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Hand & Upper Limb Orthopedic Blog
Summary of the most recent blog posts from Orthopedic Surgeon Alejandro Badia, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Here you can find blog entries written by Dr. Badia, discussing various topics of interest within the orthopedic world.
Blog posts will be refreshed once or twice a month. Also check out our other Resources, including Infographics, Patient Testimonials, and Videos.
Dr. Alejandro Badia Keynotes Cornell Univ. Zoom Conference on Fixing the U.S. Healthcare System
Posted on Saturday, February 27th, 2021Dr. Alejandro Badia Lays Out Problems, Bottlenecks and Solutions Miami, Florida (February 26, 2021) — Dr. Alejandro Badia, author of Healthcare from the Trenches, was the keynote speaker on a recent Cornell University Zoom Conference on the Challenges and Possible Solutions for U.S. Healthcare. Badia attended Cornell as an undergraduate and the conference reiterated many of the [...]
Is Pokemon Coming to a Physician’s Practice Near You?
Posted on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021Tips on Why Augmented Reality is Making Procedures Safer By Dr. Alejandro Badia Is Pokemon coming to a health care clinic near you? “Quite possibly,” according to orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia MD, who has introduced a gaming-like system to his own practice. He says the new technology – called augmented reality -- is rapidly growing in popularity among physicians and proving [...]
CBD: It’s How Some Spell Relief for Those Painful Joints
Posted on Thursday, February 11th, 2021Hand and Upper Limb Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Badia Calls ‘Medical Marijuana’ Potential Option; Offers Tips to Patients Cannabidiol? Call it simply CBD and know that this derivative from the marijuana plant will not give you a “high” – only welcome relief for those aching joints, says orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia MD. The FDA has been slow to act on CBD pharmaceuticals [...]
Pandemic Adding Some ‘Zoom’ to Telemedicine Technology
Posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2021Hand and Upper Limb Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Alejandro Badia Offers Tips to Prepare for Virtual Doctor Visits By Dr. Alejandro Badia Telemedicine is proving comparable to in-person, in-clinic care for accurate diagnosis and treatment for a multitude of conditions, including non-urgent orthopedic problems & relatively minor injuries like tennis elbow, rotator cuff tears or carpal [...]
Partial Shoulder Reconstruction Option for More Patients and Ideal for Outpatient Surgery
Posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2021Advances in Joint Implants Benefiting Shoulder Repairs. Advances in repair of the shoulder’s ball-and-socket joint are making partial joint replacement rather than total joint replacement a more viable option for a growing number of patients, especially those who are more active and athletic, according to noted hand and upper limb orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia MD, founder and [...]
Shoulder SLAP Tear: Challenging, Sometimes Controversial
Posted on Wednesday, January 13th, 2021Hand and Upper Limb Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Alejandro Badia Gives Insight on Common Injury; Offers Prevention Tips. By Dr. Alejandro Badia, distributed via PRWEB on January 13, 2021 Shoulder SLAP tears: they are more common than once thought, can be challenging to diagnose, and the most effective approaches to their treatment remain somewhat controversial, according to noted orthopedic [...]