Palomar Orthopaedic Specialists is the private practice of Dr. Patrick M. O’Meara located in Escondido, North County San Diego. An “orthopaedic surgeon” is a physician who specializes in correcting problems associated with bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Dr. O’Meara provides treatment for injuries and conditions of the neck, back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle and foot. He treats arthritis, sports injuries, fractures, sprains, tendonitis, bursitis, nerve injuries, overuse injuries and work-related injuries.
Palomar Orthopaedic Specialists utilizes both non-operative management and state-of-the-art surgical procedures in order to provide optimum correction and cures. Difficult and previously failed cases are routinely accepted and managed. Dr. O’Meara strives to deliver a rapid recovery with pain-free function so that their patients can quickly return to their work, sports and active lives.
The non-operative management employed at Palomar Orthopaedic Specialists includes medications, localized injections, splinting, bracing, physical therapy, specially-designed rehabilitation programs, patient education, and activity modification. The non-operative management programs are designed to allow patients to remain active during their treatment and recovery.
The operative management offered at Palomar Orthopaedic Specialists consists of state-of-the-art surgical procedures that can almost exclusively be performed as outpatient procedures at highly specialized private surgery centers. Care at these centers is more streamlined, more personable, more luxurious, more professional, more specialized and more enjoyable. Only a few orthopedic procedures still require inpatient surgery at a hospital and when they are necessary, Dr. O’Meara will supervise your care and be with you every day while you are in the hospital.
Palomar Orthopaedic Specialists combines non-operative management, state-of-the-art surgical procedures, and specialized rehabilitation programs in order to provide the most comprehensive and advanced orthopedic services for optimum results and patient satisfaction.
