If you are set to have hip replacement surgery, you probably have a number of different questions that you want to ask your surgeon. How long will the operation take? What will rehabilitation look like? What can you do to help prepare for your surgery? These are some of the more common questions we
What Could Make Someone Ineligible For Hip Replacement Surgery?
If you’ve been dealing with significant pain and discomfort in your hips that hasn’t resolved with the help of physical therapy or other conservative care methods, you may be wondering if hip replacement surgery is the next best option. Hip replacement surgery can help restore function and
5 Reasons A Partial Knee Replacement Could Require Revision
As we’ve mentioned on this blog numerous times in the past, a partial knee replacement operation can be the perfect solution for a patient dealing with degeneration in one compartment of their knee. The procedure preserves more healthy tissue and allows for a more natural feeling in your knee. But
What Can I Do To Make Knee Replacement Surgery Easier?
You might believe that the success of your knee replacement operation and the ease of your recovery is completely in the hands of the surgeon performing your procedure, but that’s simply not true. You play a major role in the success of your knee replacement operation, and if you play your cards
6 Tips To Reduce Swelling After Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Swelling is a natural response to trauma. When your body is injured, blood and fluids are brought to the area so that it swells up, which makes movement a little more difficult. That’s the idea, because if the body can help to restrict movement at the injury site, it can hopefully help to prevent
The One Reason Why People Are Getting Knees Replaced At An Earlier Age
Knee replacement surgery is safer and easier to perform today than it was decades ago, but safety isn’t the reason more people are undergoing knee replacement surgery. In fact, not only are the total number of knee replacement operations increasing from years past, the average age of the patient is
Surgeon Stereotypes Proven False For Hip Replacement Patients
There was a time long ago when a surgeon was viewed as a “male” profession, but those days are long gone and more women are pursuing careers in surgery than ever before. This is incredibly inspiring, because the more skilled surgeons who enter the field, the better access patients will have to a
The Benefits of Weight Loss Before Knee Replacement Surgery
If you are going to have one or both of your knees replaced in the future, you probably have a number of things on your mind, and odds are weight loss isn’t one of them. This is especially true if knee degeneration has made movement difficult or downright painful. However, if you can find a way to
