If you or someone you know has undergone shoulder replacement you know how important it is to follow the recovery program assigned to you. The recovery program will aid in a faster recovery and getting back to your regular routine in a shorter time period.

Shoulder replacement can help a person suffering from severe arthritis recover form the pain and inability to move the shoulder and perform as previously done. Functional improvement varies from patient to patient. A patient must be committed to following up with the recovery program and post surgical rehab plan assigned to them. You can expect a period following surgery where you’ll be attending physical therapy, doing prescribed exercises and restricting certain other activities. The type and level of physical therapy depends on the patient’s age, physical activity and health.

Having surgery can be a highly effective procedure for resolving pain in the shoulder and improving functionality allowing the return to normal activities including low impact sports. Patients who have received treatment from an orthopedic surgeon and follow their physical therapy plans usually reap the highest benefit from total shoulder replacement surgery. If you live in coastal South Carolina, you may consider us as a convenient local Georgetown SC shoulder replacement provider. We’d be happy to meet with you to discuss the latest methods of shoulder replacement and answer any questions you or your family might have.

One of the most frequently done surgical procedures that keeps us busy these days is arthroscopic knee surgery. As much as we’d like to, we can’t promise surgery will improve your tennis game, your golf swing or your dance style. What we can promise is that your recovery time will be a fraction of what it used to be to recover from knee surgery.

Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which a physician uses an arthroscope to evaluate and treat meniscus injuries, for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and to treat cartilage microfracturing.

During arthroscopic knee surgery a small camera is used to see the inside of the joint. This camera is inserted into the knee through a very small incision that is made. The surgeon will then make one more incision to use another surgical tool required to work on the joint. After the surgery, the incisions will be stitched and covered with a bandage for a few days to keep the area clean.

Because arthroscopic knee surgery is less invasive, recovery time is faster and the success rate of the procedure is increased. The success rate rises because there is decreased trauma done to the joint and its connective tissues. There is also less scarring. In order to allow space for the surgeon to work inside the knee joint irrigation fluid will be put into the knee joint. This fluid can sometimes leak into the surrounding soft tissue and cause temporary edema (swelling). This passes quickly after surgery.

One of the greatest benefits of arthroscopy is that most patients can return home, walking with a pair of crutches the same day, or within 24 hours. If you live on the Grand Strand of South Carolina, Carolina Center For Joint Preservation & Replacement is the perfect choice when looking for Myrtle Beach arthroscopic knee surgery providers.

According to the leading orthopedic surgeons in the United States the anterior approach to hip replacement is a revolutionary approach that was originally used in England and France for the past 25 years before coming to the U.S. This approach allows patients to recover in just four weeks.

The anterior total hip replacement is the most minimally invasive choice for people suffering from arthritis, hip pain, stiffness and limited hip movement. Following the anterior total hip replacement surgical procedure, patients are instructed to use their hip normally without cumbersome restrictions and are sent home from the hospital often in less than three days. Patients can immediately bend their hip freely and bear full weight when comfortable, resulting in a rapid return to normal function.

This advanced Anterior total hip replacement approach allows the surgeon to reach the hip joint from the front of the hip as opposed to the lateral (side) or the posterior (back) approach. This way, the hip can be replaced without detachment of muscle from the pelvis or femur during surgery as is performed in traditional surgery. The surgeon can simply work through the natural interval between the muscles. The most important muscles for hip function, the gluteal muscles that attach to the pelvis and femur, are left undisturbed and, therefore, do not require a healing process to recover from surgical trauma. If you are in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area and searching for a Myrtle Beach anterior total hip replacement provider, your best bet is Carolina Center For Joint Preservation & Replacement.