Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee pain ...

Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...

Two expert MDs say it's a telltale sign that you might be ready for surgery once you start experiencing this type of ...

Before, during, and after knee replacement surgery, surgeons may prescribe different medications. For example, pain medication can relieve discomfort, and blood thinners prevent blood clots. Skin and ...

People who have knee replacement surgery will experience varying degrees of pain afterward. A person can take measures to help manage their pain after surgery. This article discusses knee replacement ...

Recovering from knee replacement surgery involves a vital post-operative phase focused on healing and regaining mobility. Early movement, consistent physiotherapy, and careful management of pain and ...

"I'm hoping, maybe sometime in the next two weeks, to be back," Roker told his colleagues on Today Monday Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, ...

ORLANDO, Florida — Aggressive rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty is safe and could lead to earlier functional recovery without compromising range of motion, new research shows. "If surgeons ...

A peripheral nerve block is a procedure done by an anesthesiologist to provide postoperative pain relief for people having knee replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist (a doctor specializing in pain ...

Increasingly, knee replacement surgeries are requiring follow-up operations when post-op complications arise. Now, new research from the University of Texas Southwestern is illuminating whether you ...

In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol have identified the most important risk factors for developing severe infection after ...

A continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is a motorized device that passively moves a joint through a pre-set range of motion. These devices may be used after surgery to reduce joint stiffness and ...