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Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn,NY. Specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Orthopedic Surgery
Languages spoken
Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Russian
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jack Chouekaanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
complex area: The wrist connects the hand to the forearm. 5 hand bones 2 forearm bones and 8 carpal bones come together to maker up the wrist. The wrist bones are ... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
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Cubital tunnel: Numbness in the pinky and ring fingers indicates a nerve compression higher up in the arm most likely from the elbow. Carpal tunnel surgery addresses ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Varies: Sometime therapy makes the shoulder feel better. Its not uncommon to be in some pain after therapy. It can help if you ice down after the session. Tak... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Depends : Reasons to operate on alabral tear include pain and instability (shoulder going in and out of place). Most people with a labral tear have a normal ran... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Shoulder pain - lifting, raising arm, hands behind back, sleeping. been going on for 3 mos. rot cuf?
Dr. Jack Chouekaanswered
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Could be: Pain at night, with overhead activities, pain with reaching out and behind back, weakness are all signs of rotator cuff problems. An MRI will help sec... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Many treatments : Rotator cuff tendonitis and impingement can be treated with therapy and antiinflammatories. If that fails a steroid injection can help. If nothing wor... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Numbness or pain: Symptoms from a pinched nerve can include numbness tingling pain and weakness. All depends which nerve and where it is compressed.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Depends: For a patients over 40 with a first time dislocation an MRI is needed to make sure that the rotator cuff did not tear. Assuming no rotator cuff tear s... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Rotator cuff : Pain with lifting the arm to the side may be caused by rotator cuff disease. This could be a simple inflammation, tendonitis or bursitis but may be a... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Tennis elbow: The most common cause of elbow pain when gripping comes from lateral epicondytis or tennis elbow. The pain is on the outside part of the elbow right o... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Elbow fractures come in all shapes and sizes. Some need no treatment and you could use your elbow even before the bones heal. In other cases where the... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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No: Unless the shoulder is dislocating out of the joint it is extremely difficult for a patient to diagnose their own ligament tear. Continued pain diffi... Read More
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A 16-year-old member asked:
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Infection: Swelling and blistering can be caused by a number of infections both bacterial and viral. An immediate evaluation by a doctor is needed.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Unlikely: Carpal tunnel can happen after to people who are involved in repetative activities but unless that activity goes on for several hours a day every day ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Can be limited: Wrist arthroscopy is an excellent, fairly low risk procedure for diagnosing and treating many wrist conditions including, ligament tears, synovitis, m... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Herniated discs in necks can cause numbness pain and weakness in the hand.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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It can be: Sometimes the prominence of the tendon over the wrist is normal and is not dangerous. Other times if the tendon is snapping over the bone especially ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Depends on the cause: First the cause of the numbness must be determined. A hand surgeon or orthopedic surgeon can make the diagnosis with a history and physical but may n... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Need to be examined: A painful mass always needs to be worked up. There are numerous things it could be, but first step is to see your doctor.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Tendonitis : Sharp pain in the wrist in young person most often due to tendinitis. There are other potential causes such as wrist sprains and ligament injuries. ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Typing with a sprained wrist will be a bit slower but can be done. It is helpful to wear a wrist splint and to take frequest breaks. If it makes the p... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Some amount of hand swelling after hand surgery is normal. The amount of hand swelling depends on the condition and the treatment needed for the condi... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Yes : For patients with frozen shoulders who have failed all other treatments, manipulation under anesthesia with or without arthroscopy is effective in reg... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Cartilage tear: Not common but popping unhip can represent a labral tear which is a cartilage cushion in the hip joint. An exam and MRI is needed.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Therapy: After a major injury a professional physical therapist is best to start motion and strengthening exercises.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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An x-ray: The best way to diagnose a fracture a bone or joint is my getting an x-ray. This coupled with an evaluation by an orthopedic surgeon will establish th... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Not possible: Some people have joints that they can dislocate voluntarily. There is however no way to safely dislocate a joint without causing severe damage and one... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Stretching: Stretching exercises by keeping the elbow fully extended and then bending the wrist up and down are the best way to stretch the tendons of the elbow. ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Bones not joints: Titanium plates are designed to hold broken bones together. Do not confuse this with joints. Bones do not move, joints move.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Hardware removal: Assuming the question is when to have surgery to remove patella hardware after fixation. Hardware need not ever be removed unless becomes loose or pai... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Yes: If after 4 months you still have sharp pains you probably have more than just a sprain. It could be a tear of your meniscus and you should get an mri.
