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May 29, 2018
Located in the back of the leg, the hamstring is made up of three muscles that connect at the pelvis and the lower leg. Injuries to the hamstring typically cause a sudden, sharp pain in the back of the thigh area and are most common in athletes who p...
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Our very own Dr. Nicholas Sablan and Jamestown High School athletic trainer Amanda Miller were recently interviewed on WMBG Radio regarding Amanda’s regional nomination for the 2018 Newell National Athletic Trainer of the Year Award! The Newell Aw...
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My name is Teck-Seng Kwa and I am a 58-year-old systems engineer contractor at NASA Langley Research Center. I have lived on the Peninsula for almost 30 years. I was mowing my lawn back in 2012, and afterward, I noticed my knees started hurting. A...
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Throughout his middle school and high school years, Jaden Barnes loved playing football. As he grew, it became clear that he had the athleticism, drive, and maturity it takes to become a NCAA Division I athlete. Entering his junior year at Grafton Hi...
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As told by Brandon Thompson, Administrator of CarePlex Orthopaedic ASC Ambulatory surgery centers—often called ASCs—are innovative medical facilities that focus on providing same-day outpatient surgical care. I am the administrator...
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Dr. Colin Kingston, knee and sports medicine surgeon at Tidewater Orthopaedics, was the area’s first surgeon to perform a joint replacement procedure in an ambulatory surgery center, and he is now offering outpatient total knee replacements...
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Your ankle supports a force about five times your body weight when you walk. Normally, the cartilage in the ankle joint cushions the bones, so walking is painless, something we often take for granted. But as you age, your ankles may develop osteoarth...
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Dr. Michael Higgins is the first Orthopaedic surgeon in Virginia to use the Navio robotic system to perform partial knee replacements. He is performing this cutting edge technology at the Orthopaedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex.Blue Belt reaches 100...
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For patients with large rotator cuff tears who have developed a complex type of shoulder arthritis called “cuff tear arthropathy”, a conventional total shoulder replacement may result in pain and limited motion. Reverse total shoulder repl...
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The Orthopaedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Best Orthopaedic Hospitals in the country by Becker’s Review. The hospitals on this list have great orthopaedic programs that have earned considerable recogni...
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