By: Seth Greenky  Blog: St. Joseph's Health Connections

The treatment of osteoarthritis is progressive in nature and begins with nonsurgical interventions such as changing activity levels, physical therapy, occupational therapy, heat/ice, pain medications such as ibuprofen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and injections. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It develops when cartilage, the smooth protective covering of the bones in the joints, breaks down resulting in damage to the surface of the bones causing pain, inflammation, stiffness, and reduced activity.

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By: Seth Greenky  Blog: Care That Moves You

The treatment of osteoarthritis is progressive in nature and begins with nonsurgical interventions such as changing activity levels, physical therapy, occupational therapy, heat/ice, pain medications such as ibuprofen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and injections. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It develops when cartilage, the smooth protective covering of the bones in the joints, breaks down resulting in damage to the surface of the bones causing pain, inflammation, stiffness, and reduced activity

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By: Seth Greenky  Blog: Care That Moves You

There are some people who are truly special - I was fortunate enough to personally know one - Dr. Rick Zogby.

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By: Seth Greenky  Blog: Care That Moves You

Welcome to another edition of St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks. Dr. Seth Greenky, chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, speaks on partial knee replacements - specifically, unicompartmental knee replacement.

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By: Seth Greenky  Blog: Care That Moves You

Welcome to the first edition of St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks. In this first edition, Dr. Seth Greenky, chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaks on partial knee replacements - specifically, patellofemoral knee replacement.

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