Suite 8 Ground Floor, Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre, 11 Riverhorse Road, Riverhorse Valley, Durban

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Suite 8 Ground Floor, Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre, 11 Riverhorse Road, Riverhorse Valley, Durban

Treatments

Common Orthopaedic Conditions

Carpal Tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that causes pain, numbness, and tingling in the hand and arm. The condition occurs when one of the major nerves to the hand — the median nerve — is squeezed or compressed as it travels through the wrist.

Tendinitis

Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon — the thick fibrous cords that attach muscle to bone. The condition causes pain and tenderness just outside a joint. While tendinitis can occur in any of your tendons, it is most common around your shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees and heels. Some common names for tendinitis problems are:

Tennis elbow
Golfer’s elbow
Pitcher’s shoulder
Swimmer’s shoulder
Jumper’s knee

Achilles tendinitis

Is an overuse injury of the Achilles tendon, the band of tissue that connects calf muscles at the back of the lower leg to your heel bone.

Knee disorders

ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL injuries (all ligament injuries)
Arthritis of the knee.
Cartilage injuries.
Chondromalacia – softening of the knee’s cartilage cap.
Dislocated kneecaps.
Gout.
Knee dislocation.
Knee pain

Shoulder disorders

Sprains and strains.
Dislocations.
Separations.
Tendinitis.
Bursitis.
Torn rotator cuffs.
Frozen shoulder.
Fractures (broken bones)

Hip disorders

Arthritis of the hip.
Avascular necrosis.
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
Hip bursitis.
Hip dislocation.
Hip dysplasia.
Hip fracture.
Osteoarthritis

Ankle disorders

Ankle sprains.
Peroneal tendon tears.
Ankle impingement.
Acute ankle fractures and stress fractures.
Chronic ankle instability.
Peroneus tendon tear.
Subtalar instability.
Osteochondral injury of the talus

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