Brandon Naylor, D.O.

06/25/2022

Congratulations Northside Hospital Forsyth on earning Healthgrades Top Honors for Outstanding Patient Experience, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement and Surgical Care Excellence Award.

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

https://www.healthgrades.com/hospital-directory/georgia-ga-atlanta/northside-hospital-forsyth-hgstdb336f56110005

06/11/2022

Thanks to Orthopedics Today and Healio for the opportunity to share some thoughts and experience with virtual physical therapy. The article reviews the evolution and advantages of remote convalescent platforms.

CHICAGO — Results showed patients who utilized a virtual physical therapy program after total knee arthroplasty had similar outcomes, but significant cost and time savings, compared with patients who used a formal physical therapy program.“Virtual physical therapy may not be the best opt...

05/22/2022

Congratulations to Northside Hospital Forsyth, recognized by Healthgrades as the #1 hospital for Joint Replacement for 2022. I am honored to be part of the total knee and joint replacement program at Northside Hospital Forsyth. Healthgrades rankings and awards determine and communicate a hospital’s superior performance when compared to other eligible hospitals.

To help consumers evaluate and compare local hospital performance specific to specialty service lines and specialty focus areas, Healthgrades analyzed and identified the top ranked hospitals in each state across eight key specialty areas for 2022. The Joint Replacement specialty award recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in total knee and hip replacement. The Joint Replacement specialty award is based on:

• Total Hip Replacement

• Total Knee Replacement

To be considered for an award in this specialty area, a hospital must be evaluated and categorized into one of three performance categories for both total knee replacement and total hip replacement. We evaluate both procedures based on in-hospital complications. The Joint Replacement award is based on a volume-weighted average of the z-scores for these procedures.

Northside Hospital Forsyth’s recognition as the #1 hospital for joint replacement highlights the efficiency of the hospital and healthcare staff, whose actual performance was better than predicted. Hospital are evaluated and stratified into three categories:

Better Than Expected – Actual performance was better than predicted and the difference was statistically significant at alpha = 0.1.
As Expected – Actual performance was not statistically significantly different from what was predicted at alpha = 0.1.
Worse Than Expected – Actual performance was worse than predicted and the difference was statistically significant at alpha = 0.1.
A complete review of Healthgrades’ rankings, methodology and evaluation can be found at 2022 Joint Replacement State Ranking Award Recipients & Methodology PDF (healthgrades.com).

03/26/2022

Is Virtual Physical Therapy appropriate for you following total knee replacement? We have found no significant difference in patient reported outcomes between outpatient PT versus virtual PT in the majority of patients.

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss our results at in Chicago. When considering total joint replacement ask your doctor if this may be a good option for you.

12/22/2021

Seasons Greetings from us all!

12/22/2021

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours, from all of us!

12/22/2021

When Should Patients Consider Joint Replacement Surgery?

There are multiple factors in deciding when to consider joint replacement surgery. It is important that the diagnosis be correct. Some issues that can cause joint pain overlap with osteoarthritis. For example, hip pain is sometimes caused by a pinched nerve in the low back.

It is also important for the patient to try conservative measures before proceeding with surgery. In medicine, we are always weighing the risks and benefits of treatment. If a NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) or a cortisone injection can keep you going, in general there are fewer risks to these treatments and are often preferred. Taking on the risks of surgery begin to make sense once these simpler treatments no longer work.

The third, and perhaps most important consideration, is how the pain affects you. I always ask my patients what their pain keeps them from doing. For some people it is exercise or sports such as tennis or golf. For other patients it is shopping. For many it is traveling or working in the garden. If you find yourself giving up on the things you love to do because of arthritis pain, I highly encourage you to have a conversation with a surgeon about joint replacement options.

The right time to do a surgery is when you have exhausted the other treatments and the pain from the osteoarthritis keeps you from being yourself.

Call our office for a consultation. Together we can determine if surgery is the right choice for you.

770-292-6500
Picture credit: Goldsberry

10/06/2021

Another great day at the office alongside Dr. Raley.

09/24/2021

The Direct Anterior total hip replacement is a minimally invasive approach reducing postoperative pain and expediting the recovery process. The technique also offers many other advantages compared to traditional approaches including a reduced occurrence of heterotopic bone formation, an often painful and restrictive process. Check out our recent publication identifying how we can further address this rare complication.

Heterotopic ossification (HO) can result in poorer clinical outcomes following total hip arthroplasty (THA). Multiple modes of intervention have been evaluated for HO prevention, including the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories. Additionally, multimodal pain management strategies including cele...

08/20/2021

We are pleased to serve our patients in two office locations:

2000 Howard Farm Drive
Suite 200
Cu***ng, GA 30041

3400 Old Milton Parkway
Building C, Suite 290
Alpharetta, GA 30005

Call 770-292-6500 to schedule your appointment.

03/12/2021

Clinic day with my colleague Jon Minter D.O.