Do you have numbness, burning and tingling in your hands? Is the pain worse at night? Does the loss of grip strength make it difficult to hold things? Is it getting hard for you to do your job? If this sounds like you, you may be suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS. What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve that runs down the underside […]
Posts By Lloyd Tapper
Dr. Tapper is a PhD – prepared health care clinician with over 10 years of experience working in emergency, urgent care and family practice. He has significant experience in chronic pain management. Book with Lloyd now.
Step up…PRP Now Recommended For Osteoarthritis
If you’re a young adult with hip or knee arthritis, you know how limited your treatment options can be. When weight management, physiotherapy and medications don’t provide relief, you may be required to wait until age 65 to qualify for a joint replacement. The time between non-surgical treatment failure and the time when patients qualify for a joint replacement is often referred to by doctors as the “treatment gap“. Now, thanks to a new […]
Arthritic Joint Pain – Will Platelet Rich Plasma Work?
As a specialist in ultrasound guided regenerative medicine, many of my clients have questions about platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP). Specifically, they want to know if PRP will help with their arthritic joint pain. They also want to know if PRP will help them move more easily. Put simply, the answer is yes. PRP is effective in reducing joint pain and […]
Is Hip Pain Affecting Your Life? PRP therapy could be right for you.
Chronic hip pain has a devastating impact on quality of life. We see people daily who are affected with hip pain and are choosing to avoid activities they once enjoyed. Ongoing discomfort often leads to social isolation and depression. Now there is a new treatment that may be right for you. Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is a natural […]
