Thursday, 7 March 2013

Sports Injury Treatment – Fast Relief and Healthy Return to Ground


Sports injuries are commonly due to overwork, direct impact, or the application of force or pressure greater than the body part can withstand. An injury that happens unexpectedly is known as an acute injury. Chronic injuries are caused by overusing the same muscle groups or joints. Bad technique and structural abnormalities are causes for the development of chronic injuries. 


Medical investigation of a sports injury is important, because one may be injured more seriously than we expect. Sometimes, what seems like an ankle sprain may be a bone fracture.

Common type of Sports Injuries

Almost all sports injuries are like the same, but there are important differences in between them. Below given the list of some common problems;


Sprains - Injuries to ligaments
Strains - Injuries to muscles or tendons
Tendinitis - Inflammation of tendon
Fasciitis - Inflammation of a layer of fibrous tissue covers many muscles and tendons.
Bursitis - Inflammation of the small, fluid-like sacs that cushion joints, muscles, or bones like miniature shock absorbers.
Dislocations - Often very painful and disabling, dislocations occur when bones slip out of their proper alignment in a joint.
Fractures – The break in the continuity and integrity of a bone
Contusions - Bleeding into tissues caused by direct physical injury

Method of Prevention

You can reduce the chances of sports injuries if you take the following precautions on your performance.


  • Make warm up throughout the sports event by performing slow, sustained stretches.
  • Wear appropriate footwear and helmet, pads, etc.
  • Strap or tape vulnerable joints, if necessary.
  • Try to avoid exercising at the time of high temperature, usually between 11am and 3pm.
  • Maintain good level of overall fitness.
  • Cool down after sport with smooth, sustained stretches.
  • Take adequate recovery time between sessions
  • Make regular medical checkups.

Treatments for Sports Injuries

Treatment depends on the seriousness of injury. See your orthopaedic doctor if pain persists for a couple of days. The pain is sometimes due to the fracture of bone. Physiotherapy can help to rehabilitate the injured part and exercises needed to keep strength and flexibility depending on the injury. Returning to sport after injury should be depends on the assessment and opinion of your doctor or physiotherapist.

If your injury is petty and does not require medical treatments you can treat it at home using RICE therapy.


RICE stands for:
Rest – avoid regular exercise and reduce your daily physical activity.
Ice – apply an ice pack to the affected area for 10–30 minutes. 
Compression – use elastic compression bandages to limit swelling.
Elevation – keep the injured leg, knee, arm, elbow or wrist raised above the level of the heart to reduce swelling.

Advanced Treatments
 
For advanced sports injury treatments, you should need to consult an experienced orthopaedic surgeon. He provides highly specialized evaluation, assessment and treatment of the entire musculoskeletal system and other body parts allow you to move, work and be active like bones, ligaments, tendons, joints, muscles and nerves. Orthopedic conditions can often successfully treated non-surgically but surgery is an important alternative.


Dr. Mohan Thadi, an experienced orthopedic surgeon practicing in Medical Trust Hospital Kochi, Kerala, India having 20 years of experience in his filed. Patients from more than 20 countries visits him for orthopaedic treatments and he is well known to them as a dedicated and energetic doctor. He offers all type of orthopaedic treatments like
 trauma management, knee replacement, arthroscopy,  elbow replacement, etc at affordable cost.



