Joint Replacements

Dealing with Painful Stairs After Ankle Replacement Surgery

Dealing With Painful Stairs After Ankle Replacement

After undergoing an ankle replacement surgery, patients may experience pain when climbing stairs. The level of pain can vary from mild discomfort to severe pain, depending on the individual’s pain tolerance and the extent of the surgery. The pain with stairs after an ankle replacement can be a significant challenge for patients during recovery. It […]

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Walking After a Total Ankle Replacement: Tips for a Successful Recovery

Walking After a Total Ankle Replacement

After undergoing a total ankle replacement surgery, patients need to follow a strict rehabilitation program to regain mobility and improve their overall gait pattern. Physical therapy is an essential part of the recovery process, and it helps patients to achieve their goals and get back to their daily activities. During the initial phase of recovery,

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Exercises While Non-Weight Bearing After Ankle Replacement: Elevation, AROM, Leg Raises, and More

Exercises While Non-Weight Bearing After Ankle Replacement Elevation, AROM, Leg Raises

After undergoing ankle replacement surgery, patients are often required to be non-weight bearing for several weeks or even months. It’s typical to be non-weight bearing for 6 weeks and then in a CAM boot for an additional 2 weeks. Maintaining physical fitness and preventing muscle atrophy can be challenging during this time. However, there are

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Buttock Pain After a Hip Replacement: Causes, Tips, and Relief

Buttock Pain After a Hip Replacement

You’ve had a hip replacement and you’re on the mend…but now you have buttocks discomfort too. Though it’s a pain in the bum, buttocks irritation after a hip replacement isn’t uncommon.  Kick buttocks pain in the “Tookus” by employing these exercises to ease your symptoms while you rehab from surgery.  Causes of Buttock Pain After

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5 Helpful Tips to Prepare for a Total Hip Replacement Surgery

5 Helpful Tips To Prepare For A Total Hip Replacement Surgery

If you are one of the millions of people who have been diagnosed with arthritis, you may be considering a total hip replacement. This is a big decision, and it’s important that you do everything possible to prepare for it. The more prepared that you go into the surgery, the faster you’ll recover. We want

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Iliopsoas Tendonitis After A Hip Replacement

Iliopsoas Tendonitis After A Hip Replacement

A hip replacement can be a life changer! Your pain and mobility can greatly improve after surgery, improving your quality of life and daily activities. But…what happens when you start to feel a different pain in the hip? Hip Flexor tendonitis can sneak up on anyone after surgery and is a pain in the….well hip! It’s

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Total Hip Replacements and Sciatica: A Helpful Guide

Sciatica After a Total Hip Replacement

A total hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the diseased cartilage and bone are removed from the affected joint, then replaced with artificial materials. It’s usually done to relieve arthritis pain or, in some instances, after a severe trauma with fracture or dislocation. Each year there are over 200,000 Total hip replacements and

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Is a Total Hip replacement Painful? A Helpful Guide

Guide to Hip Replacement Pain

A total hip replacement is one of the most common surgeries in the United States. Millions of people undergo this procedure every year, often with little or no pain afterward.  However, pain after total hip replacement surgery can be a concern for some patients. Just how painful is a hip replacement? Should you be worried

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Weight Lifting After a Total Knee Replacement A Helpful Guide

Weight Lifting After a Total Knee Replacement

If you’ve had a total knee replacement, weight lifting and resistance training may be something that you want to consider. Lifting weights can help build muscle, improve bone density, and help maintain balance and coordination. After a total knee replacement, you must build up the muscles and gain strength in the leg. However, it can

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