Monthly Archives: January 2012

Sports Related Wrist Injuries

Many of you basketball fans may have heard of Kobe Bryant’s wrist injury back in December. He sustained an injury to the lunotriquetral ligament. This is an injury that the physicians of our Hand and Upper Extremity Center are called upon to treat in a number of athletes. When the athlete comes in for early [...]

OAM Launches “You Want an OAM Doc” TV Campaign

At Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan, we have more than 30 highly skilled oprthopaedic subspecialists and eight specialized centers of excellence. We believe that no one provides better bone care in the region, and we are making that known with our new marketing campaign. Starting today, we have launched a public campaign around the theme “You [...]

Protecting Your Back and Shoulders While Snow Shoveling

The onset of winter brings a new form of exercise for many people – snow shoveling! Snow shoveling has to be done by most of us at some time, whether predictably or unexpectedly (such as freeing a stuck vehicle). Snow removing can take a physical toll on your body, particularly your back, shoulders and spine. [...]