To an athlete, an ACL tear is devastating. It means months of pain and rehab while your season passes you by. For some, it may be the end of a career or a dream. But it doesn’t have to be. Advanced treatment can get you back in the game.
Lower back pain can range from a nagging annoyance to a debilitating condition. So how do you know when it’s a minor muscle spasm or something more serious like spinal stenosis? Here’s what you need to know.
If you’ve injured your rotator cuff, you’re likely picturing months of intensive rehab or even a lengthy post-op recovery process. Keep reading to learn how stem cell therapy can treat your rotator cuff injury quickly and naturally.
Is sports medicine just for athletes? If not, what does it entail? If you’ve been wondering about this medical specialty and how you may benefit from it, here’s what you need to know.
The plant, pivot, and pop is the dreaded progression of events leading to an ACL injury. It’s every athlete’s worst nightmare, because recovery can be long and painful, and surgery is a probability. Or is it?
Over time, your joints begin to stiffen, ache, and creak. That’s arthritis setting in — deteriorating the cartilage and causing painful inflammation. You can either treat the pain with drugs, or heal the tissues with regenerative medicine.
If you have shoulder pain, you shouldn’t be surprised. The shoulder is a complex joint with lots of moving parts. Surgery may help, but it shouldn’t be your first course of action. Find out when and why you might need shoulder surgery.
Most Americans suffer from back pain at some point in their life, and about two-thirds of them say it stops them from getting through their day — and their night. Find out what’s causing this phenomenon and what it can do if it happens to you.
Whether you’re an enthusiast, amateur, or pro, you’re an athlete and your body is your most important piece of equipment. Explore how sports medicine can help keep you in the game, performing at your best.
It’s easy to ignore strange sounds or sensations in your shoulder, especially if you don’t have pain or discomfort. However, these symptoms often point to a problem that can worsen without treatment. Learn more about what those sounds could mean.
Bicep tendon injuries can vary greatly in their severity. The extent of the injury will likely determine how the injury will heal and what treatment options are needed. Keep reading to learn more.
Everyone has back pain from time to time to some degree, but golfers seem to get an extra dose. Find out what legendary professional golfer Jack Nicklaus did to finally ease his chronic lower back pain and how it might work for you, too.
It may seem like playing sports and getting injured go hand in hand. But it doesn’t always have to be that way. While many athletes do get injured, there are things you can do to avoid getting hurt so you can stay on the field.
Have you ever wondered whether you could benefit from regenerative medicine? Like most people, you probably have a vague understanding of this treatment approach. Read on as we debunk common myths with informative facts to set you straight.
Female participation in sports has exploded since Title IX came on the scene. Unfortunately, such increased participation has seen increased ACL injuries - at a rate of up to 10 times that of males. Find out why this happens and how to prevent it.
Having tennis elbow can be annoying and painful. But if you follow these simple steps, you’ll be able to bounce back and prevent future bouts of tennis elbow.
Nearly 2 million Americans suffer rotator cuff injuries every year. Here are some tips on how you can leave the injury in the past and return to the sport you love — safely and smartly.
Joint pain and deterioration are hitting epidemic proportions among aging Americans. While joint replacement procedures keep increasing, regenerative medicine treatments including stem cell therapy are showing promise as an alternative to surgery
The cost of surgery goes beyond just the dollars and cents that come out of your pocketbook.
Everything is the body in interconnected. Isn’t it amazing how if one thing is out of whack, the rest of the body suffers?
Our bodies are fascinating, and so full of life, but sometimes injuries or age slows us down. Take our ankles.
The power of the human body is quite amazing. Take this 10-year study that focused on rotator cuffs where doctors looked to repair 90 injured patients. Half of the patients received their own concentrated bone marrow in their shoulder, and half did not.
Here at McKenna Orthopedics, we strive to innovate so you, the patient, can receive top-notch care and excellent results. While we offer a breadth of services, surgeries and treatments, the backbone of our clinic focuses on stem cell therapy.
Did you ever know just how important your knees are? The knees act like a hinge, and provide steadiness and strength to support the entire body. That’s right, the entire body.
The backbone is important. Sayings have derived over the years that include the notion of “the backbone” of the society, or “the backbone” the family. Why would this be?
With the changing season, many of us have football on the brain. Football and fall(s) seem to go hand-in-hand. And with football, injuries unfortunately do take place.
Meet Elizabeth. A college volleyball star at the University of Arkansas. Elizabeth suffered a major blowout to her ankle during practice, leaving her tendons and ligaments completely shot.
After injuring his knee in his early 20s, Chad finally was fed up as he neared his 40s. He realized that he was having knee pain, including swelling, and after Dr. McKenna performed an MRI, it was discovered that Chad no longer had an ACL.
