If there’s a word that aptly describes hip arthritis, it would be “challenging.” As the condition progresses, it can bring on symptoms that can make day-to-day living difficult. The good news is that there are things you can do to both lower your risk for hip arthritis or live well with its symptoms, and one…
Hip Surgery
What Could Cause My Hip Arthritis to Flare Up?
Hip arthritis, in itself, can be debilitating and disruptive. If you’ve been diagnosed with it, the last thing you want is having to live through a flare—a period in which your symptoms tend to crank up, and the very medications that you take to control them don’t seem to work. While it can be quite…
3 Questions To Ask Your Orthopedic Surgeon Before Surgery
Your orthopedic surgeon is a partner in enhancing your health. Patients should have an active part in their healthcare, and this can be done by asking your surgeon questions about your concerns and being proactive in your treatment plan. It is important to know all about your surgery beforehand. Any surgery has its risks and…
Climbing Stairs After Hip Replacement Surgery
Your doctor may recommend that you have hip replacement surgery when non-surgical methods don’t work anymore and hip pain interferes with your daily life. The procedure helps to greatly reduce or eliminate the pain and to increase your range of motion in the affected hip and leg. After undergoing hip replacement surgery, you can expect…
Preparing For a Second Hip Replacement Surgery
Modern hip replacement surgery has low failure rates. The implants used in hip replacement surgery can withstand constant wear and tear for years. However, there are instances when the implant starts to fail, or other complications occur, compromising the stability of the joint. A revision or second hip replacement surgery aims to correct these issues,…
Reasons you might consider hip surgery
Hip pain that is persistent can make it impossible for you to live your best life. Chronic hip pain sufferers slowly see their quality of life go down due to symptoms and restrictions that accompany the pain. Pain, stiffness, and soreness can make something seemingly simple as getting up from a chair a challenge, let…
Responsibilities of an Orthopedic Surgeon
The specialty of orthopedics used to be focused only on treating children with leg deformities and other musculoskeletal development issues – thus the “ped” root word, which means “child.” The field has since blossomed into treating people of all ages, and handling everything from a full knee replacement to arthritis pain to a sprained ankle….
Recovery from a Hip Replacement Surgery
It takes a long time for the body to heal after hip replacement surgery because it involves shaving off the diseased or injured part of the femur (thighbone, or upper leg bone) and replacing it and the socket with prosthetic materials. The patient’s natural tissues must then eventually heal together with the new prosthetic parts…