Boyd W. Haynes III, MD In the ever-evolving world of sports medicine, orthopaedic sports medicine physicians face the challenge of optimizing athlete performance while mitigating the risk of injury. Sports bracing has become a ubiquitous tool in the field of
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Robert J. Snyder, MD It’s not often that I get to write about a sport that is as popular as pickleball. What's phenomenal about PBall is that you will find seniors playing the game with their great-grandkids, people from all
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Robert J. Snyder, MD Pickleball has gained significant popularity worldwide, combining elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis, using a paddle and a perforated plastic ball. While it attracts players of all ages and skill levels, it is particularly appealing
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD I’m well known in the Hampton Road area as an orthopaedic surgeon, but you may not know that my fellowship training is in Sports Medicine, and I have a great interest in caring for athletes.
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD The knee joint plays a vital role in our everyday function and mobility. Limited range of motion in the knee can significantly impact our quality of life and daily activities. Identifying the underlying cause of
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What does dead leg feel like? In terms of what a dead leg feels like, the initial sensation will be a sharp, direct pain where you have been hit. Following this initial pain, you will experience the tightening of the
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Robert J. Snyder, MD The thighs are anatomical workhorses, with the largest bone and muscles of the body which carry our weight, help us to lift heavy objects and to launch ourselves into a run or a jump. In this
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Mark W. McFarland, MD Sciatica is a catch-all term that is used for pain that runs from the lower back through the buttock, down the thigh and calf, into the foot. It is named thusly after the sciatic nerve, which
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD A segmental fracture is one where there are at least two fracture lines in a bone and a “segment” of separated bone in-between those fracture lines. Sometimes these medical definitions make sense! They typically happen in the
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John D. Burrow, DOWhat is a comminuted fracture? A comminuted fracture is where the bone breaks into three or more pieces, typically caused by a high-force accident or trauma, such as a fall from a height, a motor vehicle crash
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