Dr Nimon’s Blog
Find answers to common musculo-skeletal issues
Do you have a question about an Orthopaedic issue? Like to learn more?
Here are some common answers that Dr Gavin Nimon has prepared along with some other useful pieces of information:-
Shoulder Surgery: Reconstruction vs Replacement
A Guide by Dr Gavin Nimon ( Adelaide Shoulder Surgeon) The human shoulder is a marvel of biomechanics, facilitating a wide range of motions and tasks. Yet, with this complexity comes vulnerability to injuries and degenerative conditions. When non-operative treatments...
Driving with a shoulder injury or after surgery
Driving with a shoulder injury or after surgery How Quickly Can You Drive After Shoulder Surgery? A Guide for Australian Patients Shoulder surgery, whether for rotator cuff repairs, shoulder replacements, or any other reason, requires a significant recovery...
Week of teaching and education
It’s been a hectic week, starting with teaching at the students surgical course run in Adelaide at the Convention Centre, where we demonstrated on plastic “saw bones” fixation of neck of femur fractures and ankle fractures. I then co-convened the surgical education...
Wide Awake Local Anaesthetic Surgery
Wide Awake Local Anaesthetic Surgery ( Walent) Advantages of Hand Surgery Under Local Anaesthetic There are many advantages of hand surgery under local anaesthetic. The patient is wide awake and can communicate with the surgeon during the procedure. This allows for a...
Invited talk on Shoulder Pain
Gavin Nimon talks to year 6 Medical Students at University of Adelaide https://youtu.be/NvuQ3Ji9qzk I was delighted to get back to face to face teaching yesterday when I was invited to give a talk on Shouder pain to the University students. It was well received and...
Introducing Portable Ultrasound at Glenelg Orthopaedics
Our team now has access to a brand new, state of the art portable ultrasound machine.