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How to Protect Your Shoulders During Summer Sports
Most families enjoy outdoor sports during the summer months - swimming, golfing, and volleyball are some of the common ones. New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer encourages children and adults to stay safe and avoid painful injuries while playing. Roughly...
What You Need to Know About Arthritis in the Knee
Arthritis of the knee can make taking a step painful. Swelling, pain, and stiffness in the joint are just some of the symptoms that can occur when a person has this condition. According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, the daily demands on the knee...
What’s Causing Your Chronic Knee Pain?
The number of cases of chronic knee pain has greatly increased in the last 20 years. As the knee is the main joint people use for walking, New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer wants you to have a good understanding of long-lasting knee pain. There are many...
Home Remedies for Knee Pain
Knee pain is a common condition that can be caused by both short-term and long-term problems. Many short-term knee problems do not need any help from doctors and people can often help with their own recovery. According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard...
Exercises That Can Cause More Harm Than Good
Exercising is a crucial factor in maintaining a healthy body and mind. This is a commonly known fact and 76% of American adults report that they engage in regular physical activity. Yet according to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, practicing certain...
Keep Your Joints Healthy With Our Top 10 Tips
New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer is sharing his top 10 tips to keep your joints healthy. Practice Safety First: When you engage in activities such as in-line skating contact sports, be sure to wear protective padding. Also, if tennis or golf is more...
Returning To Work After Knee Replacement
Unfortunately for some, the hope of retiring at age 65 is not possible, and these people are now facing the reality of having to extend their working years. New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer finds that because of this, many people feel that putting off...
Keep Your Children Safe on the Playground This Summer!
New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer advises that sports medicine doesn’t always have to be applied to just the field or the gymnasium. For kids of all ages - including the really little ones - the playground is where it all starts. Injury prevention at...
Ankles: The Basis for Mobility
The minute our feet touch the ground, mobility and balance begins. According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, strong, flexible ankles can best sense and respond to our dynamic environment, keeping us upright and moving smoothly through our daily...
Is there a difference between a fracture and a break?
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, wrist fractures are one of the most common injuries he sees in adults. Since the wrist is a joint, not a bone, it is not what breaks. Most frequently a “wrist” fracture is a break that occurs at the...