The recovery that ensues after a knee replacement operation will be measured in months, but your rehabilitation program will change drastically as you progress through different stages of recovery. In an effort to help you understand what you’re in for and prepare you for each stage, we want to
Getting Back In The Game With Partial Knee Replacement
Is knee pain slowing you down or keeping you on the sidelines when all you want to do is stay active? If so, you’re not alone. Millions of Americans deal with knee pain that limits their physical capabilities, but for many it doesn’t have to be this way. There are ways to overcome knee discomfort
When Can I Return To Work After Knee Replacement Surgery?
More than one million Americans have a knee replaced every year in the US, and most of these patients have yet to officially retire from the workforce. Because of this, one of the most common questions we receive from patients during a knee replacement consult is “when can I get back to work after
Five Things To Know About Having Your Other Knee Replaced
It’s not uncommon for a person’s knee joints to wear down in an uneven fashion, meaning that one joint may reach the point where replacement surgery is the best option while the other knee is still in pretty good shape. However, years or even decades down the road, you may find that your other knee
Could A Blood Blocking Procedure Help Limit Pain From Knee Osteoarthritis?
New research out of Germany suggests that targeting specific arteries in the knee with a blood blocking procedure could significantly improve symptoms in patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. The technique, called genicular artery embolization (GAE), was shown to improve patients’ quality
4 Tips For Preventing Blood Clots After Knee Replacement Surgery
Joint replacement surgery continues to get safer as medical knowledge and technology improves, but we’ll never get to a place where there are zero risks associated with an operation. One risk that we work to minimize following a knee replacement procedure is the onset of blood clots. Blood clots
Why The Key To Knee Replacement Is In The Quadriceps
Orthopedic surgeons perform hundreds of thousands of knee replacement operations each year in the US, and they are always looking for ways to improve on the standard technique and make the procedure less taxing on the patient. Recently, a new knee replacement technique has started to become the
Can The Need For Knee Replacement Be Prevented?
As we’ve said on this blog several times in the past, preventing health problems is much preferred to treating them once they’ve developed. The same obviously holds true for knee replacement. If we can take steps to prevent degeneration and the need for a joint replacement procedure, this is
