Can TKR Be Prevented by Doing Upper Leg Strength Training?
How well can the risk of needing a total knee replacement be lowered by working the quadriceps muscles against resistance (weight workouts)? […]
Knee Pain May Prevent Exercise Due to Fear of Exercise
A study shows that fear of possible harm of exercise is what stops many people with knee pain from activity, rather than the actual pain. […]
WHY Do Younger Adults Have Total Knee Replacement?
Total knee replacement isn’t just for “old” people, in that sometimes, the patient is middle age or even younger. […]
What to Expect from TKR Recovery if You’re 300 Pounds
Though weight loss is encouraged prior to a total knee replacement, there are surgeons who’ll operate on someone who’s 300 pounds. […]
How Bad Is a Lot of Walking for Knee Osteoarthritis?
Just how much should you walk – or not walk – if you have knee osteoarthritis? Should you save walking for only essential needs? What about fitness walking? […]
Can Exercise Prevent Future Knee Problems in Obese Women?
Obese and even morbidly obese women may believe exercise will prevent a total knee replacement or other knee problems. […]
How Effective is Weight Loss for Arthritic Knee Pain?
Morbid obesity = unhealthy KNEES. If you think you have a healthy heart despite your obesity, then at least consider its effect on your knees. Arthritis is waiting for you. […]
Why Does Morbid Obesity Make Knees Look Backwards?
You’ve probably seen many very obese women whose knees look backwards – that is, like the backs of one’s knees. […]
Can Frequent Staircase Use Cause Knee Arthritis?
Can all that walking up and down a staircase possibly cause your knees to become arthritic? And what about using a staircase or stepping machine for exercise? […]
Can a Surgeon’s Mistake Cause a Failed Knee Replacement?
How often or likely is a loosened knee replacement the result of an error by the surgeon? […]
Surgery vs. Acupuncture for Knee Pain Osteoarthritis
Just how well can acupuncture work to snuff out the pain of osteoarthritis of the knee? This common condition afflicts millions of Americans and can be quite disabling. […]
12 Items You’ll Need in the House After Total Knee Replacement
Here’s 12 things you’ll need around the house once you return home after a total knee replacement surgery. These items should be purchased beforehand. Even the most prepared-thinking person may not consider the usefulness of [...]
Why Doesn’t Knee Replacement Surgery Fix the Elderly Gait?
Since osteoarthritis impairs an elderly person’s walk, why doesn’t total knee replacement surgery usually correct this even though the pain is gone? […]
Does a Loud Noisy Knee Mean a Future Knee Replacement?
A loud, noisy crunching knee, especially with pain, definitely means there’s a problem. […]
Can Weight Loss Substitute for Knee Replacement Surgery?
If you’re obese with knee pain, it’s crucial that you lose weight if you’re wondering if fat loss can make a total knee replacement no longer necessary. […]
Causes of Sharp Pain in the Kneecap when Climbing Stairs
Do you suffer from kneecap pain – and sharp – when you go up a staircase? […]
Knee Suddenly Slightly Swollen but Painless, no Trauma
What could be the reason your knee is suddenly swollen and oddly painless, but there’s been no acute trauma like twisting it or falling on it? […]
Why Your Knee Keeps Hurting Even Though You’re Physically Fit
A physically fit person who regularly works out should not have recurring or chronic knee pain. • Do you have a dull but annoying ache just underneath your knee cap? […]
Is It Safe for Those with Osteoarthritis to Walk Briskly ?
If you have osteoarthritis of the knees, does this mean fast walking is off-limits? Must you confine yourself to turtle walking until you get a knee replacement? […]
Knee Is Swollen and Hurts 8 Weeks After Replacement Surgery?
