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Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Licenses
United States: Florida, Pennsylvania
Languages spoken
English
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52 Answers
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Depends: Surgical recovery can take 3 to 12 months for full recovery depending on the tear size and extent of surgery. This should not cause disability once it... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Pain tolerance: Everyone has a different pain threshold, some people can compete with injuries that others would find incompatible with any form of exercise.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Possibly: Weight lifting or any other type of exercise can harm if not done with the proper technique, stunting of growth only occurs during our growing years, ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Maybe: Tendinitis is inflammation of the tendons, often time stretching and anti inflammatory medication and sometimes therapy will completely correct the pr... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Malnutrition: That is too severe caloric restriction what you are proposing is almost starvation, I suggest you see a nutritionist for fit guidance
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Yes: A strain is usually just an overuse injury, it should heal up with rest and strengthening and you should be able to get back to running, it is importa... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
RICE: Rest ice compression and probably you should make an appointment with a sports medicine specialist
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Normal: Weightlifting tends to cause small muscle injuries and through the healing process one gets stronger with changes in the musvle, so the soreness is a ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Unlikely: standing is not an activity that puts excessive stress on the knee cartilage so it is unlikely a cause of true chondromalacia
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Rice: Rest, ice compression, and elevation, when feeling better start gentle stretching and strengthening
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
RICE: Rest, ice compression and elevation, this followed by a stretching and strengthening program should help to heal it.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Avoid twisting movements, as this will irritate a torn meniscus.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Injection: Check with an orthopedic surgeon, you may be a candidate for an injection or may need an MRI
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Yes: Certainly, but you need to vary the exercises, so that you hit the muscles from different angles
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Location: Depends on the location of your pain, sometimes it is just scar tissue breaking up, other times it may be related to your graft harvest, if it is acco... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Make: Make sure you are exercising in good shoes and slowly increase your activity level to avoid shin spl.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Yes: certain type of activities lead to increased caloric burning for longer periods of time , high intensity activities like weightlifting have been shown... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Follow up: This should be checked by your operating surgeon or another surgeon familiar with ACL reconstruction, it could just be a normal variant
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: If the symptoms are locking and buckling a visit to the orthopedic sugeon is in order.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Ice, anti inflammatories, stretching and ice should clear up many causes of knee pain.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Xray: If you have significant pai and swelling at the base of your thumb an xray is needed to determine if you have a Bennett's fracture, which may or may n... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Ice massage the area and do stretches of the elbow followed by eccentric strenghtening.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Ice elevation compression and once it feels better do alphabet exercises to restore motion.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Keep moving, many forms of exercise can help decrease symptoms of arthritis.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Many do not require surgery, may just need strength exercises.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Most bones heal with time the younger the patient the quicker the healing.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Exercising in water may help decrease the pain of degenerative arthritis.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Weight loss: There is no way to spot reduce fat, the only way to remove unwanted fat s to lose weight and this will make your abs more apparent
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
BMR: BMR basal metabolic rate is the amount of calories that are burned to keep the body functioning, this varies depending on size and muscle mass, may ra... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Describe to the doctor what started the pain and what makes it better or worse.
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A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Patience: It can take 12-24 months to maximize strength gains after a large repair, providing the tissue heals correctly
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
No: The meniscus needs to countered, this has to be done arthroscopically
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Eat: To increase size with good results you need to increase your caloric intake and increase the amount of protein you consume
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Normal: This is normal, start PT as soon as possible, walking without pain is very individual and depends on the degree of sorain and how much damage occured.... Read More
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A 62-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Yes: great way to help keep the joints functioning well, warm water helps diminish stiffness
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Laxity: Some people are born with ligaments that are looser and make them more likely to sprain, often a physical therapy program to strengthen the other ankl... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Timing: Depending on when it happened, this may be hard greasy to correct
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Yes: Yes you may but meal replacement shake will be a much better way to boost your calories, same protein more calories
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Depends: You should adjust the amount so that you can easily do 12-15 repetitions for at least 3 sets, once you can do that you can increase the weight
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Sure: There really should not be a problem with this
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A 72-year-old female asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Not really: The looseness will progress and may make a revision more difficult, so a revision is truly the best option
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Warm water exercise may help with the pain.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Ganglion cysts may come and go on their own, in the past they were often treated with the bible.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Most resolve with time, stretch and massage.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Ignore: Flat abs are related to body fat, less body fat flatter abs.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Yes: Yes, but depending on much time has elapsed since your surgeon, you may be required to wear a brace
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Hip pain: Tenderness over top of pelvis that radiates down front of leg in the top of the thigh. Lifting the leg off of a bed will also be painful, you may have... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Yes: This is normal, especially in thin individuals, they make become more prominent with weight loss
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Follow instructions: Patellar tendon graft are considered one of the gold standard grafts, usually over time the tendon and bone where the graft wastaken fro heal, the kne... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Allan Tissenbaumanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Nothing: Depends when they were taken out and the kind of graph used, usually nothing needs to be done and you can return to all activies
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Tissenbaum is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Tissenbaum is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! I am amazed at how quickly you answered me :), Thank you!
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Thank you! Happy it won't cause disability:)
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
Awards
Top Orthopedic Surgeon , First Place, Pennsylvania - Summer
2014
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