Exercise and Sports-Related Injuries: Protecting your Joints from Long-Term Damage

Activity and exercise are essential to overall health and wellness. With millions of youth and adults incorporating exercise and sports into their daily fitness regimen, injuries are bound to occur.

Orthopedic Surgeon at the MemorialCare Joint Replacement Center at Orange Coast Medical Center, Trong B. Nguyen, M.D., discusses which exercise and sports-related injuries occur most frequently and offers tips for preventing serious injury while staying active, and treating injuries when they do occur to prevent long-term or permanent joint damage.

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Trong B. Nguyen, MD

Dr. Trong B. Nguyen, MD is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who participates in the MemorialCare Joint Replacement Center at Orange Coast Medical Center. Dr. Nguyen has additional expertise and certification to perform robotic-arm assisted total knee, partial knee and hip replacement with the Mako system available at Orange Coast Medical Center. Mako is advanced robotic technology and an innovative tool that helps surgeons create a personalized surgical plan based on each patient’s unique anatomy and perform joint replacement surgery with increased accuracy. The target outcomes are reduced pain, quicker recoveries with patients returning to active lifestyles.

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