Orthopedic doctors, often referred to as orthopedic surgeons, focus on helping you with musculoskeletal issues.
- diagnosing and treating conditions that affect your musculoskeletal system
- assisting with rehabilitation, which helps you regain movement, strength, range of motion, and flexibility following an injury or surgery.
- forming strategies to prevent injury or to keep chronic conditions, such as Arthritis, from worsening.
Some subspecialty areas of orthopedics include:
- Spine
- Hip And Knee
- Hand
- Shoulder And Elbow
- Foot And Ankle
- Sports Medicine
- Trauma Surgery