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Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine uses lifestyle adjustments as therapeutic interventions. These adjustments include a healthy eating plan, based on wholesome food and fresh produce, regular and customized physical activity, adequate sleep, stress management, avoidance of unhealthy substances (such as heavy drinking or smoking) and positive interpersonal relationships. All these interventions are used to prevent, treat or reverse the effects of chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis, arthritis and diabetes. 

-Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide.

-It is estimated that 6 out of 10 adults suffer from a chronic disease and four in ten suffer from more than two 

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Tennis Elbow Surgical Treatment

Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition of the elbow, due to overloading by repetitive motions of the wrist or arm.

The most common symptom is pain on the outside of the elbow.

Treatment starts with anti-inflammatory medication, physiotherapy, bracing and injections.

If all conservative treatment fails, then surgery is indicated -either open or arthroscopic.

During surgery, we identify the damaged tissue and we repair the tendons/ remove scar tissue and in some cases even remove a tiny part of the bone too. This is a minor surgery, often done under local anesthesia and it is a day care procedure, which means the patient can go home the same day.

Recovery is fast and return to play is usually after 4 weeks of proper rehabilitation.

Exercises to improve strength and flexibility, to prevent or treat tennis elbow:

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Sports Medicine

Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on preventing, diagnose and treat sports related injuries.

Sports medicine focuses on helping people improve their athletic performance, recover from injury and prevent future injuries. It is a fast-growing health care field, because health workers who specialize in sports medicine help all kinds of people, not just athletes.

As  Orthopedic surgeons with special interest in exercise and sports medicine, we focus on sports-related medical services. These include exercise prescriptions together with injury prevention and conditioning for recreational or professional athletes. We also treat sports related disorders with various conservative or surgical interventions

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Anti- inflammatory food

Anti-inflammatory foods

• tomatoes

• olive oil

• green leafy vegetables, such as spinach and kale

• nuts like almonds and walnuts

• fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, tuna, and sardines

• fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, cherries and oranges

Why anti-inflammatory foods?

They significantly lower your chances of developing chronic diseases, such as arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease or diabetes. But even if you already suffer from a chronic disease, following an anti-inflammatory diet will help you better control the disease and prevent further damage.

Coffee, which contains polyphenols and other anti-inflammatory compounds, may protect against inflammation too!

Anti-inflammatory diet

To reduce levels of inflammation, aim for an overall healthy diet such as the Mediterranean diet, which is high in fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, fish, and healthy oils.

In addition to lowering inflammation, a less processed diet can have noticeable effects on your physical and emotional health.

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Is walking a good exercise?

Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, walking briskly can help you build stamina, burn excess calories and make your heart healthier.

You do not have to walk for hours. A brisk 10-minute daily walk has lots of health benefits and counts towards your recommended 150 minutes of weekly exercise

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Hip Pain

Hip pain is a common complaint that can be caused by a wide variety of problems. 

The precise location of your hip pain can provide valuable information regarding the underlying cause.

-Problems within the hip joint itself tend to result in pain on the inside of your hip or your groin. 

-Hip pain on the outside of your hip, upper thigh or outer buttock is usually caused by problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues that surround your hip joint.

-Hip pain can sometimes be caused by diseases and conditions in other areas of your body, such as your lower back. This type of pain is called referred pain.

Common causes of hip pain:

Arthritis 

Injuries

Pinched nerve 

Inflammation / Infection 

Limited blood flow 

-A cause of hip pain can be a labral tear. This is a rip in the ring of cartilage (called the labrum) that follows the outside rim of the socket of your hip joint. Along with cushioning your hip joint, your labrum acts like a rubber seal or gasket to help hold the ball at the top of your thighbone securely within your hip socket. Athletes and people who perform repetitive twisting movements are at higher risk of developing this problem. 

Treatment

Rest

Ice

Anti inflammatory medication 

Physiotherapy 

Injections 

Surgical intervention 

-Exercises to do at home if you suffer from hip pain

As always, please consult your doctor for any pain that is severe and lasts for more than a few days. 

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