by OrthoSurgeon Team | Jun 29, 2022 | Orthopaedic surgeon, Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Exercise Benefits, injury treatment, Orthopaedic health, Physical Activity, Sports Injury
When playing sports or exercise it is possible to sustain injuries. Commonly injuries occur either as accidents or due to poor training practices such as not warming up or using improper gear. When applying forces greater than a body part can structurally endure at...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | May 27, 2022 | Foot, Achilles Tendon Rupture, Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic surgeon, Sports Injury
The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body. It connects your calf muscles to your heel bone and is used when you walk, run, and jump. So therefore, an Achilles tendon rupture is an injury that affects the back of your lower leg. It mainly occurs in people...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | Aug 31, 2021 | Exercise Benefits, Exercise, Orthopaedic health, Orthopaedic surgeon
– As we grow older, we tend to become less active. This is often a slow process that leaves us overweight and out of shape before we know it. How can we stop this process? The first step toward a more active, healthy lifestyle is exercise. Physical activity and...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | Jun 23, 2021 | Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Knee, knee replacement surgery, Orthopaedic health, Orthopaedic surgeon
New treatments are being studied and developed for arthritis, meaning that, although there may not be a cure yet, the methods are improving the provision of long-term relief. Robotic-assisted surgery, one of these new methods, uses computer-aided technology to...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | Mar 12, 2021 | Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Carpal Tunnel, General, Health, Orthopaedic health, Orthopaedic surgeon
Orthopaedic surgeons are known to perform multiple surgeries a day. Among 12 frequently performed procedures, arthroscopy of the knee has been reported to be one of the most common procedures. Spinal fusion or re-fusion has also been noted as a high demand surgery. We...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | Jan 28, 2021 | Sports Injury, Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, injury treatment, joint replacement, orthopaedic care, Orthopaedic surgeon
Dr Peter Smith not only offers patients the full spectrum of professional orthopaedic treatments, but specialises in total knee replacement, total hip replacement, sports injuries and the latest arthroscopic surgery (including hip arthroscopy and knee ligament...
