Home Welcome Services Staff Insurance & Billing Patient Information Contact Location & Hours Links
			Total Joint Replacement If your hip or knee has been damaged by arthritis, a fracture or other conditions, common activities such as walking, climbing stairs or getting in and out of the chair or car may be painful and difficult. You may even feel uncomfortable in rest. If medications, changing your activity level, using a cane or walker and/or following conservative treatment such as physical therapy are no longer helpful, your physical may suggest a total joint replacement. Following discharge from the hospital and return home, your physician may recommend Physical Therapy to help you restore mobility and strength so that you may return to these everyday activities. Therapy may include one or more of the following treatments: Range of motion (ROM) exercises Strength-training with or without weights Gait training in order to learn the proper use of an assistive device such as a walker or cane Cardiovascular training on a stationary bike or treadmill Stretching Use of modalities such as hot/cold pack, ultrasound or electrotherapy to decrease pain and/or swelling