The anterior cruciate ligament, or the ACL is one of four major ligaments in the knee.  It is by far the most commonly torn ligament in the knee.  ACL tears in children are occurring at an alarming rate.  It is very important for parents, coaches, therapists and athletic trainers to understand that the decision making regarding surgical… Read More

  Over-Testing and Over-Utilization of Healthcare Technology I have utilized this blog on multiple occasions to discuss  the issue of overuse and over-utilization of technology in healthcare. In a very broad sense this has tremendous implications not only with regards to the obvious cost involved— but over-utilization and overuse will foster further overuse and over-utilization because an *abnormal* finding will frequently… Read More

Practical Guidance for Physician Website Content Creation : #thcsm  For physicians or healthcare providers thinking of establishing a digital presence, but have no idea where you will find the time to engage and develop content… RELAX! Here is a very simple strategy. You do not need to change your workflow… at all.  No fear, no… Read More

    Video Transcript… Lightly edited:   Healthcare and Social Media: The Orthopedic Minute   Good morning, I am Howard Luks.  News Flash:  Healthcare Technology is advancing at an incredibly rapid space…  imagine that !  As a physician it’s hard not to notice.  Not only in terms of devices and manufacturing, but in terms of the… Read More

Health Care and Social Media: Establishing your digital presence as a physician… where to begin?  I am very happy to receive a lot of requests from physicians to assist them in establishing a digital presence.  This is a huge step — in the right direction.  Where do you start? How?  Your social media strategy as a healthcare… Read More

There are so many reasons I enjoy coming to work everyday…  Every patient who walks in and thanks myself and my staff for improving their quality of life provides all of us with a rush.  This is, in the end, the reason why most of us became physicians!        Video Transcript…  Healthcare and… Read More

Osteoarthritis has many causes.  Genetics, trauma, environmental, and chronic repetitive stresses have all been implicated.   Traumatic osteoarthritis is very common.  Researchers at MIT revealed in a recent study  that the medical community may be able to delay or prevent the onset of this debilitating disease with a steroid injection… IF it is administered within the… Read More

… and many of those changes we see on MRIs or X-rays don’t necessarily require treatment of surgery.   Many of us will develop tears of various structures as a normal consequence of aging, our activity or even our genetics.     Many of these degenerative tears or issues can be safely observed with out worry about… Read More

Frequently mispronounced …. frequently *injured*, hurts at night, and frequently *over-treated* —  It’s important to have a basic understanding of what the rotator cuff is:      Once you have a basic understanding of the rotator cuff and want to learn more… check out this section.