Signs You Need a Hip Replacement
Who needs a hip replacement surgery? Dr. Dan Albright, an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh NC, explains when a patient may want to consider hip replacement surgery.
Who needs a hip replacement surgery? Dr. Dan Albright, an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh NC, explains when a patient may want to consider hip replacement surgery.
Some scientists think that joint pain in cold weather isn’t itself caused by the temperature, but rather by shifts in barometric pressure.
You are probably too aware of how hip and knee pain affects your mobility, especially if you want to exercise. The bad news is that having hip and knee pain or inflammatory conditions like arthritis puts you at a greater risk of developing some heart conditions.
Using a mobile MRI truck, researchers followed runners for 4,500 kilometers through Europe to study the physical limits and adaptation of athletes over a 64-day period, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Which time of year is the best time to have total hip replacement surgery?
There are three surgical approaches to total hip replacement surgery. Which is best for you?
The overall inflammation and degeneration of the cartilage cause pain, sometimes to the point that mobility becomes a problem. When mobility becomes a problem knee or hip replacement surgery may become necessary.
So the hip replacement surgery is done, now what? Dr. Dan Albright, an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina explains what happens next. He discusses what happens in the hospital and then what to expect in rehab and back at home.
Most often, people go about their daily life without knowing a simple knee pain has a story to tell. People commonly blame exhaustion, overwork or an unusual sleeping position for their aching knee joint. The logical modus operandi is to self-diagnose and treat as if it is a temporary condition, but how do you know if it is something chronic like arthritis?
Dr. Dan Albright, an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina discusses losing weight before surgery. Why you should lose weight and a method for losing that weight. He discusses exercise, diet and nutrition to help with losing weight. For more …