I haven’t posted an entry for some time, but did want to share this July 2015 post from Prevention Magazine:
After 20 years of pain and icing her knee nightly, Sue Minutaglio of Westchester, NY, knew she couldn’t put off a knee replacement any longer. What she didn’t know was what a long, grueling road was ahead of her. “After 2 months, I was still swollen, aching, and on painkillers and thinking, ‘Why was this a good idea again?’ ” says Minutaglio, who had her first knee replacement in January 2014 and her second knee done in January 2015. “No one said it would take 6 months to feel a little better and a year to fully regain my strength.”
Knee replacement surgery is increasingly popular—the number of procedures has more than doubled since 2000, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Baby Boomers are leading the uptick—the number of 45- to 64-year-olds undergoing knee replacement surged by a whopping 205% between 2000 and 2012. “There’s a generation of people who have been doing high-intensity exercise their whole lives,” says Claudette Lajam, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Hospital for Joint Diseases. “I’m now seeing arthritis in people in their 40s.” Obesity can also beat up the joints, and Americans are only getting heavier.
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