Comprised of specialty-trained doctors in every area of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, four clinic locations, and seven physical therapy centers, we provide exceptional care and services to patients like you throughout northeast Oklahoma.
In 2017, the doctors and staff of Central States Orthopedics and Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center joined to become Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma in a shared commitment to advance musculoskeletal care for patients throughout the region.
Now, we are the largest orthopedic practice of fellowship-trained orthopedic and sports medicine experts in northeast Oklahoma. Through our combined expertise in orthopedic surgery, nonsurgical medicine, and comprehensive, whole-patient treatment, we are trusted by more patients, athletic programs, and peers than any other practice in the area.
If you're looking for specialized orthopedic care that works for you, your time, your needs, and your goals, your search ends here. Through our specialty-trained doctors, we proudly offer individualized specialty treatment for the ankle, back, elbow, foot, hand, hip, knee, neck, shoulder, spine, and wrist. This includes advanced specialists in joint replacement, joint revision, orthopedic trauma, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and sports medicine.
From expert diagnoses and nonsurgical solutions to surgery, rehabilitation, and everything in between, our team has the advanced medical and surgical skills to keep you doing what you love. We offer treatment options that work for you and your family, providing care for everyone, from pediatric patients with scoliosis to older adults with chronic joint pain. Our orthopedic surgeons use state-of-the-art technology for surgery, like arthroscopy and outpatient joint replacement, and the latest in evidence-based medical protocols for recovery and rehabilitation.
Our team of orthopedic experts includes specialty-trained, fellowship-trained, and board-certified doctors all devoted to providing customized treatment plans focused on your needs and goals. With the additional support of our specialized physician assistants, nurse practitioner, hand and occupational therapists, and physical therapists, your bone, joint, and muscleneeds are completely coveredevery step of the way.
Because urgent injuries like ankle sprains, knee injuries, muscle strains, and fractures deserve immediate, expert attention, we also offer our Advanced Orthopedics Urgent Care. With a convenient location and extended hours, you can get the treatment you need, when you need it.
As part of our commitment to keeping our community strong, healthy, and in motion, Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma is affiliated with 19 highschools, 6 universities, 1 elite club, and 2 professional teams. This service engagement is in addition to helping area athletes and active individuals of all ages get back in the game every day through advanced care from our fellowship-trained sports medicine doctors.
We also provide athletic training, home exercise and injury prevention programs, and specialized physical therapy for every sports-related need. Additionally, our medical, surgical, and additional providers treat work-related injuries and offer a full workers' compensation program to get you back to work quickly and safely.
We have more FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED surgeons and physicians than any other orthopedic practice in the region, which is significant when choosing the RIGHT orthopedic surgeon for your care with the BEST outcomes.
Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma differs from most groups of its kind which are typically affiliated with a hospital system, often resulting in less autonomy in patient care. By preserving the independence of the group, the organization can focus on a patient-centered approach and the doctor-patient relationship.
From simple fractures and sports injuries to expert joint replacement, advanced spine problems, and reconstructive surgery, we can offer you the solutions you need and the compassionate, individualized treatment you deserve.
Orthopedics (alternatively, orthopaedics) is a medical specialty focused on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions, disorders, and injuries of the muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. A doctor who specializes in this medical specialty is called an orthopedic (alternatively, orthopaedic) surgeon.
The word arthritis literally means joint inflammation. Arthritis refers to a group of more than 100 rheumatic diseases and other conditions that cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that damages the lining surrounding our joints while also destroying our bones, tissue, and joints over time. Osteoarthritis is a progressive condition that slowly damages the cartilage surrounding the ends of bones and is common in the hip, knee, or spine.
Bursitis is an inflammation or irritation of a bursa, which is a fluid-filled sac located around joints. Bursitis causes a reduction in or a loss of motion at the affected joint. Bursitis typically occurs in the heel, hip, knee, shoulder, or thumb.
Tendonitis, medically known as tendinitis, is an inflammation or irritation of a tendon. Chronic strain, overuse or misuse of a tendon leading to a repetitive stress injury, or a serious acute injury can lead to a weakness, tear, or swelling of the tendon tissue, resulting in pain and stiffness near the tendon. Tendonitis usually occurs in the elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, thumb, or wrist, but can occur anywhere there is a tendon.
