When you are faced with a decision about treatment for your hip or knee pain, choosing an orthopedic surgeon is crucial. You want a surgeon who is experienced and has advanced training on the treatment you need. A board-certified orthopedic surgeon has experience in joint replacement but may not always have the specialized training and […]
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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 […]
Dr. Gilbert: Choosing the Right Doctor for Your Second Opinion
If you receive a diagnosis of a chronic condition or severe illness, or if a physician tells you that you need to have surgery, it can be a good idea to seek a second opinion – this would either confirm that the information from your doctor was correct, or may offer another perspective or other […]
Joint Pain: 10 Ways that May Help Decrease Joint Pain
There are many health conditions that can cause joint pain on a daily basis. Joint pain can be caused by trauma from an injury, overuse injuries, autoimmune conditions, arthritis, and more. Many people with conditions like these live with daily pain, and it interferes with work, family time, hobbies, and fun. People who live with […]
Artificial Joint Revision Surgery
When someone has a joint replaced, they typically feel much better – their joint pain is greatly reduced or gone completely. Once healed, they have a new artificial joint that is usually a vast improvement over their own original joint, which had become so damaged that it was necessary to remove it and replace it […]
