Bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments are what make-up a human body and simple strain or injury to either of them can have you reeling in pain, impacting your everyday routine. Given there are plenty of them in human body , the chances of an average individual running into problems are high and an orthopaedic doctor is an expert of the musculoskeletal system who can help you get rid of any type of problems associated with bones, muscles, ligaments tendons and joints.

Given their strength, resilience and capability to easily recover from any injury, any strain or injury to the musculoskeletal system can easily be treated by an expert orthopaedist if the problem is diagnosed at an early stage. Majority of the patients overlook and ignore the signs of an injury of strain and make it even tougher for potential problems. If you are on a similar boat and are in doubt whether you must consult any orthopaedist or not, then we are here to help you.

Here are the 3 signs that are indications that you must consult an orthopaedic doctor at the earliest:

Soft Tissue Injury 

It may be fine to give at least a day to see how a twisted knee, or busted wrist, sprained ankle behaves after performing the RICE (Rest, Ice, and Compression & Elevation) to see if the swelling and pain subsides. If they do not subside and injury is throwing a spanner into your everyday activities then you need a check-up at the earliest given that your activities can further worsen the injury.

Numbness or Weakness in Hand (wrist)  

Given the thousands of hours spent in typing and using forearm in not so ergonomically stable positions can irritate the median nerves that pass through the wrist causing pain and weakness in the wrist. Carpal tunnel syndrome as it is called, the condition can get worsen over time can be relieved with simple measures like wearing a splint or using certain hand positions and avoiding certain hand activities prescribed by an orthopaedic specialist.

Difficulty in Performing Everyday Routine

In a few cases, a patient may suffer from difficulty in performing everyday activities without any reason what so ever. This can happen due to long weakness or conditions that were accumulating in muscles, tendons or joints since years which is common in elderly people. Whatever is the reason, if you are experiencing sudden and increases difficulty performing your everyday activity you must consult an orthopaedist at the earliest to solve your problem.

While patients consult orthopaedic specialist readily for any sort of major injury, the above three conditions are commonly ignored by the patients which could lead to serious problems in the near future, especially for older adults. So make a point that any muscular skeletal problem that is persisting for more than a day must be diagnosed and treated by an orthopaedic specialist at the earliest. If you are in Mumbai and are looking for an expert orthopaedic surgeon in Mumbai to help with any kind of musculoskeletal problems, you can contact Dr Chirag Patel