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Managing Pain After Total Joint Replacement: Pain Relief Techniques

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Joint replacement surgeries, while effective in improving joint function, can lead to post-operative pain due to surgical incisions, tissue trauma, and manipulation during the procedure. Managing pain after a total joint replacement is crucial to promote healing, facilitate rehabilitation, and enhance the overall recovery process. Orthopedic surgeons typically prescribe a combination of pain management techniques […]

Physical Therapy for Total Joint Replacement: Regaining Strength and Mobility

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Physical therapy is an integral part of the rehabilitation process after a total joint replacement. Its primary goal is to help patients regain strength, mobility, and function in the new joint. After surgery, there is likely pain and swelling in the new joint, which can cause stiffness and limit the patient’s mobility. Therefore, work should […]

Navigating Joint Mobilization After Total Knee Replacement

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Total knee replacement is an excellent procedure for those suffering from a damaged joint due to a severe injury or a degenerative condition like arthritis. If you are about to get a total knee replacement, it is important to know what to expect following the procedure. Along with rest, a slow return to your normal […]

Physical Medicine Facts You Need to Know

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When dealing with the aftermath of a serious illness, injury, or long-term debilitating condition, your day-to-day function changes. You wonder what can help you enjoy a good quality of life.  Physical medicine, or physiatry, helps people live well with deficits through non-surgical treatments, therapies, education and in short, a whole-person supportive approach to care and […]

How to Prepare for Total Joint Replacement

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A total joint replacement or total joint arthroplasty is a surgical procedure in which your damaged or worn joint (either due to arthritis or traumatic injury) is surgically removed and replaced with a new artificial joint. Whether you’re getting a new knee, hip, or shoulder joint, preparing for your total joint replacement surgery can significantly […]

A Comprehensive Guide to Physical Medicine

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Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, is a medical specialty that is focused on helping people with physical impairment, disabilities, or injuries. Physical medicine is rooted in physical therapy, and the doctors who practice physical medicine are called physiatrists. Physiatrists provide integrated, multidisciplinary care to help patients with disabilities recover. They address a […]

Why It Helps to See an Orthopedist Near Fort Drum

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An orthopedist, also known as an orthopedic surgeon, provides care for disorders, diseases, and injuries related to your muscles, bones, joints, and connective tissues. This board-certified physician and his team possess the experience and the knowledge to facilitate freer movement, manage pain and maintain musculoskeletal form. Here are four reasons why it helps to see […]

Everything You Need to Know About Physical Medicine

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If you have an injury or chronic condition that has affected your physical functionality, your primary care doctor may refer you to a physiatrist. Physiatrists specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation, or PM&R, and work with you to help increase your overall functionality. In this article, you’ll learn more about physical medicine and what it […]

Top Five Benefits of Total Joint Replacement

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More than 435,000 Americans receive total joint replacements of their hips and knees each year. Still more have shoulders and other joints remade by these amazing orthopedic procedures. Let’s explore the top five benefits of these highly successful surgeries and where you can go for outstanding total joint replacement in Watertown, NY. 1. Patients Experience […]

The Impact of Orthopedic Surgery on Your Health

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Your musculoskeletal system is truly a wonder with its bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and vascular and nervous systems. If trauma, chronic condition, or other circumstance rob you of optimal movement and physical comfort, you could need orthopedic surgery. Let’s talk about how orthopedic surgery can impact your health and where you can go for […]

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The multi-specialty medical team at North Country Orthopaedic Group provide treatment for a full spectrum of injuries and diseases that affect the musculoskeletal system. Our areas of expertise include general orthopedics, pediatric orthopedics, sports medicine, total joint replacement surgery, a spine program, foot and ankle care, physical medicine & rehab, physical therapy, radiology, and endocrinology. In addition, North Country Orthopaedic Group performs many surgeries and interventional procedures in our ambulatory surgical center in Watertown, NY.

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