One of the most common causes of knee popping, swelling, and pain is a meniscal tear. Many of us have either experienced or know someone who has undergone treatment for a meniscal tear. So, what’s the big deal? And what exactly is a meniscus?
About Orthopedic Center for Sports Medicine
OCSM: AN ACCOMPLISHED TEAM OF SPECIALISTS TO ADDRESS YOUR PAIN
The Orthopedic Center for Sports Medicine is proud to welcome Nicholas Pappas III, M.D. to the OCSM clinic. A New Orleans native, Dr. Pappas is a fellowship trained and double Board Certified Orthopedic Hand Surgeon who brings over 10 years of experience treating hand and upper extremity injuries to our healthcare facility. He is the newest member of the OCSM Healthcare team and founder of NOLA Hand Surgery (nolahandsurgery.com).
Procedures performed include carpal tunnel release, cubital tunnel release, trigger finger release, thumb/finger joint replacement, ganglion cyst excision, flexor/extensor tendon repairs, hand/wrist ligament repairs, nerve repairs, wrist arthroscopy, and operative fixation of hand/wrist/elbow fractures.
Luis M. Espinoza, M.D., is a fellowship trained and double board certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in minimally-invasive arthroscopic shoulder procedures as well as arthroscopic management of knee, elbow, and ankle problems. Chadwick Murphy, M.D. is board certified with the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a Subspecialty of Pain Management of the spine. Our staff continues to offer timely doctor visits, physical therapy, X-rays and MRI scans all under one roof to patients from all over the New Orleans metro area
Andrea Espinoza, M.D. diagnoses and treats an array of conditions. She specializes in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic cough, and many other chronic lung conditions. With on-site pulmonary function testing, she can measure patients’ lung function throughout treatment. As a Lifestyle Medicine specialist, Dr. Andrea Espinoza offers a multidisciplinary approach to individualized patient care. She offers preoperative optimization for patients to ensure the best clinical outcome. ONE Clinic offers in-depth consultation with a focus on education, nutritional counseling, and effective mindfulness strategies to patients to improve quality of life.
In concert with our lead physical therapist, Lila Crowson, MPT and therapist Brad Holstein, DPT, our Physical Therapy department will help with aches, pains, sports related injuries and more. Working as a multidisciplinary team, we are all here to help. Call the team at Orthopedic Center for Sports Medicine or schedule an appointment online today.
At OCSM, “We believe that Medicine has to slow down in order to truly meet patient’s needs. Finding the root cause of symptoms while empowering patients is an integral part of their care”.
OCSM now offers comprehensive orthopedic care, such as hand surgery.
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Orthopedic Services
Arthroscopic
Surgery
Physical Therapy
Occupational Medicine
Sports
Medicine
Knee
Replacement
Shoulder Pain
Spine Care
Rotator Cuff
Injuries
ACL Injuries
Ankle Pain
Elbow Pain
Dry Needling
Hand Surgery
One Clinic:
The Newest Addition to Our Practice
ONE Clinic is the idea of providing a place where people can come to drastically improve their current quality of life. Especially at this time, I believe that we all deserve options-ones that do not include exhaustive testing or medications for a list of “problems”. Our aim is to educate and empower patients to realize the potential that they have in decreasing suffering and premature death due to preventable diseases. Especially here in Louisiana, it is time to turn our attention to prevention and even reversal of comorbidities.
My mission is simple-to provide HOPE in a way that is easy, accessible and devoid of the sterility we often feel in the healthcare industry. I have been on both sides of the table-as a mother, as a daughter, as a patient and as a provider. I have always felt that there has to be a “better way”. Healing is so dependent upon what we feel as much as what we know.
I am humbled to have the opportunity to provide care here at ONE Clinic with a team committed to the principles of faith and hope. We want to remind patients to love themselves and to remember that we are an extension of God and of nature-to be respected and cared for authentically.
Pulmonary and Lifestyle Medicine Services
Personal Health Consultation
Mindfulness
Nutritional
Optimization
Sarcoidosis
Lung Cancer
Screening
Interstitial Lung
Disease
Pulmonary Function Testing
COPD
Sleep Apnea
Cough
Asthma
One of the most common causes of knee popping, swelling, and pain is a meniscal tear. Many of us have either experienced or know someone who has undergone treatment for a meniscal tear. So, what’s the big deal? And what exactly is a meniscus?
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"WEEKEND HAND OR WRIST INJURY AND NEED FOLLOW UP? Have no fear... Schedule online with OCSM for a guaranteed appointment with a board-certified hand surgeon Monday morning".
"Dr. Espinoza truly cares about his office staff. Beautiful office- making significant changes to improve patient experience!"
"The doctor did an outstanding job on my hip. He was very good at describing what the operation would be like and his follow thru after the operation was excellent."
"The doctor is very knowledgeable. He doesn't jump to surgery or dismiss your pain. He takes time with you and offers treatment options."
"The doctor has one of the best bedside manners' I've experienced in a long time. He was very knowledgeable, and most of all, he was so kind."
"She is one of the best Doctors that I have ever had, very caring and takes her time to make sure you are well taken care of."
"Dr. Espinoza is great. He is very gentle and genuinely cares."
"Dr Espinoza did 3 shoulder surgeries and an elbow surgery on me over the past 8 years and I’ve had great recovery each time. "