Dr. Stuart Hirsch
Orthopedic Surgery
Bridgewater, NJ
57 years experience male
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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
Licenses
United States: New Jersey
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
31 Answers
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Hirschanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Maybe: It depends on the fracture and its stability.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Weeks not days: The placement and severity of the fracture will determine the speed of healing.
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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RICE is good: In a diabetic almost anything can have some significant potential consequences. If symptoms do not respond quickly seek professional assessment. Exerc... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Few males require su: Few males require surgery as shoe styles can accommodate the bunion. New othopaedic procedures have a greater chance of patient satisfaction. Primary... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Simple answers are not common in many spine problems. The quality of spine surgery has increased but in a 24 year old with a need for surgery in both... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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No: As long as the leg is protected. Fr OM stress by a brace or cast not a negative.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Get checked: Too many possible answers. You need a doctor visit for this--probably orthopedic
evaluation.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Spleen: Enlarged spleen and transverse colon.
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A male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Not usually serious: A ganglion is a benign cyst.
It not producing pain or cosmetically a problem it should be left alone.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Maybe: Swelling below the knee following an injury is common but calf swelling can also mean a dvt-clot.- or just too much sitting. If it does not improve wi... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Rx for osteoporosis: A member of the bisphosfonate class of drugs, currently available as a generic.
Usually prescribed for patients after a
dexa scan shows low bone den... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Repeat study: Significant elevations, if verified on a repeat study reflect muscle damage-find out the cause!
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Find out : Check with the facility that took the xrays-get an accurate response to how many xrays were taken.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Get it checked: You need an x ray not a short cut answer. Differential could include carpal bone fracture or ligament tear.
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A 53-year-old male asked:
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Medication and: It takes a program-identify what causes the pain and try to minimize that. Selective use of medications and therapy will help.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Not easy: You can isolate shoulder and upper arm muscles with a carefully constructed program under the direction of a trainer but usually muscles are recruited... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Usually bursitis: Burning pain in the area you describe is usually bursitis but could also be referred pain from nerve irritation from the neck. Neck posture should be ... Read More
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May be costochondtit: Needs exam-costochondritis may be the diagnosis.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Not rare: Bone cysts-or "pseudo tumors" are not unusual in hemophilia and depending on location and size may be observed or treated.
Treatment is not easy or w... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Sleep not remedy: Your sleep posture is not the remedy--it would be too easy. Postural exercise may have some benefit. If you have been on steroids there may be some st... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Surgery or not: Rib fractures rarely either require or benefit from surgery.If markedly diplaced they may cause ongoing pleural irritation and pain and either excisio... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Sciatica: Most common cause would be degenerative disc with nerve irritation.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Slow and steady: After 35 it is hard to build bulk muscle even with effort. That.S the reason so many athletes take performance enhancing drugs. Current studies , howe... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Dehydration: Alcohol has many consequences including dehydration. It is a diuretic and this can lead to as long as several days to get back into balance.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
External: Halo is applied to the outside of the skull, usually to stabilize a part of the spine.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Yes: Both are slow to heal and a source of reduced
capacity.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Below the ball porti: The upper arm is the humerus bone and at the top is shaped like a ball sitting on a tube, where the tube flares and the ball starts is the sub capital... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Inherited metabolic : Genetic disorder with enzyme deficiency. Causes fatty deposit storage in many tissues associated with pain.
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Possibly: Searching for the reason for the non-union is not as productive as identifying the solution.Delayed union is nomally defined as three months without x... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 57 years experience
Cardio not weights: Although it seems logical that local exercise changes fat storage, the character of body shape and fat storage is genetic. Cardio exercise and weight ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Water based: Upright water based exercise guided by your comfort...Or a therapist.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hirsch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Hirsch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Top Orthopedic Surgeon , Second Place, New Jersey - Summer
2013
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