by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jan 21, 2023
Fortunately tennis elbow surgical treatment is not often needed. Tennis elbow symptoms usually can be treated nonoperatively. However, when nonsurgical treatment fails, tennis elbow surgical treatment will be required to provide relief. As mentioned in a prior post,...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jan 23, 2022
Myofascial shoulder strains are prevalent. They are probably among the most common causes of shoulder pain, and I bet unless you have had one, you’ve never heard of them. “Myo” refers to muscle. Fascia is the thick Gore-Tex-like covering of many...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Sep 16, 2021
Bone Loss In Shoulder Instability… I have previously written about shoulder instability. At that time, I briefly mentioned that episodes of shoulder instability could cause injuries to the major bones of the shoulder. I want to delve into this topic a little deeper....
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | May 23, 2021
I noticed a strange phenomenon throughout the summer and into the fall and winter of 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic. My clinic usually deals with traumatic and nontraumatic orthopaedic problems. However, during much of 2020, there was a significant reduction in the...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jan 9, 2021
Whenever I think of the word “pain,” the first image that comes to mind, and I’m dating myself here, is that of Mr. T, who played Clubber Lane, the villain in Rocky III. When asked by a news reporter for a prediction of his upcoming fight with Rocky,...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Oct 14, 2020
Ankle fractures are common. I discussed what they are, how they occur, and the symptoms of ankle fractures in previous posts. We will discuss ankle fracture treatment in this post. There are two main types of ankle fracture treatment: Non-surgical and surgical...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Aug 3, 2020
Shoulder pain is common at all ages, in both active and sedentary people. There are numerous causes of shoulder pain, but as with most things, there are a handful of sources that account for most of the diagnoses. Often the diagnoses can be grouped according to age...
by Jeffrey H. Berg, M.D. | Jun 10, 2020
Everyone wants to age gracefully. Living to an old age, being financially and physically independent, and having lived a life well-lived, is on everyone’s bucket list. How to achieve all of this is way beyond my area of expertise. It involves focusing on many things...
