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3 Sports You Didn’t Realize Are Dangerous

3 Sports You Didn’t Realize Are Dangerous

Practically every family loves to get involved in local sports, and most communities provide recreational sports, especially for young children. Sports are a great way to get the proper amount of exercise and spend time unwinding as a family. However, without taking...

Common Winter Injuries and How to Prevent Them

Common Winter Injuries and How to Prevent Them

As the winter season closes in, we all become excited to see the beautiful aspects of it. But as winter comes, so do the dangers that follow. There are some very common injuries that occur during the snowy and icy winter months; however, we’ve got some tips below on...

5 Common Myths and Misconceptions About Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

5 Common Myths and Misconceptions About Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

Misconceptions are views that falter from what is based true due to a wrong or inaccurate idea. They are often a view or opinion that means one thing in everyday life, but something else entirely from a scientific or medical standpoint. So, let’s take a few minutes to...

Easy Ways to Keep Your Bones Healthy

Easy Ways to Keep Your Bones Healthy

Keeping your bones strong and healthy is extremely important for your long-term health. Once we turn 30, it becomes difficult for our bodies to produce bone mass, making it easier for our bones to become brittle and even break. However, by adopting healthy nutritional...

What is Repetitive Strain Injury?

What is Repetitive Strain Injury?

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is a general term used to describe the pain felt in muscles, nerves, ligaments, and tendons caused by repetitive movement, improper technique, and overuse. This is a very common condition that affects more than 3 million people per year....

Common Shoulder Injuries

Common Shoulder Injuries

The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the body. It is made up of three bones, the clavicle (collar bone), scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (long bone of the upper arm), and is connected with many muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The shoulder is...

Welcome to NOC!

Welcome to NOC!

It’s official! NOC and LOC have MERGED! We can’t wait to see what 2022 has in store for
NOC. Stay tuned!

Wrist breaks and fractures from falling on the ice.

Wrist breaks and fractures from falling on the ice.

We have all experienced the sensation at some point – that unsteady feeling of losing our balance on a patch of ice. Our immediate reaction is to break the fall with our hands. While this response is the body’s natural way to prevent injuries to our head and other...

Dr. Dugas Discusses Orthobiologics on KLKN Channel 8

KLKN Channel 8 News interviewed Dr. Dugas today to discuss orthobiologic procedures.  Orthobiologics is a great alternative treatment to surgical intervention to help the healing process in fractures and joints.  Orthobiologic products are made from substances that...