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Problems with your knees can significantly impact your life, limiting mobility and causing discomfort. It can hold you back from even the simplest of everyday movements. Fortunately, with the help of total knee replacement surgeons, you can be on the path to a more comfortable and active life. However, total knee replacement surgery is just
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How To Prepare For Joint Replacement Surgery
Joint replacement surgery involves replacing a damaged joint with an artificial one. It is usually done to relieve pain and improve function in people who have arthritis or other conditions that damaged the joint beyond natural repair. There are many different types of joints in the body, and some can be replaced with artificial prostheses.
Read MoreIs Joint Replacement a Major Surgery?
An aching hip or knee can make even the simplest tasks challenging. Orthopedic doctors will first recommend conservative treatments like physical therapy and medication to relieve patients’ symptoms. However, if these are not enough to ease pain and improve a patient’s quality of life, joint replacement surgery may be the next step in the treatment
Read More5 Facts About Joint Replacements
Joint replacement surgery, also called joint arthroplasty, is a remarkable way for patients to regain musculoskeletal function, relief of pain and other debilitating symptoms. Arthroplasty, as a real boon to many of the 21 million Americans suffering from arthritis, replaces a diseased joint in the part or whole with synthetic components. Let’s look at 5
Read MoreExercises That Will Help You Regain Mobility After Joint Replacement
Regaining mobility after a joint replacement can be a challenge. Luckily, there are many exercises you can do at home to help get your strength back after a knee or hip replacement. Whether you’ve received a total or partial joint replacement, there is still a lot of work to be done to regain mobility with
Read MoreHow to Find a Joint Replacement Doctor Who Fits Your Needs
Joint replacement surgery, also known as arthroplasty, is a procedure that involves removing part of or the entire diseased joint and replacing it with a prosthesis to provide long-term pain relief and restore normal function. The procedure may be necessary for cases where there is extensive joint damage or where symptoms no longer respond to
Read MoreAre Your Joints Aching For Relief? Why Joint Replacement May Be The Best Option
Are you suffering from pain or discomfort in your joints? The symptoms of arthritis and other diseases can continue to get worse until your joints ache severely. If the pain becomes unbearable, it may be time to consider joint replacement for your hip, knee, shoulder, or elbow. Joint Replacement is an orthopedic surgery where the
Read MoreTop Ten Advantages of Having a Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
The hip joint is located where the pelvis and the thigh bone meet and is one of the body’s largest weight-bearing joints. If you’re suffering from hip pain and have tried treatment methods like medications, injections, and physical therapy to no avail, it may be time to consider hip replacement surgery. During hip replacement surgery,
Read MoreBenefits of getting a joint replacement
If you were recommended to get a joint replacement surgery, you may be wondering if this is a good decision. Typically recommended as a final option for patients with chronic pain brought on by extensive damage to a joint, joint replacement surgery can be the source of long-term pain relief for many. It involves removing
Read MoreJoint Reconstruction vs. Joint Replacement
Surviving a car accident or developing debilitating arthritis may leave you with chronic pain and mobility issues. Sometimes, it even takes a while for physical problems to appear after an injury. Joint pain can make the simplest tasks difficult, such as walking, going up and down the stairs – even sitting. The good news is
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