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It's FALL Season 2023

While you are looking up and around at the natural beauty and enjoying the cooler air, beware that falls can also happen when the ground gets slick with leaves and mud. Falls that happen outside can easily damage joints and bones.
Oct 13th, 2023

Are Your Knees Letting You Down?

Have you ever experienced your knees buckling underneath you? Have you ever tried to get up from a chair and looked for something to hang onto, to help you get up? These are all experiences that bring patients to knee doctor specialist, Dr. John Lochemes
Aug 17th, 2023

Achilles & His Heel

Let's go way back to ancient times and review where and why the word Achilles is associated with a point of weakness and vulnerability. This story means a lot to esteemed Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. John Lochemes of Titan Orthopedics.
Jul 19th, 2023

Are You Prepared For Orthopedic Surgery

Have you been injured on your job? Do you have a workers compensation injury? Or maybe you are a weekend warrior or student athlete that went left when you should have gone to the right, and now you are preparing for an upcoming orthopedic surgery.
Jul 1st, 2023

What To Do When You Have Shoulder Pain?

Most weekend warriors, golfers, and student athletes in the greater Memphis metro area know what a rotator cuff is...or are at least familiar with shoulder pain.
May 12th, 2023

Titan Orthopedics Unique In-House Physical Therapy

Titan Orthopedics, with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. John Lochemes, serving the Memphis metro area, sets itself apart by providing “in house” physical therapy with Physical Therapist Chris M. Valas, PT, DPT. This is just one of the special offerings.
Apr 23rd, 2023

What Is ͏the ͏Treatment for a Rotator Cuff Tear?

Shoulder pain plaguing your life? You're not͏ alone. Over 2 million Americans annually struggle with some form of rotator cuff issues. This complex joint, essential for daily activities and capable of supporting significant weight, may become painfully inf
Aug 27th, 2024

What is an Orthopedic Surgeon?

Whether you're running after your kids, tackling hiking trails, or showing off your best dance moves, keeping your musculoskeletal system in great shape is essential. Otherwise, joint pain can really mess up your life. The constant ache in your knee or the
Jul 24th, 2024

How do I Choose a Good Orthopedic Surgeon?

Bones and joints are important to keep us moving, playing, and living life to the fullest. So, if you're dealing with an ache, pain, or injury in your musculoskeletal system, finding the right orthopedic surgeon is a crucial step towards a successful recov
Jul 23rd, 2024

Pickleball Scores At Titan Orthopedics

If you have ever heard about or played Pickleball, then you probably already know that it is the fastest growing sport since coming out of the pandemic. Fortunately, the greater Memphis area is a supporter of this intergenerational fun and athletic pastime
Sep 21st, 2023