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"I can't get no satisfaction, I can't get no satisfaction, 'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try" -Rolling Stones As an administrator, decision-maker or front-line worker, you don’t need to be to...
Throughout your knee replacement recovery, you’ll likely be monitoring, obsessing over, and measuring one thing: range of motion. Chances are your doctor and physical therapist will give you range of...
Needing a hip or knee replacement may be scary but having one done can offer a much fuller life. However, if a joint replacement could be avoided all together, it's safe to say that most people wouldn...
Finding the best hospital in the Los Angeles area for your hip replacement or knee replacement surgery isn’t easy. There are a lot of great hospitals in the LA area and a lot of well, not-so-great hos...
For many, choosing a surgeon and the right hospital for an upcoming joint replacement surgery is stressful. However, feeling confident in your surgeon and hospital is a major part of feeling prepared...
Whether you see your surgery scar a badge of honour, a marker of your new life, or something to be self-conscious about, this new addition may take some getting used to. For some, the adjustment to a...
Told to lose weight before surgery? Here's why you should and here's what you can do today to shed the extra pounds that are putting you at risk.
The joint replacment bundle (also known as CCJR or CJR) affects 800+ hopsitals this year, and counting. What does this mean for these CJR mandated hospitals? Get back to basics with this introductory...
We recently spoke with Paula Richley Geigle , Physical Therapist (PT), PHD, who is a research therapist out of the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics Rehabilitation Research Center...
Food is pleasure. Food is fun. Food is fuel. What we eat on a day to day basis often becomes so intertwined with our habits, lifestyle and likes or dislikes that it becomes difficult to think of food...