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Friday, 18 January 2013

Affordable Sports Injury Treatment in India

Sports injuries are injuries that happen when playing sports or exercising, some are from accidents. Sports injuries are commonly caused by overuse, direct impact, or the application of force that is greater than the body part can structurally withstand. Injuries are a common occurrence in professional sports and most teams have a staff of athletic trainers and close connections to the medical community.
The most common sports injuries are:
  •   Sprains and strains
  •   Knee injuries
  •   Swollen muscles
  •   Achilles tendon injuries
  •   Pain along the shin bone
  •   Fractures
  •   Dislocations.
Causes of sports injury
A sports injury is a common problem for all types of athletes.
Sports injuries can be caused by:
  •    not warming up properly before exercising
  •    using inadequate equipment
  •    pushing yourself too hard
There are two types of sports injuries:
  •  acute injuries
  •  chronic injuries
Acute injuries: It occur suddenly when playing or exercising. Sprained ankles, strained backs, and fractured hands are acute injuries.
Signs of an acute injury include:
  •   Sudden, severe pain
  •   Swelling
  •   Not being able to place weight on a leg, knee, ankle, or foot
  •   An arm, elbow, wrist, hand, or finger that is very tender
  •   Not being able to move a joint as normal
  •   Extreme leg or arm weakness
  •   A bone or joint that is visibly out of place.
Chronic injuries: It happen after you play a sport or exercise for a long time.
Signs of a chronic injury include:
  •   Pain when you play
  •   Pain when you exercise
  •   A dull ache when you rest
  •   Swelling.
Treatment for sports injuries
sports injury treatments depends on the type and severity of the injury. Most minor sports injuries can be treated using self-care techniques
such as resting the affected body part and using over-the-counter painkillers. More serious sports injuries, such as a broken bone or severely damaged cartilage, may require surgery to help repair the injury. Arthroscopic surgery has revolutionarised sports injury management. Injuries to the joint structures like cartilages, ligaments and even bone can be treated with arthroscopic surgery.
Types of arthroscopy:

Medical Trust Hospital, Ernakulam, is top orthopaedic clinic in India, offers best treatment for sports injury at affordable cost. Sports injury treatments are carried out under the guidance of Dr.Mohan Thadi, experienced  
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Thursday, 17 January 2013

Affordable Osteoporosis Treatment in India

Osteoporosis is a kind of disease in human being, that causes bones to become fragile and brittle and very susceptible to fractures. These fractures, occur typically in the hip, spine, and wrist. A fracture or broken bone can have a huge affect on your life, causing disability, pain, or loss of independence. Fractures can make it very difficult to do daily activities without help. Osteoporosis treatment exists to prevent bone lose and build strong bones. Osteoporosis is diagnosed when bone density has decreased to the point where fractures occur with mild stress.



Types of osteoporosis:

  • High turnover osteoporosis: This occurs in 5 - 20% of women, most often between the ages of 50 and 75. This is because of the    sudden postmenopausal decrease in estrogen levels, which results in a rapid depletion of calcium from the skeleton.  It is  associated with fractures of the hip, wrist, or forearm caused by falls or minor accidents.
  •  Low turnover osteoporosis: This occurs with age in everyone to some degree. The results when the process of resorption and formation of bone are no longer coordinated, and bone breakdown overcomes bone building. This affects both men and women and is primarily associated with leg and spinal fractures.


Osteoporosis Symptoms

The Osteoporosis symptom associated with osteoporotic fractures usually is pain; the location of the pain depends on the location of the fracture. Pain almost anywhere in the spine can be caused by fractures of the bones of the spine. The pain may occur suddenly or slowly over time. There may be a loss of height (as much as 6 inches) over time. The symptoms of osteoporosis in men are similar to the symptoms of osteoporosis in women.



Causes of Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease. Osteoporosis occurs when the body fails to form enough new bone, when too much existing bone is reabsorbed by the body, or both. Important chemicals such as estrogen, testosterone, parathyroid hormone, and vitamin D and blood factors that affect cell growth are involved with this process. Changes in levels of any of these factors can play a role in the development of osteoporosis.

Normally osteoporosis is found in females. The factors that give raise to the development of osteoporosis are:


  •    Smoking
  •    Hereditary
  •    Early fractures
  •    Alcohol consumption
  •    Insufficient Calcium diet
  •    Lack of exercise 
Important methods for preventing osteoporosis include diet, osteoporosis exercise, and not smoking.

  •  Diet : An optimal diet for preventing or treating osteoporosis includes consuming an adequate number of protein and calories as well as optimal amounts of calcium and vitamin D, which are essential in helping to maintain proper bone formation and density.

  • osteoporosis exercise: exercise may decrease the tendency to fall due to weakness. Physical activity reduces the risk of hip fracture in older women  as a result of increased muscle strength.

