Great News for Those Needing Joint Replacement

Found this article online, its very encouraging with those of us who have bad knees, felt like itd be an awesome topic for discussion, and a lot of people give their feedback

Cheers,

http://www.arthritistoday.org/news/knee-arthroplasty-replacement-sports047.php

[quote]Arthritisboy wrote:
Found this article online, its very encouraging with those of us who have bad knees, felt like itd be an awesome topic for discussion, and a lot of people give their feedback

Cheers,

http://www.arthritistoday.org/news/knee-arthroplasty-replacement-sports047.php[/quote]

Researchers did find one high-impact sport that hurt patients â?? so-called power lifting, which involves squatting and then lifting a bar with lots of weights off the ground and over your head.

â??Thatâ??s very bad for the knee. Two patients in the series were practicing and both needed a revision,â?? Dr. Parratte says. â??All the charges are going through the knee in a bad manner and itâ??s hundreds of pounds on the knee in a short amount of time.â??

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[quote]BHOLL wrote:

[quote]Arthritisboy wrote:
Found this article online, its very encouraging with those of us who have bad knees, felt like itd be an awesome topic for discussion, and a lot of people give their feedback

Cheers,

http://www.arthritistoday.org/news/knee-arthroplasty-replacement-sports047.php[/quote]

Researchers did find one high-impact sport that hurt patients â?? so-called power lifting, which involves squatting and then lifting a bar with lots of weights off the ground and over your head.

â??Thatâ??s very bad for the knee. Two patients in the series were practicing and both needed a revision,â?? Dr. Parratte says. â??All the charges are going through the knee in a bad manner and itâ??s hundreds of pounds on the knee in a short amount of time.â??

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By this statement alone, they made a fool out of themselves, and lost all credibility.