Increasingly, more people are working from home to stay productive while practicing social distancing. However, some common practices that result from turning your home into an office could be causing pain, especially in the neck, back, hips, legs and hands. Thankfully, these conditions are preventable and treatable, and we’re here to share some tips and […]
The upper extremities are vital for many different everyday activities, in the home and at work. Unfortunately, accidents happen, whether on the job, on the playing field, or in the home. When they do, the complex bones, tendons, ligaments and muscles of the hand, wrist, arm and elbow can suffer trauma, such as severe bone […]
Taking care of your feet has the potential to improve how your entire body moves and feels. However, all too often, we do not place the same emphasis on looking after our feet as we do on other parts of our body. Consider for a moment the important function of your feet. The feet alone […]
If you are living with back pain, you already know that it can be extremely debilitating. However, you may not know that often there are steps you can take to alleviate the pain and restore a fuller range of motion. If you are over age 50, odds are the cause of your back pain is […]
Hand and wrist pain can bring a halt to the simplest activities at work, home or play. Anyone who’s experienced a break or strain understands the frustration of attempting seemingly simple tasks without success. Hand and wrist issues like arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and vascular conditions can make day-to-day life extremely difficult. However, Jeffrey Kutsikovich, […]
There is a common misconception that sports injuries occur solely in high school, college and professional level athletes. Scott Arthur, M.D., a sports medicine specialist and surgeon with the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, says injuries can happen at any age. “In the sports medicine field, we see everyone from professional athletes to kids […]
Few bones bear the weight of our day-to-day activity quite like our feet. Throw in the slightest misstep and injury can occur seemingly out of the blue. For Geoff Watson, M.D., a foot and ankle surgeon at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, caring for patients with lower extremity injuries comes naturally. During his […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee and Williamson Medical Center are partnering to serve as the official sports medicine providers for Williamson County’s high school athletes. As of July 2018, trained medical professionals will be on hand at all TSSAA-sanctioned practices and games. Certified athletic trainers employed by Williamson Medical will […]
For many of us, we sit in a chair for eight hours a day, five days a week. We stare at a computer screen all day, and the most movement we do is in our wrists and fingers as we type. Yet millions of Americans every year suffer from neck and back pain in a […]
