Our Biscayne office is open and we’re seeing patients for both in-office and teleorthopedic appointments while continuing to monitor guidelines from the CDC. As healthcare professionals, we already have many protocols in place to protect those that visit our practice. Still, we are taking additional proactive steps to ensure the health and safety of our Read More »
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For Social Distancing Reasons, Switch to Telemedicine and Direct Appointments
OrthoNOW Updated Response to COVID-19 March 31, 2020 OrthoNOW remains committed the safety of our patients and staff, practicing social distancing to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. New guidelines were released today: OrthoNOW Doral and OrthoNOW Biscayne immediate care locations remain closed to patients. This is a fluid situation and will be reevaluated on Read More »
Attention – Visitor Advisory
Important COVID-19 update, we are here to help keeping you healthy while caring for your orthopedic needs. In light of the Coronavirus outbreak, we have implemented a number of precautionary measures to ensure the health and safety of our patients and staff, while continuing to care for your orthopedic needs. To prevent the potential spread Read More »
Hand-Washing Technique by OrthoNOW and SCA at Doral
Turn faucet on using a paper/towel/any sort of protection wet hands under running water, apply soap and rub palms together, make sure soap gets in between fingers, spread soap lather over the back of hands, grip fingers on each hand and rub hands together make sure to also clean your wrists! rinse each hand individually Read More »
Tennis Elbow Exercises for Rehab and Prevention
This article originally appeared on Openfit. Despite what its name might suggest, tennis elbow isn’t exclusive to Wimbledon hopefuls. In fact, according to Trevor Thieme, C.S.C.S., Openfit’s senior manager of fitness and nutrition content, just 10 percent of cases of tennis elbow pain actually occur in tennis players. “Tennis elbow is typically an overuse injury,” he explains. Read More »
The US Tennis Open is Coming Soon, Professional and Amateur Players Know the Importance of Healthy Shoulders
This article originally appeared on HealthNewsDigest. As the US Tennis Open nears, both professional and amateur players understand that the game rests squarely on the shoulders, says hand and upper extremity orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia MD. “The unnatural mechanism of motion required of the upper limbs for different tennis strokes creates an abnormal amount of Read More »
Surgery Can be a Pain, But Opioids Not Always Best Elixir
This article originally appeared on HealthNewsDigest. Innovative pain management alternatives during and after surgery can significantly reduce the number of patients becoming chronic users – and abusers — of opioid drugs, says noted orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia MD, founder and chief medical officer of the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and OrthoNOW®, who has successfully paired Read More »
What Is Carpal Tunnel, and Are Your Workouts to Blame?
Overhead squats are the hardest exercise EVER. As a CrossFit coach and avid exerciser, this is a hill I’m willing to die on. One day, after some particularly heavy sets, even my wrists were sore. When I mentioned this to my coach, he said my tender wrists might be indicative of a larger issue. Cue: The sigh Read More »
Rotator Cuff Problem? Put a Patch on it – Literally
Repairing a partial tendon tear in the shoulder’s rotator cuff may simply be a matter of “patching” it, says noted orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia, MD. An expert in shoulder surgery, as well as regenerative medicine, Dr. Badia, has been successfully using an all-natural, collagen patch to promote healing of the rotator cuff tendon. Called the REGENETEN◊ Read More »
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