What Can Orthopedic Specialists Treat? More Than You Might Think

Whether you’re a highly active health nut, athlete, construction worker, office worker, or you just do things around the house, there are few parts of the body as important as your musculoskeletal system. Your bones, combined with the cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and muscles that connect joints, make every basic movement possible.

Maintaining joint and bone health is vital to the body, but we often don’t give it much thought until we need medical help. Highly active individuals are usually vigilant about these issues, but everyone needs to be more aware of them, and this is where orthopedic care comes in. Rather than just focusing on joint pain, let’s show you what our team can do for your overall health.

Residents of Fort Worth, Texas, seeking ways to maintain bone and joint health can rely on the help of Dr. Joseph Daniels and the Southwest Orthopedic Associates team to manage medical issues and prevent future problems through a variety of treatments.

What is an orthopedist?

Orthopedics, as a branch of medicine, focuses on both surgical and non-surgical solutions for managing problems affecting the joints, bones, and related soft tissue. Some specialize in surgical treatment (one of many options we offer), while others, such as physiatrists and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, treat problems using alternative methods.

Our practice employs both types of treatments, with a focus on conservative solutions for problems, unless surgery is absolutely necessary. You also benefit from Dr. Daniels’ years of experience and the latest technology available to care for your medical needs.

What conditions do they treat?

Regardless of your level of physical activity, orthopedic medicine works to take care of your needs, treating conditions such as:

• Fractures and breaks: anything from a bone bruise to a major break in a bone or joint
• Sprains and strains: stretching or tearing the ligaments and tendons in your joints
• Arthritis: conditions causing inflammation that wear down cartilage and weaken joints
• Carpal tunnel syndrome: pressure on the median nerve in your wrist’s carpal tunnel

Overuse injuries can cause many of these problems, and everyone does something that causes them to repeat actions with their joints over and over, leading to stress and damage, causing these and other problems, whether you’re in the gym or at home.

How do they treat them?

To help you with your musculoskeletal issues, we have several ways to ease pain and restore joint mobility:

Physical therapy

Nagging joint pain can be managed with a range of exercises, massages, heat and cold treatments, and other therapies to relieve stress on your joints and help you feel better.

Regenerative medicine

Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) therapy infuses joints with your own blood, supercharged with a high concentration of blood platelets to accelerate healing and reduce symptoms.

Urgent care

Severe acute pain and other emergency needs can be treated in our urgent care center, where you can get immediate attention to mend your injuries.

Joint replacement

When the bones and tissue in joints break down to the point that conservative options aren’t effective, replacing joints is used to treat it and help you get back on your feet.

Orthopedic care helps everyone because we all need healthy bones and joints to live our best lives. If you’re struggling with medical conditions affecting this part of your body, schedule an appointment with Dr. Daniels and Southwest Orthopedic Associates today.