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The hip joint is one of the largest joints in your body. Unfortunately, it is also one ofthe most easily injured—and not all at once. Osteoarthritis (known as ‘wear-and-tear arthritis’) can set in gradually and can cause not only stiffness but also pain. What causes the hip to deteriorate to...
What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells? Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) are a type of adult stem cell that eventually develop into cells that make up our bones, muscles, nerves, adipose tissue among other things in our body. They are vitally important to our development from fetuses to adults. Not only are the...
Michael Bisping: “Dr. Mora has a fantastic understanding of my sport and what we go through, the demands on our body, and completely understands where we’re coming from… He understands that, as fighters and mixed martial artists, what we do is necessary, and helps us through it, helps us in...
Ketamine is a drug normally used in anesthesia to create a state of unconsciousness, dissociation or sedation. The effects depend on the dose. It has been used throughout the world since the 1960’s. Recently, it has been used to treat many chronic pain syndromes like CRPS, treatment-resistant fibromyalgia, post-herpetic neuralgia and severe depression. There are over 1,000 publications promoting...
One of Our Excellent Pain Specialists Although Dr. Eric Chang has been with us since the beginning of RESTORE Orthopedics, recently we produced some footage to give you an inside look at how he cares for his patients. He specializes in interventional pain medicine, along with sports and regenerative medicine. The first video gives an idea of...
In case you haven’t seen yet on the front page, we released a new video of Dr. Carlson and one of his patients! Here at RESTORE Orthopedics, we are adamant about maintaining a relationship with our patients — a relationship built of trust and the confidence that your doctor really does have your best interest...
Intravenous Ketamine Infusion – Would it Relieve Your Chronic Pain? by Andrew Germanovich, DORestore Orthopedics and Spine Center, Orange County Ketamine is a drug normally used in anesthesia to create a state of unconsciousness, dissociation or sedation. The effects depend on the dose. It has been used throughout the world since the 1960’s. Recently, it has been used...
By Michael Gillman MD Restore Orthopedics and Spine Center, Orange County Symptoms Associated with Flatfeet include: Collapse of midfoot Foot deformity Excessive shoe wear Painful callus formation Knee pain. Believe it or not, a majority of children aged 1-5 have flatfeet. About 95% of the time we “grow out” of our...
Short leg syndrome (SLS) is better known in the medical community as Leg Length Discrepancy. In the simplest terms, one who suffers from SLS will have one leg that is shorter than the other. The length difference does not have to be large to make a difference in your body....
When the lower back (lumbar spine) loses its normal swayback curve (lordosis) this can result in FLATBACK DEFORMITY. The main symptoms of Flatback Deformity are difficulty standing up straight often associated with low back or leg pain. Typically, these symptoms get worse towards the end of the day as the...
Are you considering having hip replacement surgery? Do you worry about the surgical risks and recovery? This is a common concern. While a great majority of patients do well with hip replacement surgery, a small percentage of folks experience post surgical complications. Post surgical complications can occur regardless of the...
One very common complaint I hear from patients with shoulder problems is “doc my shoulder pain wakes me up at night”. The pain can occur whether or not one lies on the painful shoulder, opposite side or on their back. Patients cannot find a comfortable sleeping position. The pain just...
by Samuel Bederman MD, PhDOrange County Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Slouching, hunching forward or rounded back is often considered just poor posture. In many cases, it is the result of a rarely recognized condition called SCHEUERMANN’S DISEASE. Similar to Scoliosis, Scheuermann’s Disease is a structural exaggerated forward curvature in children and...
Sacroiliac Joint Pain- The Other Cause of Low Back Pain by Andrew Germanovich, DORestore Orthopedics and Spine Center, Orange County The sacroiliac (SI) joint is the largest spinal joint in the body. There is minimal mobility in this L-shaped joint and the mechanics of sacroiliac joint movement are quite complex. This joint also has the strongest ligaments1 . Pain in...
New Standard of Care for Spine Vertebral Compression Fractures by Greg Carlson, M.D.Board Certified Orthopedic SurgeonFellowship Trained in Spine Surgery Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCF’s) are common problems impacting people with weak bone structure (osteoporosis). Patients often present with severe incapacitating back and leg pain completely unaware of the fragile bone...
Dr. Mora has been treating patients who participate in mixed martial arts for over 10 years. He has taken care of the weekend warrior as well as the professional champion level UFC fighter. He has been a guest blogger on MMA web pages including www.bloodyelbow.com. In this article he writes about...
by Steve A. Mora MD People always ask me why I go to Peru to do medical missions? I go because….my first 7 years of life were spent in Peru. I share a bond and a culture with the people of Peru. Although it was only the first 7 years of...
Radiofrequency Neurotomy for Knee Pain: Did you undergo a total knee replacement but still have knee pain? Do you have knee pain despite already having traditional treatment options? There is a technique that can help alleviate that pain. It is called Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the knee joint. When medications and physical...
ARTHRITIS TREATMENT USING PLATELET RICH PLASMA AND OTHER INJECTIONS ARE WE CLOSE TO THE HOLY GRAIL? By Steve A. Mora, M.D. and Eric Chang, M.D. Over the last 5 years there has been a surge of information regarding the use of non-operative therapies which harness the body’s own healing capacity...
Efficiency and cost-effective care are imperative as we move forward in practicing medicine. This is particularly true in total knee replacement surgery. A study by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons estimates a 673% growth rate for patients having knee replacement from 2006-20261. With limited resources, it is important to...
I see patients with arthritic or degenerative knee pain on a daily basis. Trying to figure out the cause of knee pain is a personal challenge. I have a special interest in helping folks with arthritic knee pain. One of the reasons why I am passionate about keeping up with...
by Steve A. Mora, MDOrange County Orthopedic Surgeon I have personally used both Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) as well as adult mesenchymal stem cell injection for knee pain and a few other diagnoses but I am very selective in its use. There is a lot of information regarding prp injections and Stem...
By Michael J. Gillman, M.D., M.S., M.B.A. Efficiency and cost-effective care are imperative as we move forward in practicing medicine. This is particularly true in total knee replacement surgery. A study by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons estimates a 673% growth rate for patients having knee replacement from 2006-2026....
Most of the shoulder and knee surgery I do is elective. Therefore it is not life saving or life extending type surgery. When I see patients with an ACL tear or Rotator Cuff Tear they will frequently ask me, “should I have surgery?” For some people this question is easy...