Pensacolas Orthopedic Center plans to hire 200 new doctors and specialists to replace two of its orthopedist chairs.The hospital said Tuesday that it will spend $250,000 to replace its orthopaedic unit, which had been in place since the 1960s.It was replaced by a walk-in, high-tech unit in 2010.“The new orthopedists are expected to improve patient…
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Why is it so hard to find a good orthopedist?
The problem is, we have to ask ourselves, is it worth the wait?We’re told by some that a good surgeon can do the job, but how do you know?And we need to be more educated about the way orthopedists and orthopedically trained people are performing surgery, says Dr. Daniela Lopes, an orthopedologist and orthopaedic surgeon…

When I got sick, my family knew my story
When I first got sick in November 2016, I could feel my back arched and my eyes were rolling, my neck was shaking, and my body was going limp.The pain was excruciating and I was not getting better.I remember going to my mother’s home in the northern Indian state of Bihar, where my father was…