111-29 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY 11375
111-29 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY 11375
You don’t have to suffer from back pain, sports injuries, or any other musculoskeletal concerns when you have access to physicians among many specialties available at the Medex Diagnostic and Treatment Center. These physicians help you prevent crippling bone and joint disorders while treating every aspect of pain and recovery in a state-of-the-art facility. Call today for an evaluation.
The health of your muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones, cartilage, joints, and spine fall under the care of orthopedics. This area of medicine includes prevention, correction, and recovery of those parts of your body that let you move, twist, jump and walk.
Musculoskeletal pain can strike anyone at any time. It’s the most common reason that people visit the doctor. Children, teens, young adults and seniors all benefit from having access to the facility with the latest technology. Disease and injuries to the musculoskeletal system include those that affect the joints, bones and muscles in your:
By knowing the risks of injury or disease to your bones, spine and joints, you can prevent many issues. A team provides you with medical guidance to improve your quality of life.
To avoid the pain of bone and joint disorders or stop an already existing condition from worsening, follow your physician’s recommendations, such as:
Typically, you know something’s wrong when pain strikes. You may feel lingering discomfort in your knees while running, a shooting pain in your elbow while playing tennis, a persistent ache in your back after lifting something or finger stiffness after an hour at the keyboard. Your body tells you when it needs medical attention.
The most common symptoms associated with spinal, bone and joint injuries and disease include:
An initial diagnosis may come from your physician. Imaging tests like x-rays confirm whether you have an acute condition that requires immediate intervention, a developing problem that needs corrective action or a chronic condition that you need to fight. You may be referred to an in-house specialist.
The Medex Diagnostic and Treatment Center is a multi-disciplinary practice. No matter what type of doctor you need, you can find one within the same facility. Our physicians treat common conditions such as:
Your treatment always begins with the least invasive procedures. This may involve pain management techniques and the same lifestyle changes you make to avoid orthopedic disorders. Resting more, taking more breaks while you work and setting up an ergonomic workspace all reduce your pain.
Physical therapy, also available at Medex, may be the surest way to avoid invasive treatments. Your physical therapist devise an exercise and treatment plan to address your pain and speed your recovery. You’ll receive detailed instructions for continuing the therapeutic exercises at home.
Sometimes, your doctor needs to take additional steps to treat your condition. When making changes in how you work and play have little effect on your pain, you need a more interventional response. When your condition becomes chronic or an injury immobilizes you, you need minimally invasive or more extensive procedures.
Your Medex doctors provide you with the various procedures, such as:
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