by TOA Admin | Jun 27, 2020 | Dr. Conrad B. Ivie MD, Knee, Patient Education
We get a lot of questions about what is a robot? What does it do? How does it make you more accurate and more precise in surgery? So, what we wanted to do is go through all this and walk you through here. This is a Sawbones model or practice or demo model where...
by TOA Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Foot & Ankle, Patient Education
Hi, I’m Dr. Michael Tompkins. I’m an orthopedic surgeon at TOC and I’m foot and ankle trained. So I have a lot of patients that come to my clinic with a lot of heel pain. Sometimes it’s hard to differentiate posterior heel pain or pain on the...
by TOA Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | News, Shoulder, Testimonial
Pam Willis lived with pain in her left shoulder for many years. A retired Knoxville realtor, the 68-year-old now works part‐time at a women’s clothing store in Pigeon Forge, where she had trouble reaching clothes that were hanging higher up on the racks. “I could lift...
by TOA Admin | Jun 11, 2020 | News, Orthopedic Urgent Care After Hours, Sports Medicine
Sevier County school officials announced Covenant Health and Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (TOC) are now the exclusive sports medicine providers to Sevier County student athletes. TOC and Covenant Health will provide full-time athletic trainers at each of Sevier...
by TOA Admin | May 8, 2020 | Knee, Patient Education
Daniel G. Branham, M.D, a highly experienced hand surgeon at Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, explains what carpel tunnel syndrome is. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel is a condition where the median nerve which goes to the thumb,...