Press Release Summary: How Orthopaedic Specialists Interpret and Diagnose Hip Pain
Press Release Body: STILLWATER, MN, October 16, 2008 EUR" "My life got progressively less active, less fun and less participatory." If this sounds familiar, you may be suffering from significant arthritic pain. You are not alone. An estimated 43 million Americans experience joint pain due to arthritis. That number is expected to increase to 60 million by 2020. Arthritic joint pain has become the most prevalent chronic condition in those 65 and older, affecting 49 percent of Americans in that age group.
An estimated 21 million Americans have degenerative arthritis affecting at least one joint. Many of these individuals are limited by moderate to severe hip joint arthritis. Despite increasingly effective medical and surgical management of hip pain, many patients remain untreated and unnecessarily miss out on their optimal quality of life.
But hip pain can be a symptom of many different conditions EUR" from hip strains to osteoarthritis of the joint. An orthopaedic specialist can evaluate your symptoms and help you achieve a proper diagnosis in order to format a beneficial treatment solution.
To learn more about hip pain and treatment solutions, join Dr. Thomas Comfort, St. Croix Orthopaedics, as he discusses how physicians translate hip pain symptoms into a viable treatment solution. This free class will be offered on Wednesday, October 29, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at Lakeview Hospital. Advance registration is needed and may be completed by calling (651) 430-4697.
Additional educational information can be found at the following links: http://stcroixortho.com/magazine/Vol2-Issue4/5.aspx http://stcroixortho.com/Topics.aspx?ID=15 A complete list of orthopaedic presentations and events are posted at http://www.stcroixortho.com/Presentations.aspx .
About St. Croix Orthopaedics, PA: St. Croix Orthopaedics has full-service clinics to meet the needs of patients in Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and worldwide. Headquartered in Stillwater, MN, St. Croix Orthopaedics provides general, specialized, and sports orthopaedic care to patients of all ages and all activity levels. Visit their website at www.stcroixortho.com.
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