PATIENT HEALTH EDUCATION TOPICS
THIS SITE IS DEVELOPED ON THE LINES OF THE AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION PUBLIC HEALTH
EDUCATION SERIES. THIS IS MEANT TO EDUCATE A COMMON MAN ABOUT VARIOUS ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS
WHICH ARE COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED BY THE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE PURSPOSE OF THIS SITE
IS TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT VARIOUS COMMON ORTHOPEDIC
PROBLEMS, THEIR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.
THIS SITE HAS GOT TWO SECTIONS: THE FIRST ONE DEALS WITH PROBLEMS OF THE UPPER LIMBS AND THE SECOND SITE
DEALS WITH PROBLEMS OF THE LOWER LIMBS. THE READER IS HEREBY ADVISED TO VIEW THE TOPICS OF THEIR INTEREST
BY CLICKING ON THE RESPECTIVE SITES.
Student's elbow
Supracondylar fracture of humerus
Tennis and golfer's elbow
Frozen shoulder
Rotator cuff problems
Shoulder dislocation
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Colles fracture
Dequervain's disease
Ganglion
Repetitive or Computer related injuries
Backward bend of the knee
Bow legs
Chondromalacia
Knee Ligament injuries
Knock knee
Rarer problems of the knee
Recurrent dislocation of the patella
Swelling around the knee
Ankle sprain
Calcaneal spurs
Club foot
Flat feet
Hallux Valgus
High arch foot
Morton's Neuroma
Plantar fascitis