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Does De Quervain's tenosynovitis go away?De Quervain’s tenosynovitis normally doesn’t go away unless you take appropriate action. Most of the time this just means a steroid injection, some simple stretches, and activity modification. I frequently treat De Qervain’s tenosynovitis in my orthopedic practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Most of my patients get better without surgery, however there are some that need it. What causes de Quervain's tenosynovitis? De Qervain’s tenosynovitis is...

What is frozen shoulder pain like?Frozen shoulder pain is pain throughout the shoulder with associated loss of range of motion. Frozen shoulder is also known as adhesive capsulitis. The motion lost is both active and passive motion, meaning that you aren’t able to move it yourself, but that it is also stiff if anyone else tries to move it. Contrast frozen shoulder with other shoulder issues where passive range of motion is generally not lost. Most of the time, the pain associated with a frozen...

How do you know if a hamstring is pulled or torn?A torn hamstring will hurt a lot and make it really difficult to walk. You may also find a lot of bruising on the back of your thigh. Sometimes you may also hear a pop at the time of your injury. A pulled hamstring will hurt, but you should be able to walk on it without excruciating pain, and still make it through your day. I don’t see hamstring injuries too often as an orthopedic surgeon in Colorado Springs. I think this is because most of them...

What is the fastest way to heal patellar tendonitis?Unfortunately, the fastest way to heal patellar tendonitis is to stop doing the activity that is causing it, followed by a course of physical therapy that includes quadriceps and hamstring stretching. This is not what most people want to hear, but it is what you have to do in most cases to get rid of the pain. As an orthopedic surgeon in Colorado Springs, patellar tendonitis is something that I treat regularly. What causes patellar...