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Jesua Law
Orthopedist
Dr. Jesua Law is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Modesto, CA. Dr. Law specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases, and disorders of the hip and knee. As a hip and knee specialist surgeon, Dr. Law tends to end-stage osteoarthritis or other disorders pertaining to the hip and knee. He has special training in implant design and is well versed in "primary hip and knee" replacement surgeries as well as "redo" knee surgeries.
12 years
Experience
Jesua Law
- Modesto, CA
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
- Accepting new patients
What Is Osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is a wear-and-tear on joints. I commonly refer to this as "putting miles on the tires. " Similar to a new pair of tires on your car, the joints in your body may...
What can an orthopedic doctor do for knee pain?
Great Question! Knee pain is my specialty and it can vary based on what is wrong and how the injury occurred. Knee pain can be anything from a muscle strain, tendonitis, a torn READ MORE
Great Question! Knee pain is my specialty and it can vary based on what is wrong and how the injury occurred. Knee pain can be anything from a muscle strain, tendonitis, a torn meniscus or even a fracture, and all are treated differently. If your knee pain has been going on for over a month and has not gotten better with standard "rest, ice, compression, elevation," then you should see an orthopedic specialist to better assess your knee.
Do orthopedic doctors treat nerve pain?
Great question! Some orthopedic physicians treat nerve pain but not all do. Hand surgeons treat nerve pain in response to carpal tunnel syndrome and Orthopedic Spine surgeons READ MORE
Great question! Some orthopedic physicians treat nerve pain but not all do. Hand surgeons treat nerve pain in response to carpal tunnel syndrome and Orthopedic Spine surgeons treat nerve pain due to pinched nerves in the back. If you have general nerve pain you may better be served by a neurologist or pain management specialist.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
Do orthopedic doctors treat back pain?
Some do but not all. Some orthopedic surgeons decide to continue their training and become spine surgeons. Due to the complexity of the spine most of us do not however.
How long does it take to recover from arthroscopic knee surgery?
Good Afternoon, An arthroscopic knee surgery is different than what I specialize in which is knee replacement surgery. With an arthroscopic surgery small incisions are made in READ MORE
Good Afternoon,
An arthroscopic knee surgery is different than what I specialize in which is knee replacement surgery. With an arthroscopic surgery small incisions are made in the front of your knee and the surgery is performed via a camera. Recovery is variable but usually you can walk immediately after your surgery and incisions that take a few weeks to heal. Most are back at work within a few weeks to 2 months and can perform strenuous activities at the 2-3 month mark.
Knee replacement surgery is more invasive but the techniques I use minimize soft tissue damage and make it minimally invasive. The incision is usually about 4 inches long (varies based on anatomy) and through this incision I remove a small amount of diseased bone from both ends of knee. Once the diseased bone is removed I cap the ends of the bone with metal much like a dentist puts a crown on a tooth. Recovery for this is slightly slower than arthroscopic knee surgery but in most cases you are walking immediately after surgery and able to return to an office type job in 4 weeks or so. (8 weeks for strenuous activities)
Hope this helps!
An arthroscopic knee surgery is different than what I specialize in which is knee replacement surgery. With an arthroscopic surgery small incisions are made in the front of your knee and the surgery is performed via a camera. Recovery is variable but usually you can walk immediately after your surgery and incisions that take a few weeks to heal. Most are back at work within a few weeks to 2 months and can perform strenuous activities at the 2-3 month mark.
Knee replacement surgery is more invasive but the techniques I use minimize soft tissue damage and make it minimally invasive. The incision is usually about 4 inches long (varies based on anatomy) and through this incision I remove a small amount of diseased bone from both ends of knee. Once the diseased bone is removed I cap the ends of the bone with metal much like a dentist puts a crown on a tooth. Recovery for this is slightly slower than arthroscopic knee surgery but in most cases you are walking immediately after surgery and able to return to an office type job in 4 weeks or so. (8 weeks for strenuous activities)
Hope this helps!
How do I get rid of knee joint pain?
Good Afternoon, Knee pain in a young adult can be caused from several different things. Most common in a young basketball player is patellar tendonitis which will give you knee READ MORE
Good Afternoon,
Knee pain in a young adult can be caused from several different things. Most common in a young basketball player is patellar tendonitis which will give you knee pain below your knee cap but in the front of your knee. In that situation you rest your knee for a period of time and then perform a targeted rehab program to strengthen your tendon. It often times can be a muscular imbalance between a tight hamstring and/ or tight quadriceps. Resting, anti inflammatories and a targeted stretching and strengthening program usually takes care of these issues.
It is important that you are seen by an orthopedic surgeon if the above doesn't help. Even though the most common cause of this knee pain is a tendonitis, or muscular strain/sprain it can also be caused by cartilage damage which needs to be evaluated.
Hope this helps!
Knee pain in a young adult can be caused from several different things. Most common in a young basketball player is patellar tendonitis which will give you knee pain below your knee cap but in the front of your knee. In that situation you rest your knee for a period of time and then perform a targeted rehab program to strengthen your tendon. It often times can be a muscular imbalance between a tight hamstring and/ or tight quadriceps. Resting, anti inflammatories and a targeted stretching and strengthening program usually takes care of these issues.
It is important that you are seen by an orthopedic surgeon if the above doesn't help. Even though the most common cause of this knee pain is a tendonitis, or muscular strain/sprain it can also be caused by cartilage damage which needs to be evaluated.
Hope this helps!
