Dr. Badia In The News

Painful, arthritic hips, knees or shoulders can make even the simplest movements impossible. To regain mobility, more people in their 40s, 50s and 60s are deciding joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty) is the smartest choice. And if you’re in your 70s or 80s, joint replacement can allow you to continue to live independently….”

Starting at 7:30am, Dr. Alejandro Badia, masks up before speaking with one of his first patients of the day…”

Total joint replacement or reverse shoulder arthroplasty may be necessary if the patient is of advanced age or the shoulder disorder involves a rotator cuff tear; structural damage — like a fracture — to the ball-and-socket joint; or presence of extensive disease, including inflammatory arthritis, osteonecrosis and post-injury degeneration of the joint,” says Alejandro Badia, MD…”

The shoulder shrug is one of the few exercises that works just one muscle,” says Alejandro Badia, MD, board-certified hand, wrist, and upper extremity orthopedic surgeon with Badia Hand to Shoulder Center in Florida…”

Unless your injuries are life or limb-threatening like those of Tiger Woods, then the hospital is not the place to be,” says Dr. Badia, a renowned specialist in musculoskeletal disorders, deformities, and injuries of the upper limb. He was referring to Woods’ February 2021 motor vehicle crash… “

A bump or a nodule in the palm is usually the first symptom people notice, according to hand surgeon Alejandro Badia, MD, an orthopedic hand surgeon at the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center in Doral, Florida, near Miami… “