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Hip replacement surgery: from pickleball to hip pain and back!
Hip replacement surgery: from pickleball to hip pain and back! 1024 535 Best Practice Health TV

Wesley Richards is an avid pickleball player, but a few years ago, his hip pain was getting in the way of his game. Wesley knew a lot about hip pain: he had his first hip replacement nine years earlier. After a misdiagnosis, multiple consultations, and some hesitation on his part, Wesley eventually found the care…

If traditional hip replacement surgery is so bad, why do they still do them
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Great question. The anterior approach that your sister had is what people call a “minimally invasive approach.” The other two minimally invasive approaches to total hip replacement are superPATH and Direct Superior. In this response I am going to use the term “minimally invasive approach” to mean any one of those three. Thankfully, whether the…

Finding the right hip replacement surgeon at a dinner party
Finding the right hip replacement surgeon at a dinner party 1024 535 Best Practice Health TV

I saw a lady I’ve known for years at a party last week. Her husband was my optometrist before he passed away. Great guy. I did not know her as well. However, my ears perked up over dinner when she told me she needed to have a total hip replacement due to severe osteoarthritis that…

3 Things Young People Need to Know to have the BEST Joint Replacement Surgery
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The stakes for having a total joint replacement are high for everyone—you only get one chance to have it done right the first time. For young people with congenital hypoplasia or post-traumatic arthritis, the stakes are even higher. Errors in the placement or defects in components of your new joint may show up slowly over…

Young Total Hip Replacement
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If you or someone you love under 60 has severe hip pain despite physical therapy AND either had… A recent x-ray report says you have “congenital hypoplasia with marked degenerative changes,” or A hip injury when you were younger and now have post-traumatic arthritis….then you need to read this article before Christmas. This can be…

Recovery time after hip replacement surgery depends on how it’s done
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Have you ever noticed how when celebrities or heads of state have total hip replacement the surgeon always seems to use a robotic assistant? You saw it a couple of weeks ago in the footage of Kris Jenner’s surgery. There is a reason for that. Rich people don’t like to suffer. You probably don’t, either;…

How To Know When It’s Time for Total Hip Replacement: Kris Jenner’s Journey
How To Know When It’s Time for Total Hip Replacement: Kris Jenner’s Journey 1024 535 Best Practice Health TV

Last week we talked about Kris Jenner’s hip replacement surgery which she courageously broadcast on HULU. When Kris Jenner wanted to know if her hip pain was bad enough for hip replacement surgery, she did what most people do…she invited a friend over to talk about it. The friend was Martha Stewart. Everyone has that…

Doctor reacts: Kris Jenner’s hip replacement surgery… did the mommager have the best
Doctor reacts: Kris Jenner’s hip replacement surgery… did the mommager have the best 1024 535 Best Practice Health TV

Did you catch any of the recent episodes of the Kardashians on Hulu? Bless her heart, Mrs. Kris Jenner had hip replacement surgery after a strong recommendation from Martha Stewart. While Mrs. Jenner is famous for being the mommager—a genius of social media and marketing—how well did she pick the surgeon when her own health…

No One is Too Fat For Total Hip Replacement Surgery
No One is Too Fat For Total Hip Replacement Surgery 401 535 Best Practice Health TV

I was recently asked by a patient on YouTube “Do your hip replacement surgeons see patients who are overweight?” And it made me sad. I’ll tell you why; because it’s ignorant, and this notion is keeping people from getting the help they need. Obesity is a legacy risk factor for total hip replacement, but the…

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