ORCA Orthopedic Blog

Trigger finger – known in medical circles as stenosing tenosynovitis – occurs when one of your fingers gets into a bent position and...

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...

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...

In the past, hip surgery was primarily for fractures. Today, hip replacement surgery is becoming much more common to help people improve...

Chronic pain – especially musculoskeletal pain – affects many people in the US. It can result from injury, overuse, a degenerative joint...

An Orthopedic Surgeon writes prescriptions for pain regularly. Prescriptions for pain medications increased 300 percent in the decade...

The weather is getting better up here in Alaska, and it’s time to start planning those outdoor activities that were waiting for warmer...

Diagnostic technology offers a few options for determining what may be causing a health problem. Chief among these options are x-rays and...

CrossFit has become more and more popular in the last few years. Its appeal is probably partly because the exercises are constantly...

At The Orthopedic Research Clinic of Alaska, our interdisciplinary team of orthopedic surgeons, physician assistants, and medical...

At the Orthopedic Research Clinic of Alaska (ORCA), our interdisciplinary team of orthopedic surgeons, physician’s assistants, and...

With the Winter season in full swing, bringing ice, snow and below zero temperatures we must prepare our bodies for the trails this...

What is Total Hip Replacement Surgery? If your hip joint is damaged by a fall, arthritis, or other conditions, it can make everyday...

Types of Hip Fractures A broken hip is a serious condition no matter your age, and it almost always requires surgery to repair. Hip...

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 The SwiftPath Method uses a combination of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques,...

SwiftPath Patient Education Program SwiftPath is a revolutionary new method that combines patient education, cutting edge surgical...

The Benefits of SwiftPath Knee Surgery The SwiftPath knee surgery combines cutting edge surgical techniques and in-depth patient...

What is SwiftPath Surgery? Patient Optimization and Education SwiftPath knee surgery utilizes in-depth educational programs for patients...

As hip replacement surgeries become more common, so do changes in the medical field. In the past, total hip replacements (THR) were...