Regenerative Medicine Prioritizing Your Best Interests "When choosing a physician to provide you treatment they need to put your interest ahead of theirs. The procedure is not the endpoint. The endpoint is your wellness" --Steve Mora MD. When Dr. Mora was a child living in Peru he was struck by...
A PAIN IN THE MOUTH:Oral Thrush
A PAIN IN THE MOUTH: One of my post- surgical patients presented one week after surgery with painful white lesions in his mouth. They hurt worse than his freshly operated knee! He had been on the usual post op antibiotics after his surgery. So what’s going on in his mouth....
My Painful Knee- a personal story
STEVE MORA MD Orange County Orthopedic Surgeon My legs were severely injured when I was hit by a bus. I survived; however my legs were left permanently damaged. I received charitable care at @shrinershospitals @lashriners. The whole experience of being a patient was life-changing in so many ways. It led...
How to Deal with Knee Stiffness. Another option.
STEVE Mora MD Orange County Knee Specialist https://youtu.be/3XmmN5dmNW8 THIS DEVICE MIGHT HELP IF YOU CANNOT FULLY EXTEND YOUR KNEE: Can you say “Extensionator” without sounding like Arnold @schwarzenegger ? ▶️ Loss of knee extension can cause a multitude of problems including an abnormal walking pattern, anterior knee pain, patellofemoral arthritis,...
Not All Meniscus Tears are the Same
Steve Mora MD Orange County Knee Specialist It’s true that not all meniscus tears require surgery...however...tears which are flipped or displaced are ideally treated surgically. In cases such as the one pictured, knee arthroscopy and trimming is the only good option for reducing knee pain. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) and...
Why is My Knee Swollen ?
Steve Mora MD Orange County Knee Specialist KNEE SWELLING 101: How to tell apart a KNEE EFFUSION from swelling associated with a Prepatella BURSITIS. This is important to know because the approach for removing the fluid is different and one type of swelling is more serious than the other. A...