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Healthy Bones Now, Healthy Bones Later

September 18, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

Milk sure does a body good. Especially a growing body. It packs calcium, Vitamin D, and tons of other nutrients essential for healthy bones.

But is milk during the early years enough to ensure strong bones through adolescence and into

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Stockpiling Exercise for Later in Life

September 11, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

Much like “carb-loading” before a big race to fuel you up later on, a new study shows that frequent exercise early in life can be “stockpiled” to benefit you down the road.

A recent report published in Medicine

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Pain Awareness Month

September 11, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

September is Pain Awareness Month, and orthopedic surgeons everywhere—including Texas Orthopedics—are trying to do their part to bring awareness to and solutions for the prescription opioid epidemic currently facing the U.S.

Orthopedic surgeons have decreased their opioid prescriptions by

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Pitfalls of Standing on the Job

September 4, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

We’ve heard sitting for too long isn’t good for your health. Now experts say standing for long periods of time can be harmful to your body as well.

A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology determined

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Link Between Sports Injuries and Arthritis

September 4, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

Is there a link between a traumatic sports injury and arthritis? There are definite possibilities according to recent research in the Journal of Athletic Training.

Arthritis, and osteoarthritis, affects nearly 27 million Americans with its painful

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Your Knees and Arthritis

August 28, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

With modern technologies and so many advancements in arthritis care, you’d think that the instances of the disease would be decreasing. Not so, according to a recent story published in Science magazine.

A new study depicts how arthritis of the

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Hip-Pain Deconstructed

August 28, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

When you hear about hip pain and injuries, you picture seniors, right? Wrong. Trends now show that younger people are experiencing the aches and pains of their older counterparts.

Some factors that may contribute to hip pain in younger folks

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Visiting Urgent Care vs. the ER

August 21, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

If you’re sick or suffered a serious injury, where’s the best place to go for quick treatment? It used to be the ER at your closest hospital. But with an urgent care center on just about every corner, how do

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Preparing Your Child for Fall Sports

August 21, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

The start of school is around the corner and so are fall sports.

Preparing your kiddos for the upcoming season is key if you want to avoid common injuries like sprains and strains, fractures and broken bones, concussions, and

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What’s the latest on cryotherapy?

August 14, 2017Filed Under: Uncategorized

Everyone from pro athletes to seniors with arthritis are singing the praises of cryotherapy, or ‘freezing’ therapy to eliminate aches and pains and help the body heal after injury.

WBC (or whole-body cryotherapy) involves subjecting the body to extremely cold/negative

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