Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

What is Musculoskeletal Care?

14 Jan 2025 · 0 min

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Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter defines musculoskeletal care (orthopedics) as the medical care of the skeleton: bones, joints, and muscles. He states the field covers conditions from sprains and broken bones to torn tendons/muscles and general joint pain, and notes a trend toward fewer operations and more conservative (non‑operative) management while retaining the option for surgery when needed.

Musculoskeletal care is what we call orthopedics, right? So that's, that's the care of this, the skeleton, right? Bones, joints and muscles. And, and we have a combination approach. We really are edging more towards less operations than, Than doing operations, but, but we can do operations. So it would be anything from a sprain to a broken bone to a torn tendon or muscle encompasses all of joint pain.