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Are you a good candidate for a new knee or hip?
Too many people put off joint-replacement surgery because of fear of pain and long recovery times. But according to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, with the right support, there’s no need to wait. When people consider joint-replacement surgery, it’s...
How can you strengthen your hips?
Many of us don’t give much thought to our hips, until we fall and break one, that is. And according to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, the likelihood of a hip fracture escalates as we get older and our bones become more frail...especially in women....
Sharing Data With Your Orthopedic Surgeon? There’s an App for That!
Many patients of New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer are eager to track and improve their health and progress before, during and after treatment. A digital fitness device - technology already owned by 1 in 10 Americans - provides a unique opportunity for...
New Knees When Other Options Fail
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, when lesser measures can no longer control the pain and disability of arthritic knees, surgery to reconstruct or replace them then becomes a consideration. These are completely elective procedures, and...
Hip Replacement Surgery the Best Procedure for Restoring Quality of Life?
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, when most of his patients wake up from hip replacement surgery, that deep-seated, bone-on-bone, grinding, stabbing pain that they’ve been living with is gone. It’s one of the best surgeries in today’s...
Are you a candidate for joint replacement robotic surgery in new orleans and louisiana?
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, knee replacements nearly doubled across the country between 2000 and 2010 to almost 720,000 operations, and the number of hip replacements increased even more to 330,000 procedures. And that rising trend...
Is one of these six things causing your shoulder pain?
Shoulder pain is common – some people experience it following a fall, while some suffer from shoulder pain due to repetitive stress. But according to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, the majority of sufferers simply woke up with shoulder pain and have...
Why do your knees hurt?
New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer finds that as people age, it’s often the knee that reminds them that they are getting older. It may be stiffness, weakness or pain, but whether you’re simply getting out of bed or walking onto the tennis court, you know...
Protect Your Joints Now, Or Pay Later!
If you are one of the nearly half a million people a year who have already had one or more hips or knees replaced we hope you’re faring well. Today’s message from New Orleans Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer is for people who are not yet a part of those...
Are You in Denial About Your Knees?
If your experience with a knee replacement is like that of most of our patients, you'll make the decision to have the surgery only after some time has passed. New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer rarely meets a patient who has a knee or a hip replacement...