Patient Education

Exercises to Avoid Knee Injury

Knees don’t get nearly enough credit. They are among the body’s largest, most complex joints, connecting the femur, tibia, and patella with a web of ligaments, tendons, and cartilage that […]
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Acute Knee Injuries

Acute injuries happen all the time, but recently the 15-24 age group has had the highest injury rate in a study of emergency room visits. Approximately 2.5 million sports-related knee […]
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What is a Cortisone Injection?

Traditionally a more common and well-known approach, cortisone injections are used by orthopedic specialists at Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics to treat a wide variety of conditions. Derived from a […]
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UNDERSTANDING HIP FRACTURES: CAUSES, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY

A hip fracture is more than just a broken bone; it is a serious injury that can impact your mobility, independence, and quality of life. Most often caused by falls […]
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Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Post-Procedure Instructions

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments use concentrated growth factors from your blood that are injected into the area of injury. You will not feel pain relief from the procedure right […]
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Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment (ESWT)

What is ESWT? ESWT is a procedure where a form of shockwaves are passed through the skin to the injured or painful part of the body. Shockwaves are low-energy sound […]
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Orthobiologics / Regenerative Medicine

What is Regenerative Medicine? The American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM) defines regenerative medicine as an “interdisciplinary therapeutic approach that aims to repair, replace, regenerate, and/or rejuvenate lost, damaged, […]
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Knee Arthritis & Treatment Options

What is Arthritis? Arthritis occurs when the cartilage in your knee wears away. There are two main types of cartilage in your knee, the meniscal cartilage (shock absorbers) and articular […]
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Sports Related Concussion

What is a concussion? A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) caused by biomechanical force transmitted to the brain from a direct blow to the head, neck, or […]
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