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Injury to an ankle tendon can be debilitating. The peroneal longus and brevis tendons are important for foot flexion and ankle stabilization. Dr. Schultz discusses the importance of understanding the type of ankle tendon tear and appropriate treatment options. PRP is an effective non-surgical option in some cases.

What Is a Fasting Mimicking Diet? I’ll be posting a series of helpful nutrition and lifestyle tips that can help prevent medical problems and add to vitality and good health. I’d like to start this series with recommending periodic fasting or a fasting mimicking diet. Today I am starting a…

Injury to the ulnar collateral ligament in the arm and the surgical procedure commonly used to "repair" it is called the Tommy John Surgery. Dr. Schultz discusses complications, return to play and decline in performance, shorter career, and re-injury.

Ankle replacement surgery is replacement of the damaged ankle joint with an artificial joint called a prosthesis. Dr. Schultz discusses the recovery and important complications which include infection, adjacent joint arthritis and very short life of ankle prosthesis which places patients at risk for additional surgeries.

If you’re considering surgery for a rotator cuff tear, an important thing to consider is how long the recovery will take and what’s involved in the procedure.  But let’s begin with the rotator cuff itself. What Is the Rotator Cuff? The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and…