Knee pain can hinder your ability to stay active, healthy, and live a full life. Yet, you may still feel unsure about fixing the problem. If you cringe at the thought of surgery, rest assured. At UVA, we have robotic knee replacements that make recovery easier and faster than ever.
If you have dense breast tissue or a high breast cancer risk, you need accurate, fast screening. With contrast-enhanced mammograms (CEM), we can discover cancers before standard mammograms.
CEM can feel like getting a regular mammogram. You'll get X-rays and feel some pressure. What makes CEM different is that before the imaging, you get an injection. We give you contrast dye through an IV.
Whether your joint pain and stiffness is chronic or from an injury, we have options for joint pain treatment.
You can take steps now to protect your joints. Staying healthy with food and exercise helps. But to slow cartilage breakdown and protect your joints:
Nerve pain, pain after surgery that won't go away, or other chronic pain you can’t control stops you from fully enjoying life. If your pain is affecting your day-to-day life and isn’t relieved with other treatments, a spinal cord stimulator may help.
At UVA, our pain management specialists can help you with stubborn pain. If you need a spinal cord stimulator, we're with you through every step of the process. And we'll help you dial in relief afterward.
If you have a spine problem, you may have accepted the idea of living with pain or limited mobility. But there are treatment options that can provide relief. At UVA Health, our spine care experts offer spinal fusion surgery using the aprevo implant.
Unlike other spinal implants, this device fits your spine’s specific shape. This tailored fit may allow the spine to heal more quickly and provides alignment that more closely matches the surgeon’s goals.
You may be visiting your doctor for mild chest pain. Or, you're seeing them for a routine visit. When they check your chest with an x-ray, the doctor finds an aortic root aneurysm. Although you may be feeling fine, this aneurysm can lead to an emergency.
A valve-sparing aortic root replacement, also called the David procedure, repairs aneurysms at the aortic root. We replace your aorta at the aortic root. But we keep your natural heart valve in place. That prevents you from needing a valve replacement procedure later on.
Sores on your feet or legs or problems getting erections are sometimes caused by artery conditions. Aortoiliac atherosclerosis, also called aortoiliac occlusive disease, happens when plaque builds up (atherosclerosis) on the walls of your iliac arteries. Your iliac arteries branch off from the end of your aorta. They bring blood down to your legs.
Atherosclerosis makes the arteries narrow and hard. The plaque slows and even stops the blood flow from your aorta to your legs. You might not know you have this disease.
Aneurysms are bulges that weaken the walls of your aorta, your largest blood vessel. If you have an aneurysm, they’re sometimes treated using a stent-graft. A stent-graft is a special tube that supports the inside wall of your aorta. Stent-grafts reduce pressure on the aneurysm.
An endoleak happens when blood finds a way around the stent graft and into the aneurysm. An endoleak can be life-threatening without treatment. You won't know you have an endoleak unless it's found during one of your checkups. But if it causes your aneurysm to tear, it's an emergency.
UVA Health has the first cancer center in Virginia named a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). We are among the elite centers in the United States to receive the NCI's highest designation.
This designation means we’re leaders in cancer research, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Our programs serve 3.2 million people in Virginia and eastern West Virginia. Our groundbreaking research helps us bring you: