by BCOS | May 16, 2023 | Medical Glossary
A PA (Physician Assistant or Physician Associate) is a medical provider that hascompleted a Master’s Degree in clinical medicine. Throughout school, a PA is trained in all types of medicine including extensive hands-on experience in various medical specialties...
by BCOS | May 9, 2023 | Medical How To's and Tips
A broken bone or fracture can be painful, especially if it moves. Often the recommended treatment is a cast. A cast allows the bone to be aligned correctly and prevents the fracture from moving out of place until it is healed. Casts are typically worn for...
by BCOS | Feb 28, 2023 | Joint Replacement, Rotator Cuff, Sports Medicine
A shoulder “dislocation” occurs when the ball at the top of the humerus (upper arm) shifts out of position relative to the socket, a.k.a. the glenoid. Usually a dislocation is a high energy injury that results from a sports collision, motor vehicle accident, fall from...
by BCOS | Feb 4, 2023 | Meniscal Tears, Sports Medicine
The meniscus is a rubbery shock-absorbing cartilage that sits on top of the tibia, or shin bone, and helps cushion forces that pass to the femur, or thigh bone. The medial meniscus is positioned on the inner side of the knee and the lateral meniscus is on the outer...
by BCOS | Jan 30, 2021 | Rotator Cuff, Sports Medicine
Over 95 percent of the rotator cuff repairs we perform now are arthroscopic. With arthroscopic repairs, there is much better cosmesis and patients report significantly less pain in the first six to eight weeks because there has been less trauma to the associated...
