Dr. Melissa Womble, PhD Neuropsychologist, Director of Inova Sports Medicine Concussion Program Now Offering Telemedicine Visits To protect the health and safety of our patients and team members, we now offer telemedicine visits. Call 703-970-6427 for a virtual visit with Dr. Melissa Womble rather than an in-person appointment. Sports Psychology Providing the Mental Skills to Reach Your Athletic Potential Inova Sports Medicine offers sport psychology services to athletes, teams and coaches at all levels.

One-on-One Performance Training To protect our athletes' health and safety, we now offer one-on-one performance training to help you return to play. Our performance training program delivers a progressive workout designed to meet the needs of athletes and active adults.

Curious About MAKOplasty? Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Nauman Akhtar explains the MAKOplasty tool for partial joint resurfacing of the knee and total hip replacements. Watch video

Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis) Expand Content Osteonecrosis is loss of blood supply to the bones. Without blood, the bone tissue dies and the bone structures collapse, resulting in pain and loss of function. Chronic steroid use, deep sea diving, severe fracture of the shoulder, sickle cell disease and heavy alcohol use are risk factors. A shoulder joint replacement is an effective treatment for osteonecrosis. Talk with your doctor to see if shoulder replacement is the best option for your condition.

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Sameer H Nagda, MD Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Close description about Inova Medical Group members Board-certified specialties granted by an ABMS Member Board. Learn more about board certification. Clinical Interests: Elbow Problems/Surgery and Treatments, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Sports Injuries Close Areas of special interest identified by the physician or additional training completed. Years of Experience: 23 Save Ryan G.

Doing your own pre-op research and preparation is very important to ensure the best possible outcome for your shoulder replacement. It is important to familiarize yourself with the surgical procedure and recovery process. Our surgeons and staff strongly recommend that patients (and their coach) watch our shoulder replacement video and complete the online quiz (below).

PRE-OP VIDEO: Review infection prevention guidelines; night before surgery tips on showering, eating, and medications; and what to do on the day of your surgery. ALL ABOUT JOINT REPLACEMENT: This 10-minute video goes over everything you can expect before, during and after your joint replacement procedure at Inova.

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Rehabilitation From traumatic, life threatening injuries to the common orthopedic ailments, we can help your body heal. Inova offers the full range of physical and occupational therapy services to get you moving again. If you are hospitalized, your rehabilitation begins during your inpatient stay. Extensive outpatient services are also available for your convenience. Inova offers the full range of inpatient and outpatient physical and occupational therapy.