by Gil Salisbury | Apr 16, 2019 | Nicholas A. Abidi, MD
Joint Replacement Awareness Day® is an online educational event for people suffering from joint pain and considering, planning, or having had hip or knee replacement surgery. We are proud to announce the 2nd Annual Joint Replacement Awareness Day® program to be held Saturday, May 4, 2019.
This event will bring together leading orthopedic surgeons, related clinicians and patients to share their knowledge and stories. You’ll learn everything you need to know pre-operatively and post-operatively that make joint replacement one of the most successful means of helping patients regain their quality of life and get back to activities that matter most to them. The ultimate goal of Joint Replacement Awareness Day®is to abate fear and dispel confusion and anxiety surrounding joint replacement surgery and provide the comfort patients such as yourself need to pursue treatment confidently.
We want you to be a part of this free public service educational event so SIGN UP for updates to the 2019 program and to watch the live streaming event on May 4, 2019.
We’ll see you there!
by Gil Salisbury | Jan 14, 2019 | Christian Heywood, M.D, News & Events, Nicholas A. Abidi, MD
Considering Total Joint Replacement?
Come hear Nicholas Abidi, MD & Christian Heywood, MD in the Education Center at Dominican Hospital on Thursday, January 17th, from 6-730 PM.
Call 831-457-7034 to register.
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by Gil Salisbury | Nov 21, 2018 | News & Events, Nicholas A. Abidi, MD
“Nicholas Abidi of OrthoNorCal said it takes more than immobilizing the ankle with medical tape because rushers ‘are literally exploding through and carrying people.’”
As college football players approach graduation, playing in the NFL is a common dream. Unfortunately, the fate of their athletic careers can often be determined by an accident, on or off the field, that could end it all. Many are questioning what the fate of Bryce Love’s football career has in store as he heals from a left ankle injury. However, Love isn’t too concerned as his goal is to become a Pediatrician and help undeserved communities. What is in store for Love’s future, medicine or the NFL?
To read the entire article, click here.
by Gil Salisbury | Aug 22, 2018 | News & Events, Nicholas A. Abidi, MD
On Thursday, 8/16/18, Dr. Nicholas Abidi spoke at Dominican Hospital on Joint Care for Lower Extremities. We had a great turnout, with 40+ in attendance! We’re so thankful for the support of our community. We’ll have more community events in the Capitola/Los Gatos area coming soon. Stay up-to-date with our current news & events on our website and social media platforms.
by Gil Salisbury | Jun 21, 2018 | News & Events, Nicholas A. Abidi, MD
Laguna Seca fans! This weekend, 6/23 & 6/24, Dr. Abidi will be at the race track helping out the Medical Staff!
Consecutive successes put van der Mark and Lowes in an extraordinary position as WorldSBK heads stateside
Three wins in four races, a first 1-2 in seven years, both riders topping the rostrum – could the mood in the Pata Yamaha team get any better? Perhaps, with a similar performance at Laguna Seca. The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has been rocked by the YZF-R1s in the past two races, and going into the GEICO US Round the message couldn’t be clearer: let the good times roll.
Neither rider has a long history of US successes, but neither did at Brno or Donington Park either. The one closest to reaching Laguna glory was Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) back in 2016, when he finished Race 1 in fourth place – just ahead of Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team), a few months before becoming teammates.
The Brit took 118 races to open his win count in WorldSBK, but that stunning Brno triumph showed that it should not take 118 more for number two. Consistency has been the name of the game for Lowes this season, scoring points in every race so far, even when not taking regular podium positions. If he can keep the momentum from his Czech victory going and step up at Laguna, the sky is the limit for the 27-year-old in the six remaining rounds.
It also helps that Lowes, as is the case with most of the riders, loves the Californian track: “It’s a fantastic circuit and place to come and race. The famous corkscrew section is lots of fun… The TV really doesn’t do the gradient justice! In general, it’s a tricky track and hard to get a good setting but lately, we have been working better and better as a team and it just makes me so excited to get there and keep on working!”.
Van der Mark couldn’t follow his Donington double with another win, but his second place in Race 2 means that he is now third in the WorldSBK standings and just 9 points behind Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in second.
The Dutchman has always finished in the top 10 in the US. With a faster bike now accompanying his huge talent, what is the goal for van der Mark this year? “Last year my results were not great here but this year the bike has improved so much, as we could see at the last couple of rounds, so I am really confident we can fight for the podium again”.
Could the Yamaha men win a race for a third weekend in a row? Find out with all the action from California available thanks to the WorldSBK VideoPass.
http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2018/Can%20the%20Yamaha%20duo%20keep%20momentum%20going%20at%20Laguna
by Gil Salisbury | May 31, 2018 | News & Events, Nicholas A. Abidi, MD
Dr. Nicholas Abidi was a guest on Michael Olson’s Food Chain Radio Show to speak about the Opioid Epidemic in the United States. Click the link to listen to the segment: www.metrofarm.com. (#1149: Managing Pain)
“In one year of the Opioid Epidemic– 2016– the United States lost more people than in did in the entire nineteen years of the Viet Nam War. And so we pause to ask…
Can we manage pain without killing ourselves with opioids?
Michael Olson’s Food Chain Radio Show hosts orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nicholas Abidi, and palliative care specialist Dr. William Morris, for a conversation about managing pain.
Topics include the relationship of pain management and healing; why the United States lost control over its opioid use; and how doctors are now managing pain with and without opioids”
