The Importance of Treating the Patient & Not the X-ray
If you live in or near the San Antonio area and are suffering from an injury or medical condition that's limiting your mobility, causing you pain, or interfering with your ability to complete normal daily activities, you don't have to live with the pain. Instead, find an Orthopaedic specialist who will help you heal and treat your unique condition so you can regain full mobility, get back to the things you love, and live pain-free.
When choosing the right specialist to treat your hip, knee, or shoulder injury or condition, you must find someone who won't just treat the X-ray but instead will determine the root cause of your condition and then take the right steps to help you heal and regain full function and mobility.
At our office, we perform the necessary diagnostics to get more information about our patients and their condition, but our treatment plans don't rely solely on the findings of the x-ray.
The Purpose of Our X-Rays
Our x-rays are meant to complement the treatment process. Often, the image doesn't indicate the exact problem. Many patients may schedule an initial appointment to address knee pain, for example, when the primary issue lies in the hips. The source of the pain and the actual problem are not always the same. As physicians, our primary goal is to address the pain: but first, we need to find the root cause.
X-rays reveal valuable information, but they don't show pain. They don't indicate the disability and physical impairments, just arthritis. When we treat our patients, we ask extensive questions about their symptoms and then use the x-ray to treat patients and identify the likely source of pain.
Patient-Centered Treatment You Can Trust
When you visit our office to treat your symptoms, we will use digital imaging to find more information about your problem areas, but our primary goal is to treat you. X-rays can help us design treatment plans when the images, symptoms, and findings match. When they don't, it indicates we need to search for the underlying cause. Regardless of the x-ray findings, we will work tirelessly to treat the root cause of your pain to provide a proper diagnosis and treatment plan.
A Practice Built on Compassion, Innovation, Integrity, Collaboration, and Dedication
Our practice is built on a foundation that includes caring for our patients with compassion, providing innovative clinical expertise, operating with integrity in everything we do, collaborating within our team to treat our patients, and dedicating unparalleled care to our patients at every step.
When you trust us for orthopedic care, you'll experience a family-like atmosphere where patients come first. We'll use the latest technology and best practices to deliver the results that help you regain your mobility and get back to the things you love.
If you need a sports medicine or joint replacement expert, or you're dealing with hip, knee, or shoulder pain and need an orthopedic specialist to help you heal, your search ends here. Contact us today at San Antonio Orthopaedic Specialists to learn more about our services, schedule your initial appointment, and begin your healing journey!