Acute soreness in your muscles after any kind of work out is a fairly normal phenomenon. It typically occurs with the build up of lactic acid and is felt hours to a day after physical activity. Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) results after strenuous physical activity and presents as muscle soreness one to three days […]
The knee is the largest joint in the body, making it vulnerable to a wide range of problems. Being aware of these problems and how to preventive them can help keep your knees healthy throughout your life, says Frederick Song, MD, an orthopedist on staff at University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP). Overuse injuries: In […]
By Frederick S. Song, M.D. As the largest joint in the body, the knee is one of the most easily injured. In fact every year, millions of people visit their doctor because of common knee problems, including fractures, ligament and cartilage tears,overuse injuries and osteoarthritis. So how do you keep your knees strong and help […]
By Dr. Frederick Song Acute soreness in your muscles after any kind of work out is a fairly normal phenomenon. It typically occurs with the build-up of lactic acid and is felt hours to a day after physical activity. Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) results after strenuous physical activity and presents as muscle soreness one […]
By Marc J. Lamb, MD Each year as the weather becomes warmer; we all flee our winter hibernation and become significantly more physically active. As a result, emergency rooms and urgent care facilities see a large spike in the number of hand and wrist injuries between May and October. Injuries such as lacerations; fractures; dislocations; […]
The knee is the largest joint in the body, making it vulnerable to a wide range of problems. Being aware of these problems and how to preventive them can help keep your knees healthy throughout your life, says Frederick Song, MD, an orthopedist on staff at University Medical Center at Princeton (UMCP). Overuse injuries: In […]
WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR A KNEE REPLACEMENT People with knee arthritis often come into the office with a common question. When is the right time to have my joint replaced? Although the answer to that varies from person to person, my answer is usually the same. When you have tried everything else and […]
By Dr. Marc J. Lamb Many patients are surprised when I recommend arthroscopic wrist surgery as a treatment for their chronic wrist pain or acute injury. Even patients who have previously had arthroscopic procedures on their shoulder or knee are not aware that wrist arthroscopy can be performed. Surgical arthroscopy or a “wrist scope” has […]
Bridgewater resident Martha Barrett endured knee pain for nearly 25 years. Then the former college gymnast met with Brian Vannozzi, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Princeton Medical Center’s Jim Craigie Center for Joint Replacement and a partner at Princeton Orthopaedic Associates. Together they agreed on a total knee replacement. She had had nine surgeries […]