The general rule of thumb is to use ice in the acute stage of an injury (within the first 24-48 hours), or whenever swelling is showing. Ice helps to reduce inflammation and swelling by decreasing blood flow to the area that is injured. The general guideline is to apply ice indirectly (not directly on the skin) for 20 minutes, remove the ice for at least 20 minutes, and repeat as necessary.
Heat is used to increase blood flow, which helps promote pain relief after inflammation and swelling subside. Heat is also used to assist in warming muscles up prior to exercise, any physical activity, or physical therapy.
An orthopedic doctor, also known as an orthopedist, is a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathy (DO) who specializes in the musculoskeletal systembones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves.
Orthopedic surgeons are specialized in the musculoskeletal system; many orthopedists specialize in certain areas of the body, such as foot and ankle, hand and wrist, or back, neck, and spine. Additionally, orthopedic doctors may focus on a specific field of orthopedics, like pediatrics, sports medicine, or trauma.
Once a doctor has completed an orthopedic residency at a major medical institution, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery offers a written test to become board-eligible. If the written test is passed, the doctor becomes eligible to take the oral test, after two years in practice. When the doctor passes the oral exam, the doctor becomes board-certified and is considered a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
The intent of the certification process, as defined by the board members of the American Board of Medical Specialties, is to provide assurance to the public that a certified medical specialist has successfully completed an approved educational program and an evaluation, including an examination process designed to assess the knowledge, experience, and skills requisite to the provision of high-quality patient care in that specialty.
A fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon is a doctor who has completed a minimum of 13 years of education and has completed an additional year of specialty training in a specific field of orthopedic surgery in an accredited fellowship program. There are fellowships in several areas of orthopedics: foot and ankle, hand and wrist, and back, neck and spine. Additionally, orthopedic surgeons may focus on a specific field of orthopedics, like pediatrics, sports medicine, or trauma.
A primary care sports medicine doctor is a leader in the field of sports medicine. Either through advanced fellowship training or through years of clinical experience, a primary care sports medicine doctor has learned the skills to take care of athletes of all ages, sports, and levels of competition. Primary care sports medicine doctors often serve as team doctors to professional sports teams or are personal doctors to elite level athletes.
A physician assistant, commonly referred to as a PA, is a healthcare professional licensed to practice medicine with doctor supervision. Physician assistants can treat patients and write prescriptions. PAs are trained to recognize when patients need the attention of a supervising doctor or specialist. Physician assistants see patients in the office as well as assist the doctors in surgery.
Physical therapists (PTs) are highly-educated, licensed health care professionals who can help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility in many cases without surgery and often reducing the need for long-term use of prescription medications and their side effects. PTs can teach patients how to prevent or manage their condition so that they will achieve long-term health benefits.
An athletic trainer is a certified healthcare professional who collaborates with doctors within the sports medicine field. They are trained in preventing, recognizing, managing, and rehabilitating sports-related injuries and conditions.
Arthroscopic surgery is a surgical procedure that is commonly performed to diagnose and treat problems within the joint. By using high-tech cameras, the orthopedic surgeon inserts a small instrument, called an arthroscope, into the joint.
The arthroscope contains a fiber optic light source and small television camera that allow the surgeon to view the joint on a television monitor and diagnose the problem, determine the extent of injury, and make any necessary repairs.
A bone density test is used to diagnosis osteoporosis, which is a disease that causes weakening of the bones that can ultimately result in fractures. In the past, osteoporosis could only be detected after a persons bone broke; however, by using a bone density test, it is possible to know ones individual risk of breaking bones before one breaks.
A bone density test uses X-rays to measure the amount of calcium and other bone mineral packed into the segment of bone. Common areas that are tested using a bone density scan include the spine, hip, and forearm.
Corticosteroids, more commonly referred to as, cortisone, is a steroid that is produced in the body naturally. Synthetically produced cortisone can also be injected into soft tissues and joints to help decrease inflammation.
