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Category: Surgery
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A Guide to Rotator Cuff Surgery Recovery
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on 1/3/24. A rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and tendons that aid the shoulder in various movements while also providing stability to allow the shoulder to stay in place throughout different functional movement patterns. Functional movements include: Reaching behind your back to tuck…
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Total Joint Hip Replacement Surgery Recovery
Each year, there are more than 500,000 people who undergo a total hip replacement, arthroplasty. If you, or someone you know, are one of those people who suffer from hip pain and are seeking a solution, we are answering the most asked questions regarding total hip replacement surgery and hope you find the following information…
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Prehab Exercises to Perform at Home
Preparing for surgery is critical for successful outcomes after your operation. The Ivy Rehab Network offers a comprehensive prehab training plan that helps individuals recover faster after surgery, improve outcomes, and reduce post-op concerns. Prehab Exercises to Perform at Home The Ivy Prehab Strength & Conditioning Plan is an investment in your post operative recovery, allowing you to…
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Unexpected Ways Physical Therapists Can Help Men
Does the man in your life put off going to the doctor because he doesn’t want to take time off work or thinks the pain will just go away? Are you that man? Men can be stubborn. (Women are, too!) Some don’t want to acknowledge that they have aches and pains. Others won’t admit to…
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Surgery with Less Opioids
The opioid epidemic has impacted a large part of every community. Thanks to doctors like Dr. Sean McMillian, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery from Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County in New Jersey, and his team, patients can now have shoulder surgery with fewer opioids because of a special nerve block that lasts up to 96…
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Meniscal Injuries: Surgery or Physical Therapy?
Patients with meniscal injuries (such as a meniscal tear) face an interesting choice: surgery or physical therapy. The goal, of course, is to restore functional movement of the knee joint and to reduce pain after an injury to the meniscus. Before getting to what the research says, let’s first take a closer look at the injury.…
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Total Joint Replacement: Advances in Surgery & Recovery
Dr. John Dundon at The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey spoke with NJ.com to discuss how lengthy hospital stays after total joint replacement surgery might be a thing of the past. Here is the original article from NJ.com on August 10, 2017. Surgery today, home tonight: How far total joint replacement has come. Imagine having an artificial hip…
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Helen’s Hip Surgery Changed Her Life
A case of polio when she was young led Helen to experience severe hip pain later in life. The increased pain in her hip started affecting her quality of life. As Helen says “I don’t think I was in a mall for two years. And a woman that doesn’t go to a mall isn’t a…