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Wii-hab: an adjunct to physical therapy!

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:11:17 +0000

A guest blog by Mary Langhenry, PT, C.O.S. Remember when parents were fighting over the Nintendo Wii to purchase for their children last Christmas? Well, now physical therapists are in line to buy them. The Wii is being utilized in many rehabilitation settings from schools, to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient facilities and in [...]

Vacation instead of Rehabilitation

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:56:07 +0000

Luxury Post-Op After Double Knee Replacement; Lower cost, safer environment, better food and duplicate care cited The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago (NOHC) and Strategic Hotels and Resorts today announced the successful conclusion of the first ever U.S. double knee replacement post-operative recovery at a luxury hotel. The patient underwent a double knee replacement at [...]

Femoral Acetabular Impingement

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:52:43 +0000

There is a relatively recent addition to the potential causes of hip arthritis that we are investigating at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago: Femoral Acetabular Impingement (FAI). The topic has been called one of the most exciting developments in the entire field of hip pathology, hip disease and the surgical management of hip [...]

Do you want to improve your sex life? Then get a new joint—hip or knee that is

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:48:20 +0000

Sexual relations are a legitimate but often embarrassing subject so patients shy away from the discussion. I have decided to address sexual relations through the following question and answer format. The illustrations are available by contacting the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago or the American Arthritis Foundation Will I be able to resume sexual relations [...]

Slimming up for spring—the Sheinkop method

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:03:50 +0000

You have heard it before and I will tell you again; staying healthy is an individual matter with the physician as adjunct. It must be a personal goal, centered on good nutrition and exercise. From the nutritional aspect, a well-balanced meal is a requirement for good health. I have found that portion size within a [...]

Minimally Invasive, Anterior Supine, Direct Anterior, Total Hip Procedure—A Muscle-Sparing Approach to THR

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:59:40 +0000

A new muscle sparing approach to total hip replacement, the Direct Anterior, hip incision. It is a new means of gaining access for implanting a total hip prosthesis. The advantages are based on a muscle sparing approach through an 8-10cm. incision with No division of any muscle or tendon. Using an “inter-nerval” plane, it has [...]

A high performance knee prosthesis for the master athlete

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:36:04 +0000

The Mobile Bearing Knee design was approved for United States introduction in February of 2008. I learned about mobile bearing designs during my orthopedic travels in Japan, Europe and the Middle East starting in 2001 and worked to adapt the technique to a minimally invasive procedure leading to the release in the United States. The [...]

Making Joint Replacement Affordable

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:30:43 +0000

Affordable care with compassion and patient satisfaction, that’s the ethos at the Neurologic and Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago where I perform total hip and total knee replacement surgery. There is no reason that a patient has to wait in this difficult economic environment to enjoy pain relief and a return to a full activity status [...]

Who or What to Blame When Hip Replacements Fail

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:26:16 +0000

Hip and knee replacement surgery is among the most successful and predictable operations in all of medicine but hip replacement surgery isn’t foolproof. And when the procedure fails, who or what is at fault? Dislocation of the implant is the most common cause for hip-replacement failure, followed by infections, a loosening of the implant, polyethylene wear, [...]

Online Orthopedic Information

Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:05:46 +0000

There is a new informational format available on the web called the VODCAST. The Acronym is for Video On Demand. Turn on your computer, access a vodcast and not only will you hear information, you will see it delivered as if it were live. In addition, there will be graphics and illustrations to clarify subject [...]