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Welcome to OrthoInfo! We've changed our name, the first of many changes we'll be making to our website.
We'll continue to bring you the most up-to-date news and information about orthopaedic surgery. Our site contains over 600 articles about fractures, sports injuries, joint replacement, children's' orthopaedics, and other topics. We also highlight tips on safety and prevention.
All of our articles are written and peer reviewed by orthopaedic surgeons who are experts in their field.
In the coming months we will have a new design and many new features.
We hope you will take a few minutes to browse our site and see all that OrthoInfo has to offer.
OrthoInfo is "Your Connection to Expert Orthopaedic Information."
William A. Grana, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief
Stuart J. Fischer, MD
Associate Editor
Make 2012 Your Year To Get Fit!
If your resolution for 2012 is to lead an active, healthier lifestyle, then starting a balanced exercise program is your first step. Regular exercise reduces your risk for health problems like heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. It can also help increase your strength, endurance, and flexibility. The result: You're able to do all the activities you want to do — especially as you get older. Wouldn't we all resolve to do that?
Why Exercise?
For most people, the toughest hurdle to exercise is just getting started. In order to stick with it, make exercise a part of your routine and invite a friend to join you.
Starting an Exercise Program
Aerobic Exercise
Starting a Strength Training Program
Selecting Home Exercise Equipment
When people start to exercise, they often push their bodies too far. Not only does this increase the risk for injury, it makes it harder to stick with a program. Keep exercise safe and start out slowly.
Safe Exercise
Warm Up, Cool Down, and Be Flexible
It's never too late to reap the benefits of exercise! Whether you're 25 or 75, exercise can help prevent a range of medical problems. It can also reduce the pain and progression of conditions related to aging, like arthritis and osteoporosis.
Seniors and Exercise
One of the major risks facing patients who have major surgery is a complication called deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot within a deep vein. It commonly occurs in the thigh or calf.
Learn more about DVT and how it can be prevented
War Injuries: A Retrospective on Orthopaedics in Time of War
Learn more about the role military orthopaedic surgeons play during wartime
Save Your Knees is a Website full of information about knees: keeping knees healthy, exercise, common knee problems, and treatments.
Visit www.saveyourknees.org
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