by William Brown, MD | Dec 15, 2018 | Diagnoses, General Information
Find a Doctor You Can Trust No surgery should be taken lightly. It means trusting another person to go inside of your body with tools and make you better. Especially when it comes to something as painful as a sports hernia, you’ll want to make sure you’ve found the...
by William Brown, MD | Oct 31, 2018 | General Information, Inguinal Hernia
Inguinal Hernias – Easier To Get Than You Think An inguinal hernia happens when tissue, such as part of your intestine, bulges through a weak spot in your abdominal muscles. This bulge can be painful, especially when lifting a heavy object, twisting, bending...
by William Brown, MD | Oct 23, 2018 | General Information, Treatment of Sports Hernias
It is Important To Be Informed Even though hernia repair surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures, it does not come without potential complications. There are two steps you can take to lower your risk. One, choose an expert and experienced surgeon who has...
by William Brown, MD | Jul 24, 2018 | General Information, Sports Hernia Surgery
Choosing the Right Hernia Repair Surgeon Hernia repair is a common surgery by today’s medical standards – as common as cesarean sections and appendectomies. That’s not to say that you should settle for any surgeon to repair your hernia. Hernia repair is a surgery,...
by William Brown, MD | Dec 12, 2017 | General Information, Inguinal Hernia
Are Smokers More Prone to Inguinal Hernias? Smokers, listen up. There are numerous reasons why you should quit smoking. You’re aware, so we won’t bother you with the benefits to a healthy heart and lungs. We’ll stick to how smoking affects inguinal hernias –...
by William Brown, MD | Nov 28, 2017 | General Information, Inguinal Hernia
Dr. Brown Explains What an Inguinal Hernia Is You notice that you feel pain when you cough, lift objects, sneeze, or do other things that affect the lower abdominal region. And you feel a bulge in the area. You find that even if you take it easy as soon as you...