Archive for 'Joints' Category
Live Life Without Hip and Knee Pain
Title: Live Life Without Hip and Knee Pain Location: Hoffman Room – 2nd Floor, 900 Hyde Street Description: Does constant pain in your hip or knee prevent you from doing the things you love? Saint Francis Memorial Hospital RN and physical therapist Judith Bolker will show you ways to manage joint pain so you can [...]
Dr. Roger Wang on Arthritis
Why do people get arthritis? The cause of arthritis remains unknown and in many cases it varies on the type of rheumatic disease. Genetics and family history play a big role, as does lifestyle (being overweight), trauma and excessive overuse or wear and tear of the joints. Infection, metabolic disturbances and hormones can also play [...]
Even Leprechauns Get Back Pain
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! When Leprechauns suffer from back pain, they turn to the specialists at the Spine Care Institute of San Francisco at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. You can too. Join Jerome Schofferman, MD, today from 12:00-1:00 PM to learn about non-surgical treatments for back pain. Tomorrow from 12:00-1:00, Noel Goldthwaite, MD, will present [...]
Spine Compression Fractures, Paul Slosar, MD, Spine Care Institute of San Francisco
In this interview with KGO Radio’s Bret Burkhart, Paul Slosar, MD, of the Spine Care Institute of San Francisco at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital talks about spine compression fractures and bone density testing.
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Unveils the James G. Garrick, MD, Centers for Sports Medicine
Click on the ‘play’ button to listen to Dr. Garrick’s interview on KGO Radio on the 30th Anniversary of the Centers for Sports Medicine at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital.
Testimonial: A Cross Country Trek in Search of Help
I was a fairly active person, but a skiing accident turned my life upside down. I didn’t realize how bad my injuries were and I continued running, even with extreme lower back pain and numbness in my leg. Six months later I was diagnosed with a ruptured disc. I tried a series of treatments before [...]
Testimonial: Kenwade Lee
In October 2001 I strained my back when my motorcycle slipped. I was off work for a month. I saw my doctor, did physical therapy and returned to work. I was still in pain, so I consulted several doctors, one of whom did a discogram that revealed a torn disc. The physician performed an IntraDiscal [...]
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Centers for Sports Medicine
Ballerina Janet Sassoon congratulates James Garrick, MD, and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital on the 30th Anniversary of the James G. Garrick Centers for Sports Medicine at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. Dr. Garrick is considered the “father” of the sports medicine field, having pioneered multidisciplinary, integrated care, for professional and recreational athletes, artists, dancers, and “weekend [...]
Patient Testimonial, Dr. Ronald Valmassy, Podiatrist, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Dr. Lynne Meeger, a dentist in downtown San Francisco, has been a patient of Dr. Valmassy at the James G. Garrick Centers for Sports Medicine for 26 years. During that time he has operated on both of her feet so that now she can dance, walk and wear heels (but don’t tell Dr. Valmassy).
Patient Testimonial, Karen Cunningham, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Karen Cunningham, a patient at Saint Memorial Hospital, has a lot of great things to say about many staff members at the James G. Garrick Centers for Sports Medicine. Hoyman Minx Hong, MD, was her first doctor; Victor Prieto, MD, a “master surgeon of the shoulder”; and Sarah Potocnzy was the “best physical therapist on [...]