Start with the problem
Conditions
Each page starts from the symptom: what commonly causes it, which signs need seeing urgently, how it is assessed, and what treatment usually looks like before anyone talks about surgery.
Knee
Knee Pain
Knee pain covers everything from a ligament sprained on a football pitch to arthritis that has been building for a decade.
Causes and treatment
Shoulder
Shoulder Pain
The shoulder trades stability for range of movement, and that is why it can go wrong in so many ways.
Causes and treatment
Shoulder
Frozen Shoulder
Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis, to give it its medical name) is the capsule around the shoulder joint thickening and tightening for no obvious reason.
Causes and treatment
Hip
Hip Pain
Hip pain is the one most often blamed on the wrong thing.
Causes and treatment
Hip
Avascular Necrosis of the Hip
In avascular necrosis, the bone in the ball at the top of the thigh bone dies because its blood supply has been cut off or reduced.
Causes and treatment
Sports
Sports Injuries
A sports injury is not a different kind of injury, but it comes with a different question.
Causes and treatment
Trauma
Fractures and Trauma
Most fractures are dealt with in an emergency department first, and the questions come afterwards: does this need an operation, how long in a cast, when can I use it again, and why does it still hurt at three months.
Causes and treatment
Not sure where you fit?
Bring whatever imaging you already have and it can be worked out in the consultation. Second opinions on surgery advised elsewhere are routine. He sees patients by appointment only, in Kharar, Mohali, and on set days each month in Solan.