AOA Orthopedic Specialists Blog

Sports Injuries

Joseph Lucas

Sports Injuries Treatment to get you going No matter what type of sport you are involved in, your foot and ankle will probably be taking most of the pressure. Injuries happen such as stress fractures, cartilage, ligaments and tendon tears.We treat all types of...

Surgical Procedures

Joseph Lucas

Surgical Procedures A great deal of research is being performed to help doctors understand and treat low back pain. Some of the more exciting research includes new forms of disc replacement that someday may be injectable, and research into gene therapy that may...

Spine – Sacroiliac Joint

Joseph Lucas

Home » Search » hip pain » Sacroiliac Joint (SI Joint) What is the Sacroiliac Joint (SI Joint)? The Sacroiliac Joint (SI Joint) is located at where the spine joins the hips to become part of the Pelvic Girdle. The Spine is composed of 33 bones that are divided into 4...

Spine – Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)

Joseph Lucas

Nerve Conduction Study (NCS) [message type=”custom” width=”75%” start_color=”#dbe4ed” end_color=”#dbe4ed” border=”#dbe4ed” color=”#00547d”]Spine Physicians[/message] Video / Brochure What it is...

Spine – Fascia Iliaca Block

Joseph Lucas

Fascia Iliaca Block  A way to subdue surgical pain without the use of opiods! What is a Fascia Iliaca Block? A Fascia Iliaca Block is performed to block pain signals from traveling along the femoral nerve from the thigh or knee to the brain. It is commonly used to...