General Orthopedics
Our board-certified doctors are familiar and experienced with all orthopedic conditions, including fractures, degenerative conditions and other musculoskeletal injuries.
Sports Medicine
Several of our doctors specialize in sports medicine, a field aiming to treat injuries sustained during athletic activity, and to return athletic patients to optimal function as safely and efficiently as possible.
At TPOMG, our doctors are themselves athletes, and understand the importance of physical activity to a healthy lifestyle. Our sports medicine specialists include Dr. David Hackley, Dr. Stephen Shoemaker, Dr. Christopher Urband and Dr. Donald Fithian.
If you’ve experienced a sports injury, our physicians will provide a comprehensive evaluation to determine the cause of your pain or condition. After the evaluation, we create a treatment plan specifically tailored for each patient. Surgical treatment may be necessary, but numerous alternatives are frequently available to return you to an active lifestyle.
Some common conditions we treat include:
- Shoulder and rotator cuff injury
- Knee ligament injuries
- Tendon and muscle injuries
- Knee, shoulder and hip pain
Hand and Wrist
Dr. Richard Brown, a hand and wrist specialist, has over twenty-five years of experience as an upper extremity surgeon. Dr. Brown is trained in the latest surgical and non-surgical technical advances. He is currently a leading expert in Xiaflex technology, a new treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture.
Some common hand and wrist conditions we treat include:
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Elbow, wrist & hand arthritis
- Elbow, wrist & hand fractures
- Lateral and medial epicondylitis (Tennis elbow and Golfer’s elbow)
- Nerve & tendon lacerations
- Trigger finger
- Dupuytren’s contracture
Spine
At TPOMG, our physicians will provide a comprehensive evaluation to determine the cause of your pain or condition. Our goal is to return you to an active lifestyle. This often includes a conservative treatment course with appropriate medications and physical therapy. In some cases surgery or injections may be indicated. Dr. Richard Thunder is trained in the most recent technologies, including minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Some common spinal conditions we treat include:
- Sciatica
- Cervical disc herniation
- Lumbar disc herniation
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal deformity
- Scoliosis
- Spinal fractures/injuries
To schedule an appointment, please call us at (858) 535-1075.
Joint Reconstruction
At TPOMG, one of our joint replacement specialists will evaluate whether joint replacement is necessary. Our joint replacement specialists, Dr. F. Craig Swenson, Dr. Richard Thunder and Dr. Christopher Urband, have over forty years of combined experience in their field. Some common joint replacement surgeries we perform include total hip replacement and resurfacing as well as total and partial knee replacement.