Commonly used orthopedic items:
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Shoulder/Elbow:
Shoulder abduction sling. This is used routinely after rotator cuff repair surgery. It can also be helpful for management of some proximal humerus fractures.
Shoulder Abduction sling
Counterforce brace. This is used for the nonoperative treatment of tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) and golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis). 
Counterforce brace
Knee:
Post-op hinged knee brace. This is used after ACL reconstruction, Quadricep/patellar tendon repair, Patella fracture surgery, and non-operative treatment of a variety of knee problems. It allows us to control knee range of motion and provides circumferential stability to the knee joint.
Post-op hinged knee brace
Patellar stabilization brace. This is used after a patellar dislocation or for treatment of a maltracking patellofemoral joint.
Patellar stabilization brace
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Wrist/Hand:
Wrist lacer. This is commonly used for the non-operative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome and wrist sprains. It is also useful in the management of some wrist fractures.
Wrist Lacer
Thumb spica brace. This is used for treatment of some fractures, for basal joint arthritis, and for Dequervain's tenosynovitis.
Thumb spica brace - forearm based
Push Metagrip brace. This stabilizes the thumb basal joint (CMC joint) for treatment of basal joint arthritis. This is much less bulky than the forearm based thumb spica brace listed above.
Push Metagrip Brace
Foot/Ankle:
Camwalker boot. This is used for foot and ankle sprains, fractures and following many operations.
Camwalker boot
Hard sole shoe - This is used after some foot surgery, but also for many toe/foot fractures.
Hard sole (Post-op) shoe
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Rehabilitation:
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Ice Machine/Cryotherapy Device. Ice reduces inflammation after injury/surgery. This can be very helpful following joint replacement surgery, particularily total knee and total shoulder replacement. It is also very helpful after arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery.
Ice Machine/Cryotherapy
Non-elastic yoga straps. These are very helpful when working on knee range of motion exercises after an injury or surgery. They are particularly helpful after total knee replacement.
Yoga straps - very helpful for knee stretching
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Ankle weights. These weights are extremely useful to improve hip flexion and abduction strength. Weakness in these muscles is common and often associated with anterior knee pain.
Ankle weights
Resistance bands. These can be used to help strengthen the rotator cuff muscles and the hip external rotator muscles.
Looped resistance bands
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Medications:
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Voltaren Gel- Topical anti-inflammatory medication. This can be very useful to reduce inflammation, particularly when the site of pain is relatively superficial.
Voltaren brand diclofenac topical anti-inflammatory gel
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Lidocaine patch 4%- local anesthetic topical patch
Lidocaine topical patch
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Supplements:
Important: if you take coumadin- DO NOT TAKE vitamin K2 without discussing with your physician.
Important: if you take coumadin- DO NOT TAKE vitamin K2 without discussing with your physician.
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Vitamin K2 is involved with bone metabolism. It is helpful in getting calcium into your bones, and not into your soft tissues. This may address the paradox seen in modern times where patients are simultaneously osteoporotic (poor bone density), but have calcification of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
Vitamin K2
Whey protein isolate. Many patients are protein deficient. Whey protein isolate is extremely bioavailable and very well tolerated. It will assist with healing after injury and recovery after surgery. It mixes well in cold liquids.
Whey protein isolate helps with recovery after surgery
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Magnesium Glycinate. This can improve sleep, reduce muscle cramps, and help improve bone density.
Magnesium Glycinate
Vitamin D3. Patients are often deficient in this vitamin. It is crucial for calcium absorption and proper bone metabolism. It must be dosed based on blood level. Please ask your doctor to help you monitor this.
Vitamin D3
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Reading List: These books have completely changed my perspective on nutrition.
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Good Calories, Bad Calories - Offers an alternative to the past 30 years of flawed nutritional advice.
Good Calories Bad Calories
The case against sugar
Why we get fat
Why We Sleep - One of the finest books about sleep you can read. Fascinating and motivating.
Why We Sleep
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The Big Fat Surprise - An extremely well researched presentation of how nutritional research got everything so wrong.
The Big Fat Surprise
Metabolical
The Diabetes Code
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. This book was written by a physician who has managed his diabetes using a low carbohydrate diet for decades without complications. He suggests patients manage their diabetes just as he has done throughout his life.
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
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