Orthopedics

If you or someone you love has been living with an orthopedic injury or condition, you understand how it can impact daily living and overall quality of life.  The orthopedic surgeons at NMC Orthopedics understand, too, and are here to help our patients get back to enjoying life. We offer comprehensive surgical and nonsurgical orthopedic care for a variety of conditions. We’re here to support our patients at every stage of their journey, from diagnosis and treatment to recovery.

Orthopedics is a branch of medicine that focuses on conditions and diseases affecting the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves and tendons.

Nacogdoches Medical Center’s orthopedic care includes, but is not limited to:

• Minimally invasive, advanced joint pain treatments
• Advance pain management to help reduce recovery time
• Physical therapy (PT) and rehabilitation to continue recovery and strengthening

An orthopedic physician is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing a wide variety of conditions and diseases that affect the bones, joints, muscles, nerves, ligaments and tendons, or, in other words, the musculoskeletal system.  Often, an orthopedic surgeon will have a specific area of focus, such as the elbow/shoulder, foot/ankle, hand, hip, knee, spine, sports medicine, or trauma surgery.

Please don’t hesitate to schedule an appointment with one of our orthopedic doctors in Nacogdoches, Texas, if you are experiencing any of the following signs and symptoms of a musculoskeletal condition:

• Severe, unexplained joint pain that may come with other symptoms
• Numbness or tingling of extremities
• Lingering difficulty after joint replacement
• Neck or back pain

Additionally, please contact us if you have received an orthopedic diagnosis and would like a second opinion.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or head to the closest emergency room.

Orthopedic surgery is a treatment option available at Nacogdoches Medical Center for various joint pain conditions. Some of the surgical treatments we offer include:

• Knee replacement
• Hip replacement
• Discectomy

While our orthopedic doctors generally recommend nonsurgical treatment options, such as physical therapy or casting/bracing, before resorting to surgical treatment options, we also offer a wide range of surgical care for joint conditions. Schedule an appointment with one of our doctors to determine if orthopedic surgery is a suitable treatment option for your joint pain.

Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that utilizes scientific research to optimize the health and athletic performance of athletes in training and competition under medical supervision. Its goal is to help athletes recover from injury and prevent future injuries.

Although sports medicine is more commonly associated with orthopedic medicine, it is also an umbrella term used to bridge the fields of medicine, physical education and basic sciences, such as physiology, chemistry and physics.

A sports medicine physician is a doctor who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injuries related to sports and exercise. Before completing a two-year fellowship in sports medicine and earning a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine from the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), these physicians are first certified in a specialization, such as orthopedics, emergency medicine, pediatrics, family practice or internal medicine.

Some sports medicine physicians specialize in treating nonoperative musculoskeletal conditions. On the other hand, some are considered sports orthopedic surgeons who are more focused on surgical treatment options for sports injuries.

For athletes and sports teams, Nacogdoches Medical Center orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians can provide:

• Sports injury treatment and prevention care for non-surgical musculoskeletal / orthopedic conditions
• Emergency transitions from the field to the ER, when in-game injuries occur
• Real-time communication between athletic trainers, physicians and patients
• Sports physical therapy (PT) and rehabilitation