Your Skeletal System serves many important functions. It provides the shape and form for our bodies. It also supports, protects, and allows body movement, as well as producing blood  and storing minerals. There are 206 bones that form the framework to which the softer tissues and organs of the body are attached.

Bodily movement is carried out by the interaction of the muscular and skeletal systems. For this reason, they are often grouped together as the musculo-skeletal system. Muscles are connected to bones by tendons. Ligaments connect the bones to each other. Joints are where bones meet one another. Muscles which cause movement of a joint are connected to two different bones and contract to pull them together. You may click on the link below to view the human skeletal system.

Human skeletal system


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Elbow

Foot and ankle
    - Arthritis and bone spurs
    - Broken bones
    - Ligament or tendon tears
    - Sprains and strains
    - Turf toe

Fracture care

Hand
    - Arthritis
    - Broken bones
    - Carpal Tunnel
    - Mallet finger
    - Trigger finger

Hip
    - Fractures
    - Hip replacement
    - Osteonecrosis
    - Tendonitis and arthritis
    - Trochanteric bursitis
    
Knee
    - Arthritis
    - Baker cyst
    - Cartilage injuries/Meniscal tears
        - Acl
        - Mcl
        - Pcl
    - Chondromalacia patella (softening cartilage)
    - Pain

Osteoporosis

Physical Medicine
    - Cortisone injection
    - EMG’s
    - Epidural steroid injections
    - Physical therapy

Shoulder
    - Arthroscopy
    - Dislocation/Separation
    - Frozen shoulder/bursitis
    - Rotator cuff tear
    - Shoulder instability
   
Spine
    - Cervical and lumbar stenosis
    - Herniated disc
    - Lumbar muscle strain
    - Neck and back pain
    - Vertebralplasty

Sports Medicine
    - Acute injuries
    - Arthroscopy
    - Meniscal tears
    - Rotator cuff tear
    - Runners knee