Your knee is an important part of your body. It is a vital joint that allows you to walk, run, and move freely. However, when pain and injury from different kinds of conditions affect your knee, knee replacement surgery can help you regain your mobility. What is Knee Replacement Surgery? Knee Read More
Joint Replacement Surgery
Types of Hip Replacement Procedures: Understanding Your Options
Hip replacement surgery can be a life-changing procedure for patients suffering from chronic and severe pain that limits mobility. Today, a hip replacement has a very high success rate. Most hip replacement patients are satisfied with the outcomes of the procedure. An orthopedic surgeon can use Read More
How to Find the Best Hip Replacement Surgeon
Hip surgery is often recommended for patients who suffer from hip conditions such as arthritis and sports injuries. One of the surgical treatments available is joint replacement, which replaces a damaged hip with a prosthetic one. Hip replacement surgeons are the best at performing this sort of Read More
Preparation Tips for Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip replacement surgery is a major procedure that requires proper preparation and planning to ensure a successful outcome. The procedure involves replacing the damaged joint with an artificial implant. Around 300,000 hip replacements are done in the United States every year. The tips in this blog Read More
How Can Total Knee Replacement Help You?
If the arthritis pain in your knee has become debilitating, your orthopedic doctor may recommend having a total knee replacement. You may be surprised to learn that knee replacement surgery is exceptionally safe, effective, and usually outpatient – so you can go home later that day. Today’s joint Read More
How Do I Know if Shoulder Replacement Surgery is Necessary?
Shoulder replacement surgery is usually recommended to patients who fail to experience adequate relief from shoulder pain using conservative treatments. Pain, whether it’s from a problematic rotator cuff or osteoarthritis, can be very restricting. During shoulder replacement surgery, the doctor Read More
What Is an Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery?
A hip replacement is recommended to patients who have advanced hip arthritis, where the pain is unbearable and mobility is severely limited. Hip replacement surgery has two main approaches: posterior (from the back) and anterior (from the front). An anterior hip replacement surgery is Read More
Recovery From Hip Replacement
Are you suffering from severe pain due to arthritis, hip fracture, or another hip condition? Did various conservative treatments such as medications, injections, and therapy work for you? If these treatments fail to alleviate your severe pain, which is a possible symptom of a degenerative hip Read More
Movement Restrictions After Joint Replacement Surgery
Joint replacement surgery is a very beneficial procedure for those who need it. While it is a safe procedure, it is still considered major surgery. You will likely need extensive time to heal, and during this time, there will be movement restrictions to adhere to. Let’s take a look at what you Read More
When Hip Replacement Surgery Becomes Your Best Option
When you have recurring hip pain from a joint problem, your doctor will first try conservative pain management techniques. However, as hip joint problems worsen and cause severe pain and limited mobility, your doctor may recommend hip replacement surgery. At the Joint Replacement Institute, our Read More
