If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, physical therapy makes it easier for you to go get those apples! Whether you’re trying to reach new heights on an apple tree, or you simply want a pain-free trip to the grocery store, physical therapy can help. Check out these four ways the talented therapists …
Pain Management
Options for Controlling Back and Neck Pain without Surgery
There’s a reason that “pain in the neck” is a common colloquial expression for a nuisance or irritation. Pain associated with the spine, back or neck is all-too common to most people. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), low back pain causes more global disability than any other condition. …
New Treatment Halts Chronic Knee Pain
BCOS becomes one of the first and few to offer innovative procedure for long term relief of debilitating knee pain. For patients suffering from chronic knee pain, there’s a new option that can provide long-lasting relief. In fact, this innovative, non-surgical treatment is changing the game for patients at Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists (BCOS). “I …
Frequently Asked Questions about Knee Arthritis
Author: Joshua Steere, MD Why does my knee click or pop? Knees can make noise from time to time, especially knees with osteoarthritis. This can be from a variety of causes, most of which are not cause for alarm. In knees with osteoarthritis, the smooth cartilage surface on the end of the bone wears down …
Treating Chronic Knee Pain Without Surgery
Author: Joshua Steere, MD In my practice I see many patients struggling with chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis occurs when the knee’s natural cushion of cartilage wears away due to stress, strain, age, inflammation, or injury. This leads to pain which can make it difficult to enjoy life to the fullest. Fortunately, many non-surgical …
Let’s Talk About: Pain Management with Drs. Butler and Sthalekar
Pain is the most common reason why patients come to see our board-certified and fellowship trained physicians. To address many of the questions most frequently asked by our patients, we held a roundtable discussion with two of our expert pain management specialists, Dr. Sean Butler, DO and Dr. Ninad Sthalekar, MD. What kind of patients …
Dr. Butler Contributes to Latest Interventional Pain Management Textbook
Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists would like to extend sincere congratulations to our very own Sean Butler, D.O. on the publication of the second and newest edition of the Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures, for which he was a reviewer. The Atlas provides a comprehensive and definitive guide to interventional spine procedures for pain management that …