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Is it Time for Total Joint Replacement Surgery?

Senior suffering from chronic hip pain

There’s no denying that when you suffer from chronic hip or knee pain, you find it difficult to engage in many of the activities you enjoy most. In fact, you might even have trouble completing simple daily tasks, like climbing stairs or getting out of your car.

This is why so many Americans elect to have hip or knee replacement surgeries every year. Total joint replacement surgeries are some of the most common elective procedures in the country, with around 700,000 knee replacements and 400,000 hip replacements performed annually. And, a contemporary joint replacement is designed to last for 20 years, which is a longer duration than in the past.

5 Signs You Could Benefit from Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery

Ninety percent of those who elect to have a total joint replacement enjoy improved mobility and are able to get back to the active lifestyle they were previously accustomed to. Of course, there are risks associated with any type of surgery, so it’s important to understand when the benefits of joint replacement surgery could outweigh those potential risks.

Here are five of the most common signs your life could improve following a total joint replacement:

  1. The pain keeps you up at night. Are you tossing and turning every night due to pain in your aching joint? It’s common for this type of chronic pain to interrupt your sleep patterns, leaving you feeling groggy and irritable throughout the day.
  2. Chronic hip or knee pain is interfering with your daily life. Along with feeling exhausted from not getting restful sleep, your joint pain is keeping you from being active. While occasional aches and pains in a joint are normal, consistent, constant pain – even while resting – could be a sign that it’s time for a total joint replacement.
  3. Your joint is always stiff. It’s normal to feel stiff when you first wake up, but if that stiffness doesn’t subside throughout the day, there could be a more serious issue.
  4. You avoid certain activities. Staying active by getting regular exercise offers a variety of benefits to seniors, like improving your overall strength, balance and flexibility and even boosting your mood. However, when you suffer from chronic knee or hip pain, you’ll probably find you are avoiding any type of physical activity that involves impact. Even just walking across the room can become extremely painful when you’re dealing with this type of joint pain.
  5. You feel like no other treatments are working anymore. If you’ve exhausted all your treatment options, like taking daily medications, using an assistive device or getting physical therapy, and you’re still in a great deal of pain, you might be considered a good candidate for a total joint replacement.

If the above symptoms are all too familiar to you, it could be time to speak to your doctor about your options. He or she can discuss whether or not total joint replacement surgery could improve your quality of life, as well as inform you about any potential risks or complications.

Recover Fully at Our Springpoint Senior Living Communities

Each of our Springpoint Life Plan communities in New Jersey and Delaware offer on-site senior rehabilitation programs designed to help you recover from a total joint replacement as quickly as possible. Our professional team is comprised of caring individuals there to help you or your loved one. For more information about our high quality senior rehabilitation services, please contact us today.

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