff.
• Torn labrum.

Knee Orthopedic Care

Orthopedic care issues associated with the knee include:

• Cartilage and/or meniscus injuries.
• Kneecap dislocation.
• Sprains and or tears of the ligaments such as anterior cruciate, lateral collateral ligament tears, medial collateral and posterior cruciate.
• Osgood-Schlatter disease.

Elbow Orthopedic Care

Orthopedic care issues associated with the elbow include Epicondylitis and/or tendinitis, golfers and/or tennis elbow.

Spinal Orthopedic Care

Orthopedic care issues associated with the spine include:

• Slipped or herniated disk.
• Spine infections.
• Spinal injuries.
• Scoliosis of the spine.
• Spinal stenosis.
• Tumors of the spine.