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• Prolonged Opioid Use Before Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery Increases Risk of Poor Outcomes

  Posted in: Healthcare News | Posted on: 27 September, 2018

  Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement surgery are at significantly higher risk of being readmitted to the hospital and of undergoing repeat joint-replacement surgery.

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• What you need to know about shoulder pain - and shoulder surgery

  Posted in: Healthcare News | Posted on: 27 September, 2018

  The part of the body we call the shoulder consists of several joints that work with tendons and muscles to allow the arm to move in many directions.

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• 2 Simple Shoulder Exercises Anyone Who Works Out Should Be Doing

  Posted in: Healthcare News | Posted on: 27 September, 2018

  When it comes to workout routines, most people tend to focus on muscle groups that they can see or feel working immediately—legs, butt, abs, and arms.

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• Frozen Shoulder: symptoms you should know

  Posted in: Healthcare News | Posted on: 26 September, 2018

  Pain and stiffness can worsen over time until your shoulder feels frozen in one position. Here is how to get things moving again.

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• 4 things to know about recovering from knee replacement surgery

  Posted in: Healthcare News | Posted on: 26 September, 2018

  If you are considering a total knee replacement, join the crowd. Joint replacement surgeries are among the most common elective surgeries. About 680,000 total knee replacements were done in 2014, and the number is expected to almost double by 2030, according to a recent study presented to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

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