Melissa's full report four weeks after bilateral knee replacement. Driving. Walking the dog. Off assisted devices. No pain meds. A textbook recovery.
Four Weeks After Bilateral Knee Replacement
We focus on the patient in this weekly podcast. Our objective is to improve the whole knee replacement (and other knee surgeries) experience from months before surgery to months afterward. In the pod you will also learn about the pre and post-surgery tool, The X10 Knee Recovery System™.
Hosted by Mary Elliott and PJ Ewing
Clinical Advisors
Our Most Recent Episode
We publish at least one new episode each week. You can find the very latest episode of The Bee’s Knees Podcast right here.
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Below you will find select episodes from the podcast.
Each episode is unique. And we “go long” in many of them so you can get every important detail down about the subject matter.
Avoiding Knee Replacement with Michelle Stiles PT
More and more I was alarmed at the growing number of people getting early knee replacements. We have the baby boomers tripping into 65 and over. There’s three quarter of a million of these things done right now. That is scheduled to double in a few years
How the CPM Machine Failed to Solve Knee Surgery Recovery
We examine the Continuous Passive Motion machine for knee surgery recovery. Robert Salter (MD) and John Saringer (an engineer) commercialized the CPM in 1978. Extensive research and clinical references included here.
The Female Knee Implant (Marisa’s Story)
This week we share a new episode of The Bee’s Knees Podcast featuring an interview with Marisa Rodgers. Marisa describes first a knee replacement surgery and eventual failure, and then a new and novel solution using a female knee implant.
An Interview with X10 Coach Erin Rempher PTA
We sit down with X10 Coach Erin Rempher to learn about this new means of helping knee surgery patients quickly recover and get back to their lives. Erin describes how she found X10 and how it has changed the recovery path of the X10 patients with whom she works.
The Bicycle Two Knees and The X10 Knee Machine
With a long history of knee problems and surgeries Richard replaced two knees (2011, 2018). He used the bicycle and The X10 Knee Machine to make his most recent surgery a huge success. Richard reports in detail on his surgeries and recoveries in this full interview.
Dr. Chris O’Grady
Dr. Chris O’Grady is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who has devoted his life to treating all conditions that stem from the musculoskeletal system.
Patella Fracture Recovery: Linnea’s Story
You never know when life is going to throw you a curve. My curveball came the week before Memorial Day, when I tripped in the garage (on my way to exercise) and broke my patella, i.e., kneecap. Two days later, Dr. Jason Sadowski bolted the kneecap, wrapped it with wire and sent me home in a leg brace designed to keep my right leg absolutely straight for six weeks.
Vitamin D and Knee Replacement
Vitamin D is important to the proper functioning of the immune system. Vitamin D deficient knee surgery patients have a higher risk of complications following surgery than those with adequate vitamin D. Written by Dr. Carl Freeman.
TKA a Year Later
We are pleased to share this interview from The Bee’s Knees Podcast and KNEE RADIO 1. Podcast host PJ Ewing interviews Larry Sallings from Texas. PJ and Larry explore getting back to life a year after TKA.
Deciding on Bilateral Knee Replacement (Donna’s Story)
Donna reached out to X10 in late spring to talk about using the program for a single total knee replacement planned for that summer. She did some exploration of doing both knees at once and ultimately went in that direction. Donna discusses deciding on bilateral knee replacement and her recovery here.
Bob’s Knee Replacement with X10 Therapy
Bob’s Knee Replacement with X10 Therapy | The X10 Knee Recovery System in Michigan. Medicare coverage in Michigan through X10 Home Health.
Recovery After MUA (An Interview with Jeff Holman)
Jeff, 60, had a knee replacment. Recovery afterwards did not go well. He elected to use the X10 Knee Machine for his Recovery after MUA. Listen to the podcast or read the interview here.
SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
If your feelings of depression and low energy tend to peak in the winter, you may think you are suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but it could also be something else.
Extreme Pain After Total Knee Replacement
An athlete all his life Tom writes about the challenges of total knee replacement recovery under circumstances of extreme pain. Mary Elliott does an in-depth interview for the podcast and Tom Jurewicz shares his story in this signature article about perseverance, courage and recovery.
A Stiff Knee in Houston Texas
With each procedure WL’s knee seemed to be worse off. His range of motion declined and the pain and stiffness persisted. Having a stiff knee in Houston was now what WL had expected. He began to scour the internet for a better rehab answer. That is when he found X10.
Ed’s Two Knees (National Guard Knee Replacement)
Maryland Air National Guardsman, Ed Bard, used the X10 to 1) solve a tough right knee replacement recovery in 2016, and 2) make it a quick recovery for his left knee in 2019.
Join an Activity Center
The things that you get when you walk into a senior activities center are bigger than the exercise class, or the card group, or any of the presentations that are going on. It’s the opportunity to build relationships.
Mindy Avoids Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Mindy Avoids Manipulation Under Anesthesia in Michigan. At six weeks post surgery things were definitely not looking up. Problem solved, MUA Avoided.
Scar Tissue in the Knee Explained
Fibrosis is another way to look at scar tissue. It’s scar tissue, plus. Some of the scar tissue that we have, you can think of like spiderwebs And so we can move the knee joint a little bit or the shoulder, or whatever joint it happens to be, and we can break those spiderwebs and we can get some range of motion back.
Nancy’s Recovery After Knee Manipulation Under Anesthesia
It took Nancy 13 days to get well. Without the Biodex machine at the clinic. Without a physical therapist. Without the pain. Nancy followed our program, worked daily with her X10 Patient Recovery Coach, dedicated herself to her recovery.