nSTRIDE APS Can Reduce Osteoarthritis Pain in a Single Treatment
A new treatment that involves injecting a protein solution derived from your own blood is offering hope to people suffering from debilitating knee pain due to osteoarthritis.
The Benefit of Custom Made Hip Implants
While hip replacement surgery is now a routine operation, the procedure is constantly being revised and updated, with new advancements as technology advances. Andrew Carrothers, consultant orthopaedic and military surgeon, uses Symbios custom implants or MAKO robotic arm-assisted surgery to provide the best possible outcomes for patients. In this blog we explore the benefit of…
Joint Pain: When It’s Time to Seek Help
To mark National Arthritis Week, we’re reaching out to people who might not yet have a diagnosis of arthritis but who are experiencing joint pain. There can be many different causes of joint pain and you may be wondering whether you need to seek medical help or not. Here are some simple ways to tell…
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Its Effect on the Hip
To mark Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week (13-18 September) we are focusing on the effects of this debilitating disease on the hip joint. However, rheumatoid arthritis can affect any joint in your body and if you suspect you may have the condition, it is important to seek medical help.
Mako Robotic Assisted Surgery: A Guide for Patients Having a Total Hip Replacement
The hip is one of the largest joints in your body. You use your hips for all movement involving your upper leg, so hip pain can be debilitating.
Having a Partial Knee Replacement? What You Need to Know About Mako Robotic Assisted Surgery
A partial knee replacement is offered to people who have arthritis in mainly one of the three compartments of the knee. If two or three compartments are significantly damaged, a total knee replacement will be more suitable (Read out blog about total knee replacements here: Mako Robotic Assisted Surgery: A Patient Guide for Total Knee…
Mako Robotic Assisted Surgery – A Patient Guide for Total Knee Replacement
Your knee is the largest joint in your body and is vital for all kinds of routine activities, from sitting to going upstairs. Knee pain can have a number of different causes but a common one is osteoarthritis. This is a degenerative condition which leads to worsening pain due to the breakdown of cartilage in…
Keeping Your Knees and Hips Healthy as You Age
As we age, our joints age too and may start to become painful and stiff. However, while ageing is inevitable, joint pain is not and there are things you can do to protect your joints and prevent damage. The sooner you begin thinking about protecting your joints, the better particularly if you are involved in…
Effect of Lockdown Weight Gain on Joint Replacement Outcomes
The impacts of lockdown are being felt in many different ways but one of these is in weight gain among certain sectors of the population. If you are due to undergo joint replacement surgery this could have a detrimental impact on the outcomes of your surgery.
Guidance on Covid 19 Vaccines and the Timing of Orthopaedic Treatment
As we start to emerge from lockdown and things begin slowly to return towards normal after the pandemic, many patients are asking about the timing of orthopaedic treatment alongside the Covid-19 vaccine. Understandably, people who have been waiting for treatment and who may have been experiencing increasing pain are eager to undergo their procedures as…