  • Smoking: Stopping smoking is strongly recommended for bone health because smoking cigarettes is known to speed bone loss.
Medical Trust Hospital, Ernakulam, is one of the top orthopaedic clinic in India, provides various treatments like,
The best osteoporosis treatments are carried out under the guidance of Dr.Mohan Thadi, experienced orthopaedic surgeon in India, has solid experience in osteoporosis treatments. Cost of osteoporosis treatments in India is very low as compared to other western countries like US, UK, UAE etc.
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Thursday, 22 November 2012

Osteoporosis Treatment in India - For a Healthy Life

Osteoporosis is a condition in which the mineral portion of bone is lost, making the bone weak and brittle; occurs most commonly in postmenopausal women. It is a type of silent disease, which is characterized by the loss of the normal thickness or hardness of bone causing it to become brittle. This bone disease makes the bone grow weak and in the process escalates the possibility of its fracturing easily even during minor injuries. In Osteoporosis, the bone fracture can occur either in the form of cracking or complete collapsing. Even though Osteoporosis-connected fractures of the bone can take place in any body part, the commonly affected areas are points are spine, hips and wrists.


Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease. One of the most frequently affected areas is the spine. Individual vertebrae become crushed out of shape because they are so fragile, giving the sufferer a characteristic loss of height and hunch-backed appearance. This in turn can lead to other problems since the organs of the chest and abdomen can be compressed. Breathing problems are a frequent result, as the lungs become crushed. A distorted and damaged spine is painful, disabling and disfiguring.




* Back pain, caused by a fractured or collapsed vertebra
* Loss of height over time
* A stooped posture
* A bone fracture that occurs much more easily than expected



The goal of treatment of osteoporosis is the prevention of bone fractures by reducing bone loss or, preferably, by increasing bone density and strength. Although early detection and timely treatment of osteoporosis can substantially decrease the risk of future fractures, none of the available treatments for osteoporosis are complete cures. In other words, it is difficult to completely rebuild bone that has been weakened by osteoporosis. Therefore, prevention of osteoporosis is as important as treatment.
The following are osteoporosis treatment and prevention measures:
* Lifestyle changes, including quitting cigarette smoking, curtailing excessive alcohol intake, exercising regularly, and consuming a balanced diet with adequate calcium and vitamin D
* Medications that stop bone loss and increase bone strength.
* Medications that increase bone formation such as teriparatide (Forteo)



Dr. Thadi Mohan is one of the best orthopaedic surgeon in India with more than 20 years of experience. He has achieved FRCS (Gen. Surgery) and M.Ch (orthopaedics) from University of Liverpool,UK. His focused treatment areas includes,

Cost of orthopaedic treatments in India is very low as compared to other western countries like, UK, USA, UAE, Africa etc.
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Monday, 26 March 2012

Ankle Sprains Treatment

       An ankle sprain mean to be  soft tissue damage in the ligaments around the ankle joint. It  is the most common ankle injury in sport.The bones of the ankle are primarily held together by strong structures called ligaments.A sprain may be a partial tear to a complete tear in ligament.Typically damage to ankle sprain  is characterized by ankle pain and a swollen ankle. A sprained ankle occurs due to the  sudden sideways or twisting movement of the foot. The adequate treatment of a sprain help you quickly recover and prevent further issues.

 These symptoms indicate Sprained Ankle
•    Ankle pain.
•    Swollen ankle.



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 To make a fast recovery from ankle sprain you have to treat the sprain earlier, the faster .Among sprains injuries ankle sprains are one of the most common orthopedic injuries overall, Three sets of ligaments that hold the ankle together and each can be injured. The most frequently injured ligaments in the ankle are those located on the outer, or lateral, side of the ankle. The injury in those ligament complex leads  lateral ankle sprain. These injuries were account for more than 75% of all ankle sprains.


Types of Ankle Sprains are,

Inversion Ankle Sprains
      The ankle sprain due to foot inversion is the most common type of ankle sprain,due to this type of ankle sprain happens, the outer, or lateral, ligaments are stretched too far. There are three ligaments that join to the outer side of the ankle.

 Eversion Ankle Sprains

  Eversion Ankle Sprains causes when the foot is twisted outwards. Due to this the inner ligament, called the deltoid ligament, is stretched too far. Patients suffer the  pain on the inner side of the ankle.
                
