by Dr. Venkata Swamy Boorgula | Jul 7, 2026 | Blog
A rotator cuff tear and a frozen shoulder both cause shoulder pain, but the giveaway is weakness versus stiffness. A torn cuff leaves the shoulder weak and sore when you lift or rotate the arm, though someone else can usually still move it for you. A frozen shoulder...
by Dr. Venkata Swamy Boorgula | Jul 3, 2026 | Blog
Neither meniscal repair nor meniscectomy is automatically better, because they solve the problem in opposite ways and suit different tears. Repair stitches the torn cartilage back together and keeps the meniscus intact, which protects the knee over the long run but...
by Dr. Venkata Swamy Boorgula | Jun 29, 2026 | Blog
Perimenopause is the transition phase before menopause, and for most women, it begins between the ages of 40 and 47. Periods become irregular, sleep gets disrupted, mood swings show up out of nowhere, and the body starts behaving in ways that feel unfamiliar. The...
by Dr. Venkata Swamy Boorgula | Jun 26, 2026 | Blog
Knee pain that flares on stairs usually comes down to how the kneecap moves and how much cushioning is left behind it. The common culprits are patellofemoral pain, where the kneecap doesn’t track cleanly, worn cartilage under the kneecap, a meniscus tear, or...
by Dr. Venkata Swamy Boorgula | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
First trimester care is mostly about confirming the pregnancy, getting the basics in place, and keeping an eye out for anything that needs attention early. That means a dating scan to confirm how far along you are and that the heartbeat’s there, starting folic...
