Platelet rich plasma is a combination of growth factors that are obtained from a patient’s own blood and injected into sites of pain, such as an arthritic knee or inflamed tendon. This has been hot area of research in...read more
You may know Dr. Benjamin DuBois as our resident shoulder expert. He has been with our group since 2004 and is specialized in managing shoulder arthritis. He has performed over 1,500 shoulder replacements in San Diego. What you may...read more
Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee usually do not need to jump right to surgery. There are many conservative treatment options a patient can try first. Today, we will discuss Hyaluronic Acid injections. You may have heard of these...read more
Meet Jana, a patient of Dr. Peter Hanson’s who had bilateral knee replacements performed 3 months apart this year. When we met Jana she was having severe pain in both knees and was having trouble with all of her...read more
If you had a joint replacement about 10 or so years ago, you may remember a long extended stay in the hospital following the procedure. It was not uncommon for patients to stay up to a week in a...read more
The answer is, yes it’s certainly possible. It is a known fact that weight loss can significantly improve pain specifically related to joints. Why is this you ask? Well, the answer is simple. The more load you put on...read more