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Orthopaedic Care
Read how Duke orthopaedic specialists are taking new approaches to care for children and adults with joint pain and injuries.
Get Seen Quickly at Duke Orthopaedics
Getting a referral to a specialist can often mean long waits, which is frustrating, especially if you are experiencing acute pain. Duke Orthopaedics now offers ...
Saving Sergeant Muzzy
After an explosion at Ft. Bragg left Sgt. Cory Muzzy with severe injuries, the soldier returned to Duke to thank his doctors for saving his life, and the thera ...
Cause-Related Events Require Proper Training
The annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is a two-day, 39-mile walk to raise funds for research and treatment. The walk and others like it support a great cause, ...
Complex Hip Surgery and Tailored Physical Therapy Returns Rider to her Horse
After arthroscopic surgery and physical therapy for her hip injury, Sam Hanebeck was back in the saddle again. This time, however, she could ride her beloved h ...
Football Helmet Safety
With football season about to get underway, Duke concussion specialist Jeff Bytomski, DO, shares his thoughts on a new football helmet rating system that shoul ...
Preventing Weekend Warrior Injuries
Guys never think they’re too old for a friendly game of football. Yet it’s all too common to find at least one member of the team nursing a sprained ankle, twi ...
'No Pain, No Gain' Not the Best Medicine
Young athletes who take a “no pain, no gain” approach to sports may not realize how harmful that mantra can be to their growing bodies.
Flexible Running Schedule Helps Prevent Injuries
Marathon training requires a pretty strict schedule. If you’re a mom, however, time is not always on your side. “Being a mom is the best thing that ever happen ...
Young Dancer Active Again After Hip Surgery
Kate McPherson of Raleigh is dancing again after arthroscopic hip surgery relieved her of chronic hip pain.
Active and Pain Free After Hip Replacement
“If not for Duke Orthopaedics and modern science I would be in a wheelchair,” says Gwen Palmer who underwent hip replacement surgery. Instead, she spends her d ...
New Options for Relieving Hip Pain
The Duke Young Hip Center helps people age 50(ish) and younger find solutions for hip ailments, to prevent the development of severe arthritis in the hip, and ...
Pain Free and Active After Joint Replacement
Hip and knee replacements allow people to be pain free, often with no activity restrictions.