The OrthoGen Blog
Walking in Your Running Shoes – Why You Shouldn’t Do It
Incredibly, three-quarters of all people in the United States will suffer through a foot health condition at least once. Both running and walking can be treacherous simply from the standpoint of weight. When walking, the amount of pressure on your feet is often more...
Vitamin D for Knee Osteoarthritis: Does It Help?
Tom and Louise Baltes decided they wanted to take a 4200-mile bike ride across the United States, from Seaside, Oregon, to Portland, Maine. They did it for a cause, to benefit two nonprofits, Volkssporting and the Arthritis Foundation. The reason for the arthritis...
Treating Shoulder Pain Without Surgery
The numbers on chronic pain and shoulder pain are almost shocking. 100 million people in the United States suffer from prolonged or recurrent pain, according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Shoulder pain is one of the top causes of ongoing pain...
4 Surprising Reasons Your Back is Aching
Back pain is clearly an incredibly prevalent issue. Just look at how many people in the United States experience the most common form of this condition, low back pain (LBP): 31 million. The US population was 323.1 million in 2016, so nearly 1 in 10 Americans (9.6...
4 Tips for Preventing Osteoarthritis
The disease of osteoarthritis (OA), one of various forms of arthritis, impacts the joints of your body. There are currently about 27 million people in the United States who are suffering from OA. If you want to prevent osteoarthritis or its further development, it can...
What Are the Different Types of Regenerative Treatments?
Regenerative medicine is an increasing point of focus for those who are concerned with the treatment of chronic pain. Here is a look at the different specific therapies within this field of medicine (some of which are more compelling than others, as noted), followed...