Asking your doctor how non-opioid pain-management options can help kickstart a smooth recovery and get you back to your ...

For many common orthopedic conditions, experts say patients should consider P.T. as a first line of defense. By Amanda Loudin Growing up as a competitive soccer, basketball and volleyball player, ...

When you're about to have surgery, your diet may be the furthest thing from your mind. But what you eat before your procedure may help support your recovery. Your last meal before surgery should ...

Just before an orchiectomy, people will have a general anesthetic that puts them to sleep and prevents them from feeling pain. After surgery, doctors may move a person to a recovery room while the ...

Bariatric surgery is an option for people who are severely overweight to lose extra pounds and improve associated conditions such as diabetes. However, it’s not an easy way out, and it requires a big ...

The authors analyzed the impacts of COVID-19 on orthopedic operating room efficiency via comparison of 14,856 surgeries performed before, during, and after the pandemic. Objective: The COVID-19 ...

Smoking before surgery can increase your risk of post-operative complications and slow the healing process. That said, 2019 research suggests that the longer you go without smoking beforehand, the ...

The Obesity Medicine Association has issued an updated clinical practice statement (CPS) on nutritional issues related to bariatric surgery. The statement in Obesity Pillars reflects updated knowledge ...

Star Bradbury said her late stepfather, William Hyde, was a “sweet, wonderful man.” But two decades ago, when he woke from colon cancer surgery, he turned shockingly violent. “He was convinced he was ...