Lack of Full Knee Extension
What happens after knee replacement when there is a lack of full knee extension? We explore this question in this installment of our series entitled ‘Threats to a Proper Knee Replacement Recovery’.
Infection and Knee Replacement
Bacteria might enter a person’s body through the wound where the surgical incision was made, after knee replacement surgery. If bacteria reach a person’s new artificial knee joint, they may multiply and cause an infection. All about infection and knee replacement here.
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Knee Surgery
Threats to a Proper Knee Replacement Recovery (Deep Vein Thrombosis and TKA). The first installment in a series devoted to explaining the things in the way of a successful knee surgery recovery.
Travelling and Your Knees: Trip Intelligence
How far does your courage go before the stress turns to anxiety and frustration? Travel is always stressful, but too much stress can ruin a trip, so know your comfort level and plan accordingly. Let’s be considerate of your mobility while making it the trip of a lifetime.
No Need for Outpatient Care After Knee Replacement
Go to dinner with your kids and come home late, do your third session of the day at 9:30 at night. There’s no restrictions. It’s totally up to you and what your schedule is, what you feel like.
The Desire to Heal
You want to see it, you want to involve your sense of sense of smell, your sense of hearing, your sense of taste and most importantly you want to feel it emotionally. The Desire to Heal comes from within, but you can bring it out with a little bit of effort.
Dr. John T. Williams Jr. Presentation
Dr. John T. Williams presented to Knee Group The Villages in November of 2018. He covers a lot of ground, discusses total knee replacement and a variety of surgical techniques. Dr. Williams discusses recovery after surgery as well. Visit the episode page for a link to a full HD video of the presentation.
Can you avoid a Knee Manipulation? (Julie’s Amazing Tale)
Everything I had heard of that scared me, also I was not able to take anymore time off of work. I was searching online for exercises and things to do, and the X10 kept popping up on my searches. Not knowing what it was, finally after about the third time of it popping up I said, “All right, I have to check this out.”
Lederman Kwartowitz (Dr. Ronald Lederman)
Dr. Ronald Lederman received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with an additional one year of fellowship training in lower extremity orthopedics.
Self-Care That Includes a Balance of Fitness and Relaxation
It’s important to maintain a healthy level of activity—but don’t underestimate the value of relaxation, which helps balance your fitness and relaxation.