Top Orthopedist in Maui, Wailuku, HI

You should see an orthopedist if you’ve been suffering from pain for many months or if you know you have chronic pain. An orthopedist can help you identify and treat the underlying cause of your pain, or if you already know the cause, the orthopedist can help you treat it or manage your pain better. Arthritis pain, for example, can be addressed by an orthopedist. So can pain due to an injury. Nerve pain, knee pain, ankle pain, and really, any pain in the body can be addressed by an orthopedist. This professional is a specialist in the musculoskeletal system, so one can help you with pain anywhere in your body.

Whereas some doctors can merely help with pain but not necessarily help with its causes, an orthopedist can help with both. This means that an orthopedist can help you if you’re suffering from a medical condition, and treat the condition, not just the symptoms. Also, injuries can be treated and even prevented with the services of an orthopedist. A condition of the musculoskeletal system can be treated too.

You should see an orthopedist if you’re struggling with pain, the effects of an injury, movement, and mobility, instability, weakness, or any of the other topics we’ve mentioned, or you can see one if you need surgery.

The services an orthopedist provides aren’t simply about relieving pain, although pain relief is a major focus. The services are also about diagnosing the causes of pain and treating those causes. Although an orthopedist can and does perform surgery, like joint replacement surgery, an orthopedist wants to avoid surgery whenever possible and will provide noninvasive or minimally invasive treatments instead, such as physical therapy or pain relief injections. Let’s take a closer look at the services of an orthopedist. One can provide:

• Pain relief, including chronic pain relief
• Injury treatment or post-injury treatment, like for a broken bone, compression fracture, dislocation, muscle injury, or tendon tear
• Injury prevention for athletes and active people
• Treatment for a musculoskeletal condition like arthritis, bursitis, or osteoporosis
• Physical therapy to improve range of motion and mobility
• Injections like steroid injections, facet joint injections, and epidural injections
• Bracing and casting
• And more

You may want to see a rheumatologist if you have an inflammatory autoimmune disorder like arthritis, but an orthopedist can help you with arthritis and similar conditions, too. If you come to see our orthopedist here at NorthShore Orthopedics, we can help you with your arthritis diagnosis and treatment.

Northshore Orthopedics provides orthopedist services and more, and we’re located over at 1827 Wells St #1, Wailuku, HI 96793. We’re available 5 days a week. For more information, call us or book an online appointment. We serve patients from Maui, Wailuku HI, Lahaina HI, Kahului HI, Kihei HI, Wailuku HI, Kula HI, Makawao HI, Paia HI, Wailea HI, Haiku HI, and Waihee-Waiehu HI.