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Hip Replacements Not Just For The Elderly
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, hip replacements are no longer just for his elderly patients, as an increasing number of baby boomers and people in their 40s are opting for hip replacement surgery. The number of total hip replacements...
Tips for Helping Painful Knees
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, knee pain is one of the most common reasons for patient visits. As we age, knee pain can limit our agility and take away our independence. So what are some of the keys to keep your knees healthy? Let’s...
Are You a Candidate For Partial Knee Replacement?
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, osteoarthritis – also referred to as “wear and tear arthritis” - is a loss of the cartilage that caps the end of the femur, the top of the tibia, and underneath the kneecap. It is similar to the white...
Could Sitting Too Long Be Affecting Your Health?
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, recent studies indicate that sitting for prolonged periods increases a person’s risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer and death, even among those who exercise on a regular basis. Evidence revealed that...
You Don’t Have to Live With Aching Joints!
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, hip replacement surgery has proven to be one of the most successful procedures for restoring a patient’s functional quality of life. If a patient is experiencing chronic pain from hip arthritis (which...
New Orleans Orthopedic Surgeon Discusses Pain Control Following Knee Replacement Surgery
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, more than half of the adults in the United States who are diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will opt for knee replacement surgery. While improvements in devices that are implanted has made the procedure...
Knee Replacements Helping Soldiers Returning from Combat
It’s no surprise that demanding physical training in the U.S. military causes substantial wear and tear on the joints. According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, knee injuries have become the most common musculoskeletal injury in soldiers. In the...
Before, During and After Knee Replacement
New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer says patients should not have knee replacement surgery unless they really need it. To justify a total knee procedure, a person should have damage, disability, and a reduced range of motion. Impairment could stem from a...
Some Custom Knee Parts Can Now be 3-D Printed
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, something you’ll be hearing a lot when discussing 3-D printing is the word scaffold. For example, one of the stranger things used in the modification process of the human body is coral, which has been used...
New Orleans Orthopedic Surgeon Warns: Don’t Self-Set Shoulder Dislocation
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, prompt and appropriate treatment of a dislocated shoulder - which occurs when the head of the upper arm bone is totally removed from the shoulder socket - can reduce risk for future dislocations as well as...