Conditions and Treatments

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, and according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than one-third of U.S. adults have obesity. This condition affects men and women of all ages, races, ethnicities, and education levels.

Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which a child briefly stops breathing during sleep – often many times in a night. These pauses can interrupt deep sleep, sometimes causing the child to wake up gasping for air. Left untreated, obstructive sleep apnea can lead to long-term health problems, including heart and lung issues, poor growth, and behavioral changes. 

Cooper’s Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery offers you an exceptional level of advanced expertise in diagnosing and treating the conditions that affect the function and aesthetics of the mouth, teeth, jaws and face.

Cooper’s Head and Neck Cancer Center offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for oral cancer, a type of cancer that starts in the mouth.

Cancer of the oropharynx is a type of head and neck cancer that includes the tonsils, the back of the mouth and the base of the tongue. 

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis. It is a chronic “wear-and-tear” disease of the joints that most often affects the weight-bearing joints (knee, hip and spine), but can also occur in the hands, shoulder, ankle—virtually any joint in the body.

Osteomyelitis is a rare but serious condition in which bone tissue becomes infected. It usually occurs when infection in one part of the body spreads through the bloodstream into the bone, or a fracture or orthopaedic surgery exposes the bone to bacteria.

Osteoporosis means porous bone. It is a disease in which bone density is reduced, causing bones to thin, weaken and become brittle. This, in turn, greatly increases the risk of bones breaking. The bones most often affected by osteoporosis are the hips, spine and wrists.

Osteoporosis and osteopenia are two common conditions that can lead to weakened bones.

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone cancer (cancer that starts in the bone). This disease more commonly affects children and teens, but can be seen in the elderly population. At the Orthopaedic Oncology Center at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, our doctors treat a large number of patients with osteosarcoma compared to other centers in South Jersey.

Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa) is a painful inflammation of the external ear canal that often affects children and teens. Swimmer’s ear is caused by fungi or bacteria. Water that gets trapped in the ear canal after swimming, for example, may let bacteria and fungi grow.

Otitis media is the medical term for a painful infection or inflammation in the middle ear. Most children have at least one middle ear infection by the time they are 3 years old. While not as common, adults can get these ear infections, too.