Catholic Health is pleased to welcome Andrew W. Mack, MD, who has returned home to Western New York after an impressive career as an orthopaedic surgeon in the United States Army. He recently started seeing patients at Trinity Medical Orthopaedics, part of a...
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Managing Your Hip Pain Is hip pain affecting your quality of life? Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bone loss and injury are all common causes of hip pain. If painful hips are preventing you from doing everyday activities or the things you love, there...
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If you suffer from arthritis or chronic joint pain, you could benefit from trying out some of these home remedies. It’s important to understand that home remedies shouldn’t be used as long-term solutions for joint pain. Rather, they can offer comfort or...
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Catholic Health has entered a new partnership with nearly twenty local orthopedic surgeons to establish the Catholic Health Orthopedic Management Company (CHOMC), a clinical management model designed to standardize best practices, processes and procedures...
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Learning you might need joint replacement can be overwhelming. One of the biggest concerns orthopaedic patients have is whether or not the initial surgery will lead to multiple joint replacements within their lifetime. Some people put off joint replacement...
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Joint pain can be an unwelcome disruption to many parts of life, including travel. Patients who suffer from different types of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis, may feel that their symptoms discourage them from taking a...
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We’ve all heard it in passing: “Lift with your legs, not with your back!” Sometimes, all it takes is one wrong move to kick start lingering back pain. And it doesn’t discriminate, either. Anyone – any age, any gender, with or without...
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Each year more than 440,000 people in the United States alone die from tobacco-related diseases. This is one of the many reasons the American Cancer Society promotes The Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday in November every year. It is a...
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Joint pain doesn’t have to be a normal part of aging. Follow these tips for healthier joints. You have joints all over your body – your knees, hips and elbows are the ones you likely think of first. But wherever there is a connection between two bones,...
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When I needed a hip replacement, my orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Nicholas Violante, selected Kenmore Mercy Hospital for the procedure. From the time I first stepped into the hospital for my pre-op visit, I came away with the impression that they run a tight ship....
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