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Meet Mark: Living in the Shadow of Back Pain Mark’s life is a balancing act. As a television sports editor and father of two energetic young kids, his days are packed—but not always active. Long hours...

Thoughtfully Designed For Your Healing When you walk into a Commons Clinic location, it doesn’t feel like a typical doctor’s office—that’s by design. With modern spaces created for comfort, healing, and efficiency, our clinics are a...

When you think about orthopedic surgery, chances are you picture a hospital: long wait times, restless hospital nights, confusing discharge processes, and a general sense of overwhelm. Not long ago, even routine procedures required an overnight...

Arthritis pain can be debilitating. This dull, aching, and sometimes sharp pain is often accompanied by tenderness, swelling, and stiffness in major joints like the hip, knee, and shoulder. If you’re struggling with osteoarthritis and having...

Meet Lorraine, struggling with shoulder pain and numbness until ACDF surgery finally gave her relief. When Lorraine started experiencing nagging shoulder pain, she didn’t think much of it. But, as time went on, her symptoms intensified—she...

Total joint replacement surgery restores mobility and relieves pain by replacing damaged joints with artificial ones, improving mobility. Learn more about the procedure.

Thanks to our increasing use of computers and smartphones, upper body pain is on the rise. Luckily, there are a number of strength training moves and stretches that can help prevent or reduce pain in the...

Whether a knee fracture requires surgery depends on the type of break. Prompt evaluation and close adherence to your treatment plan are crucial to avoid complications and regain full function of your knee.

Lower back pain can be prevented or rehabilitated through exercise. Some recommended PT exercises for back pain are: 1. Cat cow 2. Bird dogs 3. Dog down up dog 4. Knee-to-chest

Biceps tendon repair can restore the range of movement in your arm and ease pain from a tendon tear. Learn more about diagnosing a torn biceps tendon and treating the injury.

Physical therapist Brett Pugh's recommended movements for back pain management and prevention are: 1. Squat. 2. Bridges. 3. Donkey Kicks. 4. Downward/Upward Dog.

Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgery, with a typical recovery time of 6-12 weeks. Here’s what you must know before, during, and after your procedure.

Reverse shoulder replacement surgery is ideal for arthritis or rotator cuff damage, allowing improved shoulder function and pain relief. Learn more in this guide.

Back Anatomy The Bones When you are born, your spine is made up of 33 individual bones called vertebrae. As you mature into adulthood, the lower portions of your spine fuse together, leaving you with 24...

Neck Anatomy The Bones When you are born, your spine is made up of 33 individual bones called vertebrae. As you mature into adulthood, the lower portions of your spine fuse together, leaving you with 24...

How is it performed? A knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to repair or remove damaged structures within the knee joint. Sometimes a knee arthroscopy is called a knee “scope” when used to...

What are knee joint injuries? How are they diagnosed? What are knee joint injuries? Knee joint injuries result from damage to the structures within your knee joint, which include the cartilage, menisci, ligaments, and synovium (inner...

Learn all about PCL reconstructions and surgery recovery timeline. How is it repaired? A PCL reconstruction is a surgical procedure used to reconstruct a torn PCL. Repairing a torn PCL by surgically attaching the torn ends...