Knee Osteoarthritis: What Happens to the Joint, and What Can Be Done About It?

A person can have knee osteoarthritis for years and barely notice it. Someone else may begin avoiding stairs, struggle to get out of a low chair, or find that a short walk leaves the knee aching for the rest of the day. The X-rays may look similar. The experience of living with the condition can […]

Rehabilitation After Joint Replacement: The First Steps Toward an Active Life.

A patient can leave the operating room with a new hip or knee and still feel strangely unprepared for the first ordinary movement. The joint has been replaced. The pain that once made every step difficult may already be different. And yet standing up from a chair, walking to the bathroom, or turning around without […]

What Is Osteoarthritis and Why Does It Develop?

One phrase stays with me because I hear it almost every week. “Doctor, my joints are just wearing out because I’m getting older.” People usually say it with complete certainty, as though age explains everything. I wish it were that simple. Getting older does increase the chances of developing osteoarthritis, but age itself isn’t the […]