Bethesda, Md.-based MedVanta has launched VantaStat, an orthopedic urgent care line and mobile app.  VantaStat guarantees same-day or next-day appointments to provide care for injuries, joint pain and ...

Motor City Orthopedics, based in Novi, Mich., added six orthopedic surgeons in November as part of its ongoing expansion across the Detroit area.  The new physicians — Jacob Markel, MD, Stephanie ...

A recent meta-analysis examined 217 trials involving 15,684 participants and six types of exercise to manage knee osteoarthritis. While all of them reduced pain, improved movement and enhanced quality ...

An additional 3,500 knee replacement procedures were performed in Pennsylvania last year, mostly at outpatient centers, a new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Council shows.

Surgery to repair a herniated disc was once a procedure that evoked images of long hospital stays and a drawn out recovery — but for many patients, surgery is not necessary or has become minimally ...

Struggling with chronic knee pain or osteoarthritis? A groundbreaking study published by the British Medical Journal has identified aerobic exercise—like walking, cycling, and swimming—as the most ...

The medical director, National Orthopaedic Hospital Jos, Prof Inalegwu Onche, has stated that the hospital is now fully equipped to provide a wide range of specialist services. He said such services ...

HENDERSON, Nev. -- Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (knee) will miss his second-straight game, as he has been ruled out of Sunday's matchup against the Tennessee Titans. Bowers did not practice this ...

Sophie Cunningham is encouraged as she recovers from a knee injury, so much so that she might not be strictly following her doctor's orders. The Indiana Fever player suffered a torn MCL in her right ...

‘Doctors misdiagnosed me with a personality disorder. The stigma nearly ruined my life’ When Jess Matthews was asked by medics to identify her own mental health condition, it resulted in years of ...