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Treatment for Acetabulum Fracture India

              The acetabulum is hip joint part and formed by a portion of the in nominate bone and lies on the point where the ilium, ischium, and pubis are joined by the triradiate cartilage, The acetabulum is enclosed by the anterior and the posterior columns like the 2 limbs of an inverted Y. Cartilage lines the socket to keep movement smooth and the joint cushioned.Acetabulum fracture means fracture in this socket.
 
 
 
                                                 

          acetabular fracture are those injuries connected to the hip.Hip joint means where your thigh bone meets your pelvis bone. Hips are called ball-and-socket joints because the ball-like top of your thigh bone moves within a cup-like space in pelvis. Acetabular fractures normally caused by either high-pressuretrauma, most commonlyfrom an automobile accident, or from what are called an insufficiency fracture. An insufficiency fracture is most common in olderpatients and is caused by the bone being weakened by osteoporosis. This fracture usually see in Older women than older men.

       The patient injured by acetabulum fracture, first has to be diagnosed properly to know the extent of the instability

and cartilage displacement. The Surgery is often recommended for:

 1) Support the cartilage surface      

 2) Removing debris (bone) from within the hip joint

 3) Repairing stability of the hip

        

  Acetabulum Surgery may be required depending on the extent of damage to thecartilage in the joint and the degree of instability in the hip.Surgery helpsto remove bone debris from the joint, restore stability to the hip and align the surface of the cartilage so the ball is held tightly within the socket ofthe joint. Surgery is most often carrying out in younger patients. For olderpatients, even if the alignment of the joint is not perfect, fractures may beallowed to heal on their own.
       Up to three months after surgery patients must not put weight on the affected leg. If put any weight on leg it risks displacing the joint again. In the longer term, patients who have fractured their acetabulum face an increased risk of arthritis in the joint.    

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Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Arthroscopic Sports Injury Treatment in India



Arthroscopic techniques have revolutionized surgery. The word arthroscopy comes from two Greek words, "arthro" (joint) and "skopein" (to look). The term literally means "to look within the joint". Arthroscopy allows orthopaedicsurgeons to make a tiny incision and look inside the joint, rather than the large, more invasive cuts once required. Historically the Orthopaedic surgeon had to cut through skin and tissue and dislocate the joint to get at problems in the joint, causing considerable damage in some cases.


Now, with just a tiny puncture wound, the orthopaedic surgeon can insert a pencil-sized optical device into the knee, hip, Elbow, Ankle, Wrist or shoulder joint. The image from the miniature television camera attached to the arthroscope is projected onto a large video monitor in the operating room, showing the surgeon exactly where to go to correct problems in the joint. Hip, Shoulder, Wrist, knee and Spinal are the few body parts which are rectified through arthroscopy.

Types of arthroscopy


  1. Knee arthroscopy
  2. Hip arthroscopy
  3. Shoulderarthroscopy
  4. Ankle arthroscopy
  5. Wristarthroscopy
  6. Elbowarthroscopy


All these procedures will be given a general, spinal, or a local anesthetic, depending on the joint or suspected problem. After the surgery, you will have an ace bandage on your knee over the dressing. Most people go home the same day they have surgery.


Risks involved in this surgery include
Bleeding
Infection in the joint
Blood clot
Injury to a blood vessel or nerve
Damage to the cartilage, meniscus, or ligaments
Stiffness

With the advent of arthroscopy, old fashioned open surgery became out-of-dated. Arthroscopy, a medical cutting-edge technology used to correct bone related problems aid the patient with 100% recuperation from the problem.

These procedures are done by Orthopaedic surgeons. Orthopaedic is one of the major departments in Medical Trust Hospital Kochi, Kerala that provides various orthopaedic treatments for the patients across the world. The treatments are done under the supervision of Dr. ThadiMohan, a famous orthopaedic surgeon in India with more than 20 years of experience. Arthroscopy is conducted by Dr.Mohan, who is well equipped with the latest cutting edge technologies. Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi use the most advanced and latest techniques that relieves pain, allows you to strengthen your body, corrects the joint deformity and improves the quality of life.

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