Orthopaedics is a medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of your body’s musculoskeletal system. This complex system, which includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves, allows you to move, work, and be active.
An Orthopaedic surgeon or Orthopaedist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries, disorders, and diseases of your body’s musculoskeletal system like bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, etc. It includes
- Diagnosis of your injury or disorder
- Treatment with medication, injections, casting, bracing, surgery, or other
options - Rehabilitation by recommending exercises or physical therapy to restore
movement, strength, and function. - Prevention with information and treatment plans to prevent injury or slow the
progression of disease
When to visit an Orthopaedic surgeon?
You may need to consult an orthopedic surgeon if you have any or some of the following symptoms and/or disorders:
- Constant or occasional pain that lasts more than 3 months.
- Limited range of motion.
- Symptoms that affect your daily function.
- Difficulty standing or moving around.
- An acute injury that is not responding to simple measures, such as ice or over-
the-counter pain medications. - Arthritis (inflammation of one or multiple joints)
- Broken bones/ hip fracture
- Hand/ Foot/ Knee/ Shoulder/ Lower back pain
- Osteoporosis (a condition that makes the bone weak. This could eventually lead
to the fracture of the bone) - Scoliosis (a disorder of the spine where the spine gets curved one way)
- Regular check-ups/follow-ups before and after bone/ joint surgeries, joint
replacement surgeries
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