HEALTH & FITNESS The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN HELP YOU HEAL Are you planning to undergo reconstructive or joint replacement surgery on a hip, knee or shoulder? Have you already had this procedure and wonder if you’ll ever feel like your normal self again? Surgery to replace or rebuild a joint imposes some extreme limits of its own on the body, but simply resting the joint for months can present its own problems, from chronic pain to incomplete healing. or deformed joint components, and painful bone-on-bone friction within the joint. For instance, you may suffer from knee, shoulder, or hip arthritis that makes everyday activities impossible. If your damaged joint doesn’t respond to medication, exercise, and lifestyle changes, you may need to resort to surgery.
Two primary types of orthopedic (joint) surgery include:
Fortunately, you can promote the healing process and ensure that your new- and-improved joint works as it should. Your first step along that path should take the form of a customized, multi-modal physical therapy program at Advanced Physical Therapy. RECUPERATING FROM SPORTS INJURIES AND TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS : The joints of the body can move in some impressive directions and even (in the case of the hips and knees) hold your body weight steady as you stand and move. Unfortunately, their complexity also opens the door for many potential forms of injury and damage. Joint damage can take the form of torn muscles, ruptured ligaments and even dislocations. Chronic joint damage may develop over many years, resulting in worn cartilage, inflamed
• RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - Many sports injuries force the need for reconstructive joint surgery. Examples include a torn rotator cuff in the shoulder and ruptured ligaments in the knee. In some procedures, the damaged tissues are reconnected to their anchor points; in others, other tissues (such as tendons) are grafted into place to serve as substitutes. • TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS - Total joint replacements may be necessary when the original joint has received so much wear and tear that nothing more can be done to treat it. This need often applies to weight-bearing joints that have been subjected to longstanding or abnormal stress. Common examples include total knee replacements and total hip replacements.
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