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7 Health Benefits You Get from Regular Exercise

April 21, 2014Filed Under: exercise and healthy bones, exercise and lowering stress, exercise and your heart, texas orthopedics

It’s not all about how you look in a bikini. Fitness and exercise should be more about your health. Here are some great, medical benefits you’ll get just from being active!

1. Get better sleep. Want better Z’s? The

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A FAST Procedure to Treat Tennis Elbow

April 16, 2014Filed Under: Dr. Michael Loeb, FAST procedure for tennis elbow, tennis elbow, texas orthopedics

The fancy name for tennis elbow is Lateral Epicondylitis and it refers to a condition that that results in the deterioration of tendon fibers (tendonitis) that attach to the bone on the outside of the elbow. Tennis elbow strikes

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Study Finds Milk Might Slow Knee Osteoarthritis Progression in Women

April 14, 2014Filed Under: knee osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, texas orthopedics

“Got Milk?” A recent study conducted by researchers from Harvard Medical School and published in the peer-reviewed medical journal, Arthritis Care and Research, focused on the link between osteoarthritis and milk consumption. Osteoarthritis is a joint condition where the connective

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Achilles Tears: It’s Not Just Superstar Athletes That Suffer These Injuries

April 11, 2014Filed Under: achilles tendon tears, texas orthopedics

Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and most recently Christian Benteke; what do they all have in common? They’ve all suffered Achilles tendon tears – serious injuries that have sidelined them for their respective sports. Your Achilles tendon is one of the longer …

Tips for Keeping up Your Garden with Your Back and Knees in Tact

April 7, 2014Filed Under: Back pain, knee pain, texas orthopedics

Spring has sprung so the time has come to break out the rake, put on some gloves and start the mower so that you can get your yard looking green again. But before you get started, we want to provide

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Study Finds Extreme Sports Pose High Risk for Head and Neck Injury

April 4, 2014Filed Under: extreme sports, head and neck injuries, texas orthopedics, X Games Austin

With the excitement surrounding the X Games coming to Austin in June, some people may forget that the X stands for ‘Extreme’. And just like their name, extreme sports pose extreme injury risks.

A new, one-of-a-kind study presented at the

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