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Good nutrition can speed your post-surgical healing
Good nutrition can speed your post-surgical healing. Even the most minimally invasive hip or knee surgery is still exactly that –…
What to do about hip pain
What to do about hip pain? When arthritis of the hip becomes so painful and limiting that their lives become unlivable, many…
Joint replacement in younger patients
Joint replacement in younger patients continues to increase. More joint replacements are being done now than ever. In fact, it is estimated…
Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery
Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery has been popularized over the past decade when patient demand for less pain and faster recovery put pressure on both surgeons and implant manufacturers to develop better techniques. What have evolved are better implants and instruments, which match better-trained and understanding…
Preparing for knee replacement surgery
Preparing for knee replacement surgery involves establishing relationships – with a physical therapist, with your insurance company, and with the…
Too old for knee replacement surgery?
Too old for knee replacement surgery? Nonsense! Each year, over 580,000 people in the U.S. undergo total
Hip pain after total hip replacement surgery
The last two questions we’ll address in this series about total hip replacement relate to regaining motion and to residual…
Activity after total hip replacement surgery
Getting “back to normal” will depend greatly on your pre-operative physical condition and what you consider to be normal activity. …