Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, Orthopaedic & Spine Center: Cervical Disc Arthroplasty The next generation of artificial cervical discs is all about motion. As alternatives to spinal fusion surgery – which permanently immobilizes damaged regions of the neck – the newest replacement prosthetics aim to mimic the body’s natural structure and movement. Dr. Jeffrey Carlson, a … [Read more...] about Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD
Winter 2020
Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic
Wayne J. Reynolds, DO, Sentara Family Physicians Gloucester For more than two decades, the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic has helped hundreds of people a year manage medical problems that they otherwise couldn’t afford to treat. The Care Clinic and its on-site pharmacy have kept countless uninsured patients, most of them working poor, out of … [Read more...] about Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic
The Arthritis Foundation, Hampton Roads Chapter
Nicolai B. Baecher, MD, Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, Inc. (SMOC) Arthritis is astonishingly common: one in every four Americans will suffer from a form of joint inflammation, pain and stiffness, sometimes beginning in early childhood. In the military community, that percentage rises to one in three people. The Arthritis Foundation’s … [Read more...] about The Arthritis Foundation, Hampton Roads Chapter
Joe Roenker, PA-C
Bayview Cardiovascular Associates Not many providers get to help save lives at the hospital where they were born. Joe Roenker, a Physician Assistant specializing in cardiology, has that rare privilege at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. Roenker has spent the past five years at Bayview Cardiovascular Associates, a large regional practice and primary … [Read more...] about Joe Roenker, PA-C
Obesity and Weight Loss: How It Affects Our Joints
By Scott Grabill, DO Obesity is a well-known risk factor for developing bone and joint problems. It has a cumulative effect on patients’ joints over their lifetime. Excess body weight leads to increased forces across the joints, as high as four to seven times the body weight in the knees and hips. Obesity can lead to a lifetime of wear and tear that would not occur … [Read more...] about Obesity and Weight Loss: How It Affects Our Joints
