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  • Pro Bowler’s Knee Pain Threatens To Derail His Career

    Jason Couch’s father ran bowling centers for a living, starting on the Gulf Coast and then in Central Florida. So it’s no surprise that Couch caught the bowling bug when he was only 4 years old.

  • Pain in the Vein

    When it comes to circulatory system malfunctions, heart health corners the conversation. We feel chest pains and know to head for the nearest ER. Pains in our veins, however, often get ignored. Which makes peripheral artery disease (PAD) all the more dangerous.

  • You Scream! I Scream! We All Scream for… Frozen Kefir?

    With Americans eating an average of 23 pounds — or 21,000 calories worth — of ice cream per year, it’s no wonder we are looking for healthier options to our favorite frozen treat.

  • Orlando Health Launches International Fundraising Campaign To Aid in Bahamian Hurricane Relief Efforts

    Orlando, FL (September 05, 2019) – As the full extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian continues to be revealed to the world, Orlando Health, a $3.8 billion not-for-profit healthcare system headquartered in Orlando, FL, has stepped forward to assist individuals who want to contribute to the growing relief and recovery efforts currently underway throughout the Bahamas. The Orlando Health Foundation has established a fund to collect and coordinate monetary donations in support of those efforts.

  • 3 Ways to Avoid Back-to-School Backpack Pain

    By Jean Moorjani, MD, Pediatrician at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

  • 5 Experts Share Insights on Avoiding Back Pain

    From strains and fractures to bulging disks and arthritis, back pain can affect anyone at any time. How can you avoid that aching back? Five experts share their insights to help you avoid and manage back pain — instead of letting it manage you.

  • Orlando Health hospitals receives ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation

    Orlando Health is a $3.4 billion not-for-profit healthcare organization and a community-based network of hospitals, physician practices and outpatient care centers across Central Florida. The organization is home to the area’s only Level One Trauma Centers for adults and pediatrics, and is a statutory teaching hospital system that offers both specialty and community hospitals. More than 2,900 physicians have privileges across the system, which is also one of the area’s largest employers with more than 20,000 employees who serve more than 112,000 inpatients, more than 2.4 million outpatients, and more than 10,000 international patients each year.  Additionally, Orlando Health provides more than $450 million in total value to the community in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, community building activities and more. Additional information can be found at www.orlandohealth.com.

  • "I Couldn’t Believe I Healed So Rapidly” After Years of Knee Pain

    Now a Central Florida resident, Ellis called Cleveland, Ohio home as a child. Because he was raised in the Forest City’s white winters and 80-degree summers, he enjoyed a variety of sports growing up such as skiing, baseball, hockey and football to name a few. But overtime, Ellis’ extremely active lifestyle began to take a toll on his body even in his young age, as he was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease. Osgood-Schlatter causes knee pain in growing children who are very active and results in a painful lump below the kneecap. Though this condition can be resolved and usually doesn’t lead to additional issues, he would find himself experiencing similar problems well into adulthood.

  • Beating Chronic Pain: Karate Champion’s Journey Through 100-Lb. Weight Loss and Hip Surgery

    On a trip to Iceland, Scotland and England, Robert Vanelli had to pause whenever his group stopped at a point of interest. “Do me a favor, scout that out and tell me if there’s anything worth it up there,” he would ask his friends. For every tempting vista, he had to decide: “Is it really worth the intense pain?”

  • Implant derived from coral material offers new treatment for patients suffering from knee pain

    Orlando, FL (November 15, 2024) – An Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute surgeon is the first in Florida to implant new technology that utilizes a natural compound found in coral to heal cartilage injuries. Dr. Abhishek Kannan completed the procedure to treat a patient suffering from chronic knee pain on November 11.