HEALTHY KNEES BLOG

Boston Knee Party - my visit to the ConforMIS knee manufacturing plant

Nov 06, 2017

I was invited to visit the ConforMIS knee manufacturing plant to see the process for taking a CT scan and turning it into a custom knee - with all...

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Interview with Dr. Michael Thorpe: Questions about Knees

Oct 31, 2017

Dr. Thorpe and I have known each other for 32 years starting with my 3rd surgery - the femoral osteotomy when I was 34 years old. Since then were 5...

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Train like an athlete for your knee replacement (or to avoid one!)

Oct 24, 2017

You don't have to be a competitive athlete to train like one.  You just have to want the results of preparing your body for the event –...

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How much PAIN is enough?

Oct 17, 2017

We have all experienced different levels of pain, but how do you know when enough is enough?

Chronic pain, the pain you live with because of a...

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Why 10 Knee Surgeries

Oct 09, 2017

I'm 55.  I've had 10 knee surgeries.

It started with birth.  I was born with a condition called "discoid meniscus" that affects only 1 -...

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My BIG Announcement & the Journey

Oct 09, 2017
 

I finally made a BIG decision....31 years after I was told I had severe osteoarthritis in my left knee.

On November 9, 2017 I will have my knee...

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The Essential 5 Stretches for Post Ride (and for your knee health!)

Sep 22, 2017

The Question: What are quick stretches can I do after a ride?

From Joseph K: “I've taken one of your spinning classes and at the end of each...

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Will PRP help your aching knees? PRP Explained...

Aug 26, 2017

Is PRP for you?

Here is a great question from “T Hand” that prompted me to write about Platelet Rich Plasma:

“What is the...

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Do your knees ever feel like a rusty hinge?

Aug 10, 2017

As a hinge gets rusty, it becomes restricted and harder to move.  It stiffens up when it's been sitting for too long.

They creak and crack...

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7/11/17 Ride C2C: Wrapping up Leg#1 - Our top lists

Jul 24, 2017

 

I had a few people ask me, a little perplexed, as to why I wasn’t still on my bike and did we already dip our tires in the Atlantic?

...

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