Educational articles based on episodes of the Total Knee Success Podcast.
Preparing for knee replacement surgery does not require turning the weeks before surgery into a full-time project. Your time and energy are better directed toward a few foundations that support…
Can you wait too long for a knee replacement? The answer is not determined by a single age, pain score, X-ray, or date on the calendar. A more useful question…
Robotic-assisted knee replacement can improve the precision of surgical planning, bone cuts, and implant positioning. That does not automatically mean it produces less pain, faster progress, or a better long-term…
Partial knee replacement preserves more of your natural knee than a total knee replacement, but it is not simply a smaller version of the same operation. It treats arthritis confined…
Minimally invasive knee replacement sounds like a completely different operation. The name suggests a smaller procedure, less tissue disruption, less pain, and a faster return to normal activity. In practice,…
Home health or outpatient PT after knee replacement is not always a simple matter of personal preference. Safety, medical stability, transportation, insurance authorization, local availability, and your ability to leave…
Sleep positions after knee replacement can be surprisingly difficult to manage. Your usual position may be uncomfortable, your knee may become stiff when you remain still, and swelling or medication…
Mistakes before knee replacement surgery often come from reasonable attempts to protect yourself. You may rest because movement hurts, wait for pain to improve before exercising, or assume that physical…
Walking right after knee replacement is important, but more walking is not automatically better. During the first days and weeks, the useful amount is the amount your surgical team recommends…
The final two weeks before knee replacement are less about gaining strength and more about making practical preparations. Your surgery date is close, so this is the time to organize…