It’s 10 pm and your child is tearful with aching legs — again. By morning, they’re sprinting around as if nothing happened. Few things are more confusing for parents than this pattern, and few phrases are used more loosely than “growing pains.” Here’s the truth: growing pains are real, common, and harmless — but the […]
If you have ever been advised to rest after surgery, an injury, or a painful joint flare-up, you may know how challenging it can be to start moving again without triggering the pain all over. You understand the frustrating cycle that slows recovery down. You want to move. Movement is how the body heals. But […]
Reaching a high shelf, throwing a ball, fastening a seatbelt, sleeping on your side — the rotator cuff is involved in nearly everything your shoulder does. Which is why injuring it is so disruptive, and why night pain in the shoulder is one of the most common complaints in our orthopedic clinic. Here’s what the […]
The knee carries up to five times your body weight on stairs — so when it hurts, everyday life shrinksfast. Knee pain is the most common complaint in our orthopedic clinic, and also one of the mosttreatable, provided the actual cause is identified. Here’s how a specialist thinks about knee paintreatment, and how to tell […]
