The High Cost of Knee Replacement Surgery Of all of the different types of arthritis, osteoarthritis is the most common, affecting over 30 million adults in the United States alone. And knee osteoarthritis, which used to be considered just a normal wear and tear associated with aging, affects more than just the elderly. In fact, …
Advances in Prostate Care In the early 20th century, located right here in our neck of the woods, a young doctor was developing a prostate procedure that would revolutionize the way prostate conditions are treated and open the door to the many other treatments that would follow. This man was urologist Dr. Hugh Hampton Young, …
Menstrual Cramps or Fibroids? If you are a menstruating female, it is likely that at some point you have experienced the pain and discomfort of menstrual cramps. These cramps usually range from mild to moderate, and can most often be treated with over-the-counter medications, and soothed with a hot water bottle or heating pad. However, …
Early Treatment Methods By the late 1800s, physicians had found a link between prostate size and a man’s age, as well as between prostate growth and testosterone. This discovery set the foundation for developing various treatment methods in order to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate. Though it wasn’t until centuries later …
Hyaluronic Knee Injections: Worth the Risk? Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting 32.5 million US adults. 32.5 million US adults!?! Yes, you read that right. Not only that but it is estimated that 1 out of 4 adults experience chronic knee pain. With so many people experiencing knee pain and osteoarthritis, it’s …
The Symptoms of Uterine Fibroids: Finding Relief Uterine fibroids are a common type of benign tumor characterized by the overgrowth of connective or smooth muscle tissue in the uterus. These tumors, which affect women mainly during their reproductive years, are diagnosed in up to 70% of white women and more than 80% of women of …
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Early Physicians and BPH There are many physicians to which we owe a debt of gratitude for their contributions to the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia. Most historians agree that the prostate was first anatomically described in the mid-1500s by the Italian doctor and anatomist Nicolo Massa. In his book, “Anatomiae libri introductorius,” which translates …
Side Effects and Risks of Corticosteroid Injections Corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injections can help to relieve knee pain, however, it is temporary. Not only is the relief temporary but there is ample evidence to support that exercise can be just as effective, and so can a simple injection with plain old saline solution (which is …
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Fibroid Symptom: Menorrhagia What do heavy menstrual cycles, fatigue, dizziness, pelvic pressure and bloating, enlargement of the abdomen, constipation, increased urinary frequency, heavy bleeding (menorrhagia), pain during sex, and even infertility all have in common? If you guessed “symptoms caused by uterine fibroids.” You’re right! Although fibroids are non-cancerous, due to the many painful, uncomfortable, …
BPH Medications and Sexual Dysfunction: Something to Consider Some treatment methods for an enlarged prostate can increase problems with sexual dysfunction, and in some cases, even cause them. Though prescription drugs are often very good at improving the symptoms of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia- such as urinary issues, they can come with their own set of …
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