Santa Rosa Orthopaedics

11/03/2025

Back Pain Holding You Back? Discover If XLIF Spine Surgery Is the Right Move 🛌➡️🏃

Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) is a minimally invasive, advanced approach to spinal fusion surgery. Specifically, the abbreviation XLIF stands for: eXtreme, so named by the surgeons who introduced the approach Lateral, which means from the side of the body Interbody, which refers to the are...

11/03/2025

Say Goodbye to Stiff, Achy Knees: What You Need to Know About VISCO-3 Relief 🙌

What causes osteoarthritis? Some people who have constant pain in their knees have a condition called osteoarthritis (“wear-and-tear” arthritis). Unlike the temporary pain and inflammation caused in a joint by an overactive immune system response, osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease. ...

11/03/2025

Tingling, Weak Grip, or Hand Fatigue? Don’t Ignore These Ulnar Nerve Symptoms ⚠️

Ulnar tunnel syndrome of the wrist is a condition that affects the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve starts near where your neck meets your shoulder. It runs through your elbow and down to the outer edge of your hand. It’s one of three main nerves that provides sensation and movement to the ring finger...

11/03/2025

😣 Knee Pain Slowing You Down? Discover the Real Reasons Behind It!

Being active is one of the best things you can do for your joints and the rest of your body. But injuries can happen, and they often involve the knees. Some of the most common problems are sprained ligaments, meniscus tears, tendinitis, and runner's knee. If you have an old knee injury that wasn’t...

10/22/2025

Your Knee Just Got Smarter! Find Out How SRO Is Revolutionizing Joint Replacement 🧠

Santa Rosa Orthopaedics is proud to announce that Dr. Gary Stein is now offering Persona IQ®, the world’s first and only smart knee implant. Persona IQ® helps patients stay connected with their healthcare team throughout every step of their knee replacement journey. The implant combines the trus...

10/09/2025

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗫-𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮
Santa Rosa Orthopaedics is looking for a full-time Licensed X-Ray Technologist to join our busy, well-respected practice. You’ll work alongside a skilled team of physicians and providers in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment. We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about great patient care, detail-oriented, and ready to be part of a collaborative team. California CRT license required; ARRT certification preferred. We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, a 401k, and continuing education opportunities. To join our team, send your resume to Marjouri at mmace@srortho.com

10/01/2025

🦵 Think That Knee Injury Healed? It Might Be Setting You Up for Osteoarthritis!

  Knee joint injuries are typically related to sports, such as football, rugby or ice hockey, but people often do not know that such injuries may lead to joint inflammation and post-traumatic osteoarthritis. In advanced post-traumatic osteoarthritis, joint cartilage breaks down completely, causing ...

10/01/2025

🧠 Is Your Back Pain More Than Just Aging? The Truth About Disk Degeneration!

In spondylolisthesis, one of the bones in of the spine — called a vertebra — slips forward and out of place. This may occur anywhere along the spine, but is most common in the lower back (lumbar spine). In some people, this causes no symptoms at all. Others may have back and leg pain that

10/01/2025

⛳ Is Golfing Hurting More Than Helping? Discover the #1 Injury Players Face! /

In the article "Golf: a contact sport. Repetitive traumatic discopathy may be the driver of early lumbar degeneration in modern-era golfers" published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Drs. Corey T. Walker, Juan S. Uribe, and Randall W. Porter from Barrow Neurological Institute describe t...

10/01/2025

💥 New Hip, New You? Discover the Latest Recovery Strategies After Surgery!

Low-risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post-surgical recovery, according to a new study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), in New York City. Eliminating standard precautions in this....

09/02/2025

🖐️ Scientists Are Finally Watching Wrist Bones In Action—Here’s Why It Matters

We use our wrists constantly, but how do they work? In a just-published Journal of Biomechanics article, the researchers proved a longtime assumption about individual's right and left wrists, while also finding differences between wrists of males and females: discoveries that could help inform and g...

09/02/2025

🚴‍♀️ Strong, Active, and Protected: Why Women Who Move More Break Fewer Hips

Physical activity, including lighter intensity activities such as walking, is associated with reduced risk of hip and total fracture in postmenopausal women, according to new research from the University at Buffalo. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study is the most comprehensive evaluation of ph...