Knee Pain: How Cold Weather Affects Joints
In the winter season, knee pain can sometimes aggravate to an unbearable extent disturbing the quality of life.
Knee Surgery
What To Avoid Doing After Knee Replacement Surgery
Knee replacement surgery is one of the effective treatments to regain an active and healthy life. With the ease in routine life movements and exercise flexibility provided after the procedure, knee replacement is a worthy choice for post-injury recovery or knee damage due to aging.
What Physical Therapy Is Needed After Knee Replacement Surgery?
The patient's doctor determines the recovery plan, and there can be different requirements for different people. The following is the general plan followed by most knee replacement patients.
What Activities Are Good After Knee Surgery?
Low impact activities should be the norm to increase the lifespan of the knee replacement.
Total Knee Replacement: Why Wait 6 Weeks to Drive
When recovering from a total knee replacement, it can hard for some people to give up their freedom to drive even for a short time. A big question for many patients is when they can start to drive again. There are several factors to consider when deciding when is the right time.
Preventing Knee Injuries in Older Athletes
Older athletes experience increased physical injuries including back pain, heel pain, hamstring pulls, stress fractures and knee injuries. This increase is primarily due to changes in muscles, bones, ligaments, and tendons due to aging. It is crucial for older adults to be conscious of these body changes and to alter their regime to avoid injuries while maintaining their physical fitness.
How Young is Too Young for Total Knee Replacement?
Is there a minimum age for total knee replacement surgery. In this video an orthopedic surgeon talks about in which circumstances young patients would be considered for a total knee replacement.
How Long Does a Knee Replacement Last?
Do knee replacement prostheses ever need to be replaced? The answer is yes, but they should last for decades. Dr. Dan Albright discusses the signs and symptoms that appear when it is time to for the prosthesis to be revised and how to make the one you have last longer.
What Kind Of Pain Medications Are Prescribed After Orthopedic Surgery?
Many patients are concerned about becoming addicted to pain medications they are prescribed after major surgery.
How Does Arthritis Affect Your Knees?
There are different forms of arthritis all of which can affect the knee resulting in knee pain and swelling.
