MONROE — ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital is one of just two area ProMedica facilities using robotic technology for orthopaedic surgeries. “Many hospital systems in the area don’t have it, even the ...

If chronic hip pain and stiffness have limited your mobility, your doctor may recommend a hip replacement for one or both hips. While experts agree the procedure is typically highly effective (an ...

Hip replacement is a major, arduous elective surgery, and rehabilitation afterwards takes time, according to an expert from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. It'll also take coordinated planning ...

“On average, hip replacement recovery can take around two to four weeks, but everyone is different,” Thakkar said. Pre-surgical activity levels, your age, nutrition, preexisting conditions and other ...

A technology is being used on knee and hip replacement patients, increasing their recovery time.

ST. LOUIS — For this Wellness Wednesday, we stopped by the Rock Community Fire House to speak with Deputy Chief Grimshaw. Prior to this surgery, Grimshaw had both knees and his other hip replaced. He ...

GRAND FORKS – Since the age of 17, Debbie Mickelson has spent decades working jobs that had her constantly on her feet – waitressing, bartending and running a 14-room motel with her husband in ...

A new surgical procedure being performed in Cape Girardeau can lessen the recovery time for patients after a hip replacement surgery. James D. Niswonger, 59, has had two hip replacement surgeries -- ...

Recovery time after hip replacement surgery varies from person to person. However, most people can resume light activities within 3 to 6 weeks of surgery. People may need to avoid certain activities, ...