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Durolane is now our preferred Hyaluronic injection
Hyaluronic injections are an established treatment of early arthritis. Joints have a natural lubricating fluid – synovial fluid that contains “hyaluronic acid, (HA)”. Viscosupplementation involves
Applying Rapid Recovery principles to injury
Pelvic acetabular fractures may not be obvious candidates for rapid recovery surgery – but this is how it went! Some months ago – one of
Dr Greg harris and Dr Anthony Hipsley out and about
Ballarat OSM’s sports medicine team have been very busy in action outside the clinic of late! Drs Greg Harris and Anthony Hispley ventured to
Dr. Tanusha Cardoso is back!
Dr. Tanusha Cardoso has been busy of late! Due to commitments with various sporting teams around the country Tanusha has been away from the Sports
Hip arthritis & incontinence symptoms
A number of seperate research papers have described a change in bladder control in women following hip replacement. It seems that bladder function can improve or deteriorate following hip replacement, and it might depend partly on the surgical approach used (Baba et al).
One of BOSM’s own playing tennis with a Prince
Ballarat OSM’s chairman Mr Luke Spencer was proud on Sunday April 8th as his son Ash was given the opportunity to play Real Tennis
The paradigm of “trochanteric bursitis” has changed. The old days of cortisone are gone.
Patients present with pain over the outer aspect of their hip, it can radiate down as far as the knee. It is exacerbated by walking, and can be excruciating to lay on in bed. The pain seems to be caused by a tendinopathy of the gluteal tendons.