The evidence is clear: Early physical therapy is essential for optimizing pain relief, restoring function, and minimizing healthcare costs following total knee replacement. Patients who engage in ...

“Over the past decade, there has been a major shift in the way we treat pain after joint ... anesthetics used for total hip arthroplasty (THA, 78.5%) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA, 79.1% ...

As advancements in robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery continue to evolve, patients suffering from chronic knee pain ...

As total joint replacements shift increasingly to the outpatient setting, physicians are taking a new, “multimodal” approach to pain management. According to a recent study published in he Journal of ...

Q: I'm an active person, but my knee has been giving me trouble for a while now. I've tried everything -- physical therapy, injections, even cutting back on some activities -- but the pain isn't going ...

A research team led by David C. Ayers, MD, has identified important factors in total knee replacement that predict outcomes five years after surgery.

Perioperative celecoxib significantly improved postoperative resting pain scores at 48 and 72 hrs, opioid consumption, and active ROM in the first three days after total knee arthroplasty ...

have created an algorithm to predict total knee replacement outcomes in patients ... medical and musculoskeletal comorbidities, baseline pain and functional status, and mental health.

The medial meniscus is on the inside ... For people with advanced arthritis and severe pain, surgical options include partial or total knee replacement if they have not had success with other ...