Orthopaedists have many different tools to help address their patients’ bone and joint issues.
One of those is arthroscopy, a minimally invasive alternative to open joint surgery, and the most commonly performed orthopedic surgical procedure.
If current conditions have resulted in you working from home, you may be struggling to get comfortable. Literally.
Great Basin Orthopaedics (GBO) Physical Therapy services are being conducted during the COVID-19 shutdown, as physical therapy (PT) is essential. We asked GBO’s Director of Physical Therapy, Dr. Joel Peck, to answer some questions about how physical therapy works during a pandemic.
The warmer days have let us know that it’s time to enjoy one of the best things about living in Northern Nevada — the great outdoors. And the bonus is that being outside helps your energy and your immune system. However, our recreational activities will require more planning and vigilance now that we’re all living in a COVID-19 world.
Eight years ago, at the age of 67, Suggie Brumberger decided it was time to work out with a trainer to get in shape and lose some weight. Unfortunately, her trainer had her doing squats beyond her ability and she injured her knee.
“He wasn’t used to working with middle-aged women,” she laughs.
In August of 2019, Romy Arguello took one wrong step in her backyard. The busy, working mom of four kids dropped to the ground in agony. Three days later, when the searing pain in her left knee had not abated, Romy knew she needed to see an orthopedist.
Romy met with a surgeon at another facility, where her MRI revealed a completely torn ACL (the anterior cruciate ligament which holds the bones of the knee together). That orthopedist recommended she try Physical Therapy (PT) as an initial option.
When we discuss core strength, it’s helpful to first think of what “core” means. Think of your core muscles as the link connecting your upper and lower body. No matter what you’re doing, your core muscles are staying busy, holding you up, keeping you balanced, and helping propel you to where you want to go. Core muscles include your deep abdominals and back muscles, which are among the most active muscle groups in the body.
When you live an active life and injure both your shoulder and your wrist, you need a team committed to getting you back on the horse — or in Travis Rumbaugh’s case, the bike — fast. Great Basin Orthopaedics was the team Travis needed.
When there’s sweet single-track calling your name and a hillside of chukar to chase, there’s just no time to be sidelined with injury. At least that’s how Travis Rumbaugh felt after injuring his shoulder in the fall of 2019.
In order to make your healthcare experience easier and more convenient, Great Basin Orthopaedics (GBO) recently installed a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine, better known as an MRI. This means that GBO patients will now be able to have exams, x-rays, MRIs and even physical therapy all in one location.
Our recreational activities require more planning and vigilance now that we’re living in a COVID-19 world. Click here to learn more.
It can be easy to take our feet for granted. They get us out of bed every morning and back between the covers every night. In between, they’re supporting us at work, school, play and in our recreational endeavors. Just normal actvity subjects our feet to hundreds of tons of force.