More than 650,000 total hip replacements are performed each year in the United States, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – and for good reasons. Second, only to the knee, the hip is the most weight-bearing joint in the human body, vulnerable to injury or, more commonly, painful degenerative joint disease (or […]
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TYPES OF EXERCISES TO AVOID WHEN YOU HAVE HIP ARTHRITIS
There’s nothing like regular exercise and physical activity to strengthen your muscles and joints, keep your body limber, and prevent aches and pains. However, if you are suffering from hip arthritis, there are certain exercises that will only exacerbate your condition and should therefore be avoided. Osteoarthritis (OA) – often referred to as wear-and-tear arthritis […]
Why Is My Orthopedic Surgeon Recommending a Partial Knee Replacement?
If you have severe and persistent knee pain in one spot in your knee, then you may have localized arthritis. If your osteoarthritis damage – the wearing-down of the protective cartilage in your knee – is only in one section of your knee and is not across the entire knee, then your orthopedic surgeon may […]
Orthopedic Surgeon Credentials: The Importance of Experience and Training
When it comes to treating your hip or knee pain, selecting the right orthopedic surgeon is vital. You want a doctor who not only has a solid foundation in orthopedics but also possesses advanced training and experience in the specific treatment you need. While a board-certified orthopedic surgeon may have general experience treating injuries to […]
Symptoms of a failed hip replacement
Hip replacement surgery is one of the most common and most successful orthopedic surgeries performed today. Over 600,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Since the majority of people who undergo this surgery are suffering from hip pain that was caused by hip arthritis, the absence or minimization of pain after […]
Pickleball Injuries – 5 Tips to Avoid Getting Hurt!
Who’s up for a game of pickleball? Pickleball is quickly becoming one of the most popular recreational sports in the US, especially with the 55 and older crowd. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a game that’s kind of a cross between tennis, racket ball and ping pong. The net is lower, and the […]
Hip Replacement – How it Can Change Your Life and Help Your Mental Health
Can you imagine how it would feel to wake up in the morning and hop out of bed without any pain or stiffness? If you suffer from arthritis in one or both hips, you probably feel like that would be a dream come true. Chronic pain, like the kind caused by hip arthritis, can be […]
Post-Surgery Process for A Total Knee Replacement
If you’ve been suffering with knee pain from arthritis and you’ve tried physical therapy, exercise, medications and even losing weight to help, but without success, you may have been given the option of a total knee replacement. In fact, this could be your best bet to begin living a pain-free life again. If this is […]
Benefits of Using Telehealth Rehabilitation Following Total Joint Replacement Surgery
If you have had, or are soon to have, either knee or hip replacement surgery, the most important aspect of your recovery now becomes adequate rehabilitation of your new joint. With focused and purposeful physical therapy, you will build up strength to support your joint, restore movement of the joint, decrease the amount of pain […]
What You Need to Know Before Your Hip Replacement Surgery
You just got off the phone with your orthopedic surgeon’s office, and your hip replacement surgery date is set. No matter how long you’ve been suffering with the pain of hip arthritis, it is probably a relief to know that once you’ve recovered from surgery, you’ll be living the active lifestyle that arthritis had taken […]
