Following hip, knee, or shoulder surgery, you may shower following your first dressing change. This typically occurs at two days after surgery, but please keep in mind that it is important to cover the incision or incisions if there is
A lot of patients ask me after surgery when it is safe to have sex. I think if you follow the appropriate precautions, for instance for hip or knee replacement, it is safe to have sex when you are comfortable.
In most surgeries of the hip, knee, or shoulder, restrictions will be based on how much pain and discomfort you may have, as well as what has been repaired or reconstructed. Please refer to the specific procedure on our website
Often times, when I perform surgery or your hip, knee, or your shoulder, we will use a pain pump to help drip numbing medication into the area around your surgery. Obviously our goal is to provide pain relief in the
Following surgery, you may have bleeding through the dressing that I put on at the time of surgery. Often this is about the size of a quarter or maybe even just slightly larger. Please don’t remove the dressing, but reinforce
Following knee replacement surgery, patients are often concerned about clicking or popping in their knee. Please remember part of your knee is metal and part is plastic. As your knee cap moves back and forth as you walk, get up
If your dressings are too tight, it is often because there has been additional swelling since surgery. The first thing to do is to elevate your leg. Usually with elevation and additional icing of your leg the swelling will go
After hip or knee replacement surgery, certainly a concern is blood clots. Although, realize that these are rare. The signs of a blood clot are swelling in your legs, that just won’t go down with ice or elevation, and this
Physical therapy ranges for all patients and all procedures. While we begin therapy two days after surgery, some surgeries require anywhere from one week all the way to three months. We will make the appropriate referral. I think it is
One of the most common questions after hip, knee, or shoulder surgery is regarding driving. You can drive when you are safe and when it is safe for other drivers on the road. This may be as early as two
