Treating Trigger Finger
Trigger finger – known in medical circles as stenosing tenosynovitis – occurs when one of your fingers gets into a bent position and...
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Vitamin D and Your Health
Mention Alaska, and for many people, the first mental picture may be of a snowy wilderness. While that’s true part of the year, there are...
Achilles Tendonitis
Got pain along the back of the leg near the heel? Could be it’s Achilles tendonitis. This common condition often appears in athletes and...
Post Hip Surgery
In the past, hip surgery was primarily for fractures. Today, hip replacement surgery is becoming much more common to help people improve...
Multimodal Pain Management
Chronic pain – especially musculoskeletal pain – affects many people in the US. It can result from injury, overuse, a degenerative joint...
Are Pain Medications Actually Managing Your Pain?
An Orthopedic Surgeon writes prescriptions for pain regularly. Prescriptions for pain medications increased 300 percent in the decade...
Get Out and Move
The weather is getting better up here in Alaska, and it’s time to start planning those outdoor activities that were waiting for warmer...
MRI vs. X-Ray
Diagnostic technology offers a few options for determining what may be causing a health problem. Chief among these options are x-rays and...
Crossfit: What To Know Before You Start
CrossFit has become more and more popular in the last few years. Its appeal is probably partly because the exercises are constantly...
Elbow Injuries: Diagnosis & Treatment
At The Orthopedic Research Clinic of Alaska, our interdisciplinary team of orthopedic surgeons, physician assistants, and medical...
MACI™ (matrix-applied characterized autologous cultured chondrocytes)
At the Orthopedic Research Clinic of Alaska (ORCA), our interdisciplinary team of orthopedic surgeons, physician’s assistants, and...
How To Avoid Common Ski Injuries
With the Winter season in full swing, bringing ice, snow and below zero temperatures we must prepare our bodies for the trails this...
Total Hip Replacement
What is Total Hip Replacement Surgery? If your hip joint is damaged by a fall, arthritis, or other conditions, it can make everyday...
Hip Fractures
Types of Hip Fractures A broken hip is a serious condition no matter your age, and it almost always requires surgery to repair. Hip...
How Long Will Your New Knee Last?
SwiftPath Knee Surgery A SwiftPath total knee replacement combines patient education, state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgery (MIS)...
Who is Eligible for Swift-Path Knee Surgery?
Who is Eligible for Swift-Path Knee Surgery The SwiftPath Method uses a combination of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques,...
SwiftPath Patient Education Program
SwiftPath Patient Education Program SwiftPath is a revolutionary new method that combines patient education, cutting edge surgical...
The Benefits of SwiftPath Knee Surgery
The Benefits of SwiftPath Knee Surgery The SwiftPath knee surgery combines cutting edge surgical techniques and in-depth patient...
What is SwiftPath Surgery?
What is SwiftPath Surgery? Patient Optimization and Education SwiftPath knee surgery utilizes in-depth educational programs for patients...
Should Age Be a Factor When Considering a Hip Replacement?
As hip replacement surgeries become more common, so do changes in the medical field. In the past, total hip replacements (THR) were...