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Clinically reviewed by Hyun Bae, MD — Fellowship-trained, board-certified spine surgeon at Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read time: 17 minutes The Diagnosis That Sounds Worse Than It Is — Until It Isn't Of all...

Opening Hook: Save Your Hip Joint—Advanced Surgery for Younger Patients Before Replacement You're too young for hip replacement. Your orthopedist says your hip is damaged, you're in pain, but replacement isn't an option—at least not yet....

Clinically reviewed by David Lee, MD — Orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read time: 15 minutes The Bump That Quietly Takes Over Your Feet — and Your Life It...

Clinical Review: Jenica Ortega, MD | Preventive Medicine Specialist | Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read Time: 14 minutes Your Blood Tells a Story Before Your Body Complains Every year, Marcus gets his annual physical....

Featured Physician Michael Port, MD — Fellowship-trained pain management specialist at Commons Clinic. Dr. Port specializes in minimally invasive pain management techniques, including nerve block injections, and is committed to helping patients achieve long-term relief through...

Clinically reviewed by Evish Kamrava, MD — Fellowship-trained physical medicine, rehabilitation, and interventional pain specialist at Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read time: 15 minutes Your Body Already Knows How to Heal — It Just...

When Less Really Is More: A Path Forward for Single-Compartment Knee Arthritis Sarah had always been active—hiking on weekends, playing tennis with friends, walking her dog through her neighborhood. But over the past two years, her...

Clinical Review: Jenica Ortega, MD | Preventive Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Specialist | Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read Time: 14 minutes The Power of Seeing What You Can’t Feel Sarah, a 48-year-old executive, felt...

Opening Hook When chronic lower back pain begins to steal your quality of life—preventing you from playing with grandchildren, exercising, or simply sitting comfortably through a dinner—it's time to explore your options. If you've been diagnosed...

Opening Hook: Finding a Better Way Forward Sarah, a 62-year-old former yoga instructor, noticed it first during downward dog—a sharp pain deep in her hip that wouldn't go away. Over the next few months, the discomfort...

Opening Hook Sarah had been living with pain for months. A herniated disc in her lower back sent shooting sensations down her left leg, and physical therapy had plateaued. Her primary care physician suggested spine surgery,...

Clinical Review: Eric S. Millstein, MD — Fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and sports medicine at Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read time: 16 minutes When Your Shoulder Stops Working: Understanding Rotator Cuff Tears...

Clinical Review: Sanjay Khurana, MD — Fellowship-trained, board-certified spine surgeon at Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read time: 16 minutes When Neck Pain Controls Your Life: Understanding Cervical Spine Problems David had always been proud...

Clinically reviewed by Prem N. Ramkumar, MD, MBA — Dual fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read time: 17 minutes When Your Knee Starts Making Decisions for You It's not the sharp...

Opening Hook Your shoulder throbs after another volleyball match. You've iced it, rested it, but the pain persists—especially when you reach overhead. You dread the thought of being sidelined from the sport you love. If you're...

Opening Hook End-stage ankle arthritis can be devastating—each step becomes painful, and activities you once enjoyed become impossible. For decades, the only surgical solution was ankle fusion, which permanently locks your ankle joint and limits your...

Clinical Review: Prem N. Ramkumar, MD, MBA — Fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement at Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read time: 16 minutes The Day Everything Changed: Understanding Knee Osteoarthritis Sarah...

The Diagnosis That Sounds Worse Than It Is — Until It Isn’t Of all the terms in spine medicine, “degenerative disc disease” may be the most misleading. It sounds progressive. It sounds inevitable. It sounds like...

Opening Hook The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the human body, yet it's also one of the most commonly injured—responsible for over 24,000 ruptures annually in the United States alone. Whether you heard a...

Clinical Review by Evish Kamrava, MD Interventional Pain Management and Regenerative Medicine Specialist, Commons Clinic Updated: March 2026 | Read time: 13 minutes Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Tendon Pain For three years, Marcus, a 48-year-old...