While cortisone is not a pain reliever, pain may diminish as a result of reduced inflammation. In orthopedics, cortisone injections are commonly used as a treatment for chronic conditions such as bursitis, tendonitis (medically referred to as tendinitis), and arthritis to reduce swelling, pain, and joint stiffness.
A computed tomography (CT) scan, also known as CAT scan, produces images that are similar in detail and in quality to an MRI; however, the CT scan takes a 360-degree picture of internal organs and the spine and vertebrae. CT scans provide cross-sectional views of the body and provide clearer imaging than an MRI.
An epidural is a steroid injection used to help decrease the inflammation of spinal nerves to help relieve pain in the neck, back, arms, and legs from conditions such as herniated disks, spinal stenosis, and radiculopathy. Cortisone is injected directly into the spinal canal, and some patients only need one injection to relieve pain; however, it normally requires two or three injections to provide significant pain relief.
Joint replacement surgery is a surgical procedure that is performed to replace an arthritic or damaged joint with a new, artificial joint, called a prosthesis. Joint replacements can be performed on every joint in the body, but are most commonly performed in the knee, hip, shoulder, and elbow.
Joints contain cartilage, a soft, rubbery gel-like coating on the ends of bones, where they articulate, that protects joints and facilitates movement and over time, or if the joint has been injured, the cartilage wears away and the bones of the joint start rubbing together. As the bones rub together, bone spurs may form, and the joint becomes stiff and painful. Most people have joint replacement surgery when they can no longer control the pain with medication and other treatments and the pain is significantly interfering with their lives.
An X-ray is a procedure performed that uses a safe form of radiation to provide a two-dimensional picture of your body to use as a screening tool to evaluate for causes of many common disorders, such as bone breaks, joint and spine injuries or conditions, and arthritis or osteoporosis.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, commonly referred to as an MRI, is an advanced technology that uses magnetic fields and radio waves (like microwaves and the AM and FM bands on your radio) to visualize the inner workings of the body.
The pictures produced by MRI help the radiologist clearly and accurately detect and define the differences between healthy and diseased tissues, especially in the soft tissues. It can reveal many health problems at their earliest, most treatable stages.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are non-prescription, over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen sodium. They are popular treatments for muscular aches and pains, as well as arthritis and help in reducing swelling, pain, and joint stiffness.
An outpatient surgery is a surgery that does not require the patient to stay in the hospital overnight; it is commonly known as an ambulatory surgery. Outpatient surgery has grown in popularity due to the improvement in technology.
Our staff of certified hand therapy specialists has extensive training in injuries and rehabilitation of elbow, wrist and hand disorders. Because of the complexity of upper extremity function, treatment often requires very specific techniques and treatments that our certified hand therapists specialize in. Many times, custom splinting is required during injury or surgery recovery and our specialized staff will make sure you get the proper care that you need.
Once you and your Doctor decide that surgery will help you, youll need to learn what to expect from the surgery and create a treatment plan for the best results afterward. Preparing mentally and physically for surgery is an important step toward a successful result. Understanding the process and your role in it will help you recover more quickly and have fewer problems.
Before surgery, your doctor will give you a complete physical examination to make sure you dont have any conditions that could interfere with the surgery or its outcome. Routine tests, such as blood tests, X-rays, or an EKG may be necessary. These are usually performed a week or two before any major surgery. Your surgeon may also request a clearance from your medical doctor.
If you smoke, you should stop or cut down to reduce your surgery risks and improve your recovery. Have any tooth, gum, bladder or bowel problems treated before surgery to reduce the risk of infection later.
The combination of anesthesia, food, and car motion can quite often cause nausea or vomiting. After arriving home, wait until you are hungry before trying to eat. Begin with a light meal and try to avoid greasy food for the first 24 hours.
Take your pain medicine as directed. Begin the pain medicine as you start getting uncomfortable, but before you are in severe pain. If you wait to take your pain medication until the pain is severe, you will have more difficulty controlling the pain. Do not take pain medication on an empty stomach.
In addition to our roles as leaders in the field of orthopedic care, at Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma, we offer leadership in orthopedic education through fellowship training in sports medicine and primary care sports medicine.
Below is a list of former University of Oklahoma and Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma (formerly Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center) sports medicine fellows who have gone on to be successful family practice physicians and/or sports medicine physicians.