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What knee brace is the best for pain? What brace is the best for knee pain? The best type of brace for knee pain depends on what is causing your knee pain. Braces don’t work for all conditions, and wearing the wrong type of brace could just make your knee pain worse. Some braces wrap around the whole knee, while others are just a strap. Some are expensive, some are cheap, some are light, and some are heavy. Which one should you get for your knee pain? The better question is should you even buy...

How to tell if a bone is fractured or bruisedThe easiest way to tell if you have a bone bruise or a fracture is to get an x-ray. An x-ray will usually show a fracture, but it doesn’t show bone bruises. As an orthopedic surgeon in Colorado Springs, Colorado, I frequently treat people who have both bone bruises and fractures (also known as broken bones). That being said, when you fracture some bones, you will know it! If you fracture your hip, arm, or leg, there is frequently some deformity and...

Do doctors do home visits? The short answer is yes, doctors still do home visits, although not nearly as much as they used to. Being a home visit doctor in Colorado Springs, I can say that my experience is unique. While there are other doctors and providers who do home visits in Colorado Springs, they are few and far between, and I’m the only orthopedic surgeon doing it. In fact, I may be the only orthopedic surgeon who does home visits in the entire country. Home visits used to be the norm...

How do you fix a broken femur? If you or a loved one have a femur fracture, then the probability that you or they will need surgery is very high. The femur is the biggest bone in the body and is surrounded by a lot of muscle and tissue. A femur fracture is a break anywhere in the femur bone. This can be all the way from the hip joint, down to the knee, and any anywhere in between. Breaking it usually causes a lot of pain, I should know, I’ve broken both of mine.  What kinds of femur fractures...