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A 16-year-old member asked:
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For a short while: Massage chairs will give you temporary relief of shoulder pain, the underlying cause of the pain needs to be determined to initiate proper treatment.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Assuming things heal correctly and motion is maintained after healing return to regular work should be possible. People with jobs that require a lot o... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Depends in the cause: Pelvic bone pain can be due to numerous causes including tendonitis bursitis or stress fractures. Treatment depends on the cause. A good examination b... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
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Get evaluated: After a fall on an outstretched hand injury to the shoulder can occur. A click or pop may represent a ligamnet injury. Early treatment would include "... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Elevate and ice: Pain after a sprain comes from swelling. Elevation and ice are the best way to control it. If you have not been seen by a doctor you should get an xr... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Can be: Knuckle cracking is very common and has not ever been proven to cause any damage. Unless there is pain orthere has been an injurythere is no need for ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
I fell on my knee a few weeks ago and sprained it, now knee clicks/grinds is this going to continue?
Dr. Jack Chouekaanswered
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Depends: Minor injuries usually evolve in a few weeks. If symptoms persist there may be more injury like a cartilage tear. An orthopedic surgeon can help make ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
After 6 weeks w a cast on my right ankle, my leg is set free. injury: broken ankle.it still hurts.y?
Dr. Jack Chouekaanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Stiffness: After being in a cast for six weeks any joint will be stiff, and weak and can cause pain. Assuming everything healed correctly time and some therapy ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Can see inside joint: A fiberoptic camera and small instruments can be placed inside the hip joint using small incisions. Can be used to deb ride the hip joint or even fix ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Scar tissue: Probably developed some scar tissue. Should get an xray to make sure.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Yes: After a shoulder dislocation many activities can lead to another shoulder dislocation especially with arms overhead while supporting weight. It is bes... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Calf stretching: Stretching the muscles in the back of the leg is helpful for both Achilles and heel pain. Put your foot behind you flat on the floor keep knee extende... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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No: Fingers will not swell as a direct result of tennis elbow. However if the pain on the elbow stops you from using your hand they may get stiff and swol... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Depends on the cause: Bow legs in adults is usually caused by arthritis. Early treatments can include therapy bracing and medications for pain. Total knee replacement surge... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Therapy: Therapy to strengthen the muscles around the shoulder can help decrease thevain after a dislocation. It can also help restore lost motion. If all tha... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Best not to: It is always best to seek medical attention after a shoulder dislocation. However this is not always possible and one may have to relocate their own s... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Xray: Scaphoid fractures can often lead to arthritis in the wrist and xray is needed to diagnose this.
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Doctor approved: While certain exercises are ok to do with a broken wrist it depends on the amount of swelling and stability of the fracture. Only the treating doctor... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Repetative activitie: Any repetitive activities in excess can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Choueka is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Choueka is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Now if only the medical professionals i've seen had said that those are the reasons to operate i wouldnt have been left wondering all these months why the surgeon seemed so dismissive of opting for su...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! hi , is this related to orhto or physo , because i need to get treated
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Your answer made me feel good, thanks! Your explanation is most accurate to what I am experiencing. Thank you
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Top Orthopedic Surgeon , Second Place, New York - Summer
2013
Top Orthopedic Surgeon, First Place, New York - Spring
2015
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