You had your knee replacement surgery eight weeks ago yet the knee is still pretty swollen and hurts. How normal – or abnormal – is this? […]
Pain Under Kneecap When Rising from Sitting: Cause, Solutions
An orthopedic surgeon has simple and smart solutions for men and women who have pain under their kneecap upon rising from a seated position. […]
Knee Arthritis Conservative Treatments Ranked by Effectiveness
If surgery for your knee arthritis scares you, here’s a ranking by effectiveness of conservative treatments for osteoarthritis in the knee joint – in which the shock-absorbing cartilage between the bones wears down. [...]
Knee Pain Using Staircase but not Running: Cause, Solution
Isn’t that the oddest thing: Your knee hurts climbing stairs but you can run all day long without any pain. There’s a condition that can explain this. "Chondromalacia, a degeneration of the underside of the [...]
Major Cause of Osteoarthritis: No Exercise, Sedentary Lifestyle
If you make excuses for your sedentary lifestyle, beware, because you’re setting yourself up for very probable osteoarthritis in the future: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint process that most commonly strikes knees, hips and spine. [...]
Guidelines for Jogging after Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Are you now fully recovered from your total knee replacement surgery and are interested in taking up jogging for aerobic exercise? There is a strong likelihood that you, as a total knee replacement patient, were [...]
HOW Can a Knee Replacement Lead to a Heart Attack? Mechanisms
A person can suffer a heart attack only three days after a knee replacement (or other joint replacement) surgery. Just HOW does this happen? […]
Types of Exercise that PREVENT Knee Osteoarthritis
Specific exercises will help prevent osteoarthritis of the knees. But which exercises, specifically, just might prevent this common painful condition? A study has some surprising results, and enthusiasts of prolonged running won’t like these results. [...]
Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment Without Surgery: Lose Weight
Before scheduling surgery for your diagnosed knee osteoarthritis, see what happens when you lose weight. Obesity is a major risk factor for knee osteoarthritis. […]
Upper Body Exercises for Total Knee Replacement Recovery
Here are great upper body exercises to do while recovering from a total knee replacement. Total knee replacement doesn’t mean that two days after surgery, you’re bouncing around on your new titanium knee. It takes [...]
What to Expect the Day AFTER Knee Replacement Surgery
The day OF total knee replacement surgery -- after the surgery, that is -- is not always the same as the day AFTER total knee replacement surgery. Are you worried about a loved-one who just [...]
Stem Cell Injection into Total Knee Replacement for Pain Reduction?
Can stem cell therapy work on a knee that’s had a total replacement? An orthopedic surgeon who also uses stem cell treatments was asked this question by me, at his seminar, regarding my father who [...]
How to Lose Weight Before Your Total Knee Replacement
Here is a guide on how to lose weight with exercise even if you can’t do aerobics or leg workouts and need a total knee replacement. A person who needs a total knee replacement can [...]
Best Exercises for Older Knee Replacement Patients
If you’re 65 years or older and have had total knee replacement surgery, you’ll need to know what the best exercises are for recuperation as well as maintenance. For older people, as well as younger, having [...]
Why Are 2 Knee Replacements at the Same Time Better than One?
When two replacements are done at the same time, it's called bilateral knee replacement. For many patients, this is the way to go. But for some patients, it's definitely off-limits. Have you been told that [...]
Why Swelling of Surgical Leg (TKR) Goes Down Overnight
An orthopedic surgeon explains why swelling of the surgical leg (total knee replacement) goes down overnight and then seemingly balloons up after awakening. Following a total knee replacement, the patient may notice that the initial [...]
How Old Is Too Old for Total Knee Replacement Surgery?
Are you getting up there in years or know someone of very old age and wondering if you can be TOO OLD for total knee replacement surgery? This surgery is invasive and comes with notorious [...]
Pain After Total Knee Replacement: Your Course of Action
Learn exactly what you should do, tests to have, etc., if you have knee pain and swelling long after TKR. If you have knee pain despite having “recovered” from total knee replacement surgery, and especially [...]
Elderly Patient’s Knee Revision Surgery’s Biggest Risk?
Find out just how much advanced age plays a role in determining if you’re a poor candidate for knee revision surgery. Can you be too old for knee revision surgery due to failed implants? Is [...]
