COVINGTON, LOUISIANA – AVALA, a leading healthcare provider that offers state-of-the-art healthcare, physical therapy, and imaging services for patients, announces its establishment of the AVALA Physician Network, a high-quality integrated group of physicians. The AVALA Physician Network will be available across St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Jefferson Parishes to provide patients with access to AVALA’s first-class […]
WHAT ARE SPRAINS AND STRAINS? Sprains and strains affecting your daily routine? Read our guide to help get you back to your normal everyday activities! A sprain is a stretch and/or tear of a ligament (a band of fibrous tissue that connects two or more bones at a joint). You can injure one or more […]
WHAT IS SCOLIOSIS? Scoliosis, occurring during a child’s growth spurt, causes individuals to develop an abnormal S-shaped or C-shaped curve of the spine. The curve can happen on either side of the spine and in different places in the spine. With treatment, observation, and follow-up with an orthopedic spine physician, most children and teens with […]
Aching and swelling in your joints? You might have tendinitis. Learn more about this condition and how AVALA can get you moving again! OVERVIEW OF TENDINITIS Tendinitis is the swelling of a tendon, a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones. It is a common condition that most often affects the shoulder, […]
If you have had lower back pain, you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor. Back pain can range in intensity from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp or shooting pain. It can begin suddenly as a result of an accident or by lifting […]