Posted on February 27, 2009 by booktoots
It is always interesting to me to hear stories about someone’s experience while undergoing a total knee replacement, or any joint replacement – for that matter. This is due to the fact that there are anesthesiology options available for one undergoing a tkr. You find this out when meeting with the anesthesiologist. [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2009 by booktoots
As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the findings during my yearly post-tkr appointment was the fact that I needed to wear an external shoe lift. It turns out that my leg lengths were greater than what was originally thought.
Three weeks after my total knee replacement, I was given a [...]
Filed under: TKR Updates | Tagged: bionic, bionic knee, blog, blog posts, blogging, Booktoots, bow-legged, femur, knee injury, knee joint, knee surgery, leg length inequalities, leg lengths, major surgery, orthopedic surgery, prosthesis, realignment, reconstruction, shoe lift, surgery, tkr, total knee replacement, walking aides, wedges, x-rays | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 23, 2009 by booktoots
After having been in the working field for more time than I’d care to remember (30+ years), something struck me today as being curious. It happened after I heard Jim Dowd state he had been with 10 teams throughout his hockey playing days.
In the business world….When one is going on interviews for [...]
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Posted on February 23, 2009 by booktoots
Here is some NHL hockey news which I learned about on NHL Live! – a few minutes ago. The article is taken from Newday.com:
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/rangers/ny-sprang0224,0,4805031.story
In the midst of a late-season tailspin and with the strong possibility of missing the playoffs, the Rangers dismissed head coach Tom Renney Monday after more five years behind the bench.
No [...]
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Posted on February 22, 2009 by booktoots
One of my readers sent me this article about the importance of exercising after a total knee replacement. I thought it was interesting and wanted to share it….
Exercise after knee replacement critical..
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-02/uod-eak020209.php
It may be uncomfortable at first, but doing exercises to strengthen your quadriceps after you’ve had knee replacement surgery due to osteoarthritis [...]
Filed under: guest posts, recuperation | Tagged: bionic knee, Booktoots, gait, knee exercises, knee flexibility, knee replacements, knee surgery, neuromuscular, NMES, physical therapy, quadricep exercises, recuperation, rehabilitation, tkr, total knee replacement, University of Delaware | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 21, 2009 by booktoots
Today is Hockey Day in Canada. It is a day set aside to celebrate the grass roots level of hockey across the country of Canada. And, luckily, it is broadcast on the NHL Network.
If you have not had a chance to watch this wonderful televised event, please do. For those going through [...]
Filed under: hockey | Tagged: NHL, nerve damage, NHL Network, Booktoots, ice hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, goalie masks, goalies, nerve pain, Willie Reeves, Brandan Morrow, disabilities, Hockey Day in Canada | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 20, 2009 by booktoots
For all the pet lovers among us, here is something that may come in handy. Enjoy!
The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.
Dear Dogs and Cats:
The dishes on the floor are yours and contain your
food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print
in the middle [...]
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Posted on February 20, 2009 by booktoots
A couple of posts earlier, I mentioned how isometrics involving the buttocks was a suggested exercise prior to undergoing a total knee replacement. It helps strengthen the muscles to aid you during your tkr recuperation process. It goes without saying that we need all the help we can get.
Anyways, I have [...]
Filed under: exercises | Tagged: knee surgery, total knee replacement, pain, knee injury, nerve damage, exercise, tkr, Booktoots, nerve pain, isometrics, killer butt, buttocks, glutes, gluteus maximus, Ben Gay, counterirritant, counter irritant, nerve | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 17, 2009 by booktoots
I was recently asked about contact information for my favorite (and others’ fave) NHL Live! show – the hockey XM radio show televised on the NHL Network. Hosted by Don LaGreca and a variety of guests – including E.J. Hradek on Monday and Wednesday – here is the contact information for callers:
Phone: [...]
Filed under: hockey | Tagged: Anaheim Ducks, Atlanta Thrashers, Bill Clement, Bill Jaffee, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Don LaGreca, Edmonton Oilers, EJ Hradek, Florida Panthers, Gregg Baldinger, guest hosts, ice hockey, Jim Dowd, John Ahlers, Los Angelos Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, NHL Live, NHL Network, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightining, Vancouver Canucks, Wayne Gretsky, XM Radio | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 17, 2009 by booktoots
Here is an isometric exercise that has been very helpful to me during my tkr process, so I thought I would share it in hopes of it helping you. Plus, it is an easy one that can be done anywhere in your home. It is a good exercise both before surgery and during [...]
Filed under: exercises | Tagged: Booktoots, butt, exercises, gluteus maximum, isometrics, killer butt, knee exercises, knee injury, knee surgery, recuperation, rehab, tkr, total knee replacement | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 14, 2009 by booktoots
For those curious hockey fans, it looks like EJ Hradek and the NHL Live! Show have decided to have EJ classified as a “special guest”. The NHL Network (“The home of hockey”) show has been having EJ on Monday and Fridays for the past couple of weeks.
I think it’s great. Don LaGreca and [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2009 by booktoots
Today is Valentine’s Day in the United States. Music touches all souls and expresses feelings better than any other mode. So, I wanted to post some lyrics from popular songs that may express how we are feeling today. I hope you enjoy them…
For those of us involved with a special Valentine, one of [...]
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Posted on February 13, 2009 by booktoots
This exercise can be done by anyone wanting to strengthen their quadriceps muscle (muscle located on the front of your thigh). I do it regularly, it works great, and it does not require any special equipment.
In addition to strengthening my quadriceps, it also helps to stretch out my total knee replacement muscles [...]
Filed under: exercises | Tagged: bionic, Booktoots, knee exercises, knee flexibility, knee injury, knee surgery, muscle strengthening, quadriceps, strengthening, stretching, tkr, total knee replacement | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 9, 2009 by booktoots
Here is some NHL hockey news I found on the UPI.com site about one of my favorite goalies, Manny Legace….
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7 (UPI) — St. Louis Blues goaltender Manny Legace, an NHL all-star last season, has been demoted to the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League.
In a season filled with poor play in [...]
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Posted on February 8, 2009 by booktoots
It has been one year already since my total knee replacement surgery. I had my follow-up appointment that was informative. The results were positive, mixed, and of concern.
Positive:
X-rays. On the positive side, my x-rays looked perfect. My implant is properly placed, secure, and of no concern whatsoever. Nice. [...]
Filed under: TKR Updates | Tagged: Booktoots, dressing, exercise, icing, knee flexibility, knee injury, knee surgery, knee swelling, knee x-rays, leg length, leg lengthening, massaging, nerve damage, one year post tkr, scar, shoe lift, stairs, stretching, surgery, tkr, TKR Updates, total knee replacement, walking, walking aides, yoga | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2009 by booktoots
After just watching the NHL “Game of the Week” between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins (Detroit won 3-0) I thought it was appropriate to mention something that happened during the show. It highlights how life’s happenings can tickle the funny bone.
NBC was holding a “Get Out of the Cold” contest whereby the [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2009 by booktoots
While my thoughts are still buzzing around after my yearly follow-up for my tkr, I thought I’d take a break from it and write about something else.
Tonight I am enjoying the intellectually stimulating Red Green Show. Each episode has Harold and Red sitting by the campfire singing a song. The song [...]
Filed under: poems | Tagged: Booktoots, boons, campfire, guitar, Harold, lyrics, PBS, poems, prose, Red Green, Red Green Show, rhyme, rhyming, song, song lyrics, songwriting, spoons, tkr, total knee replacement | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 6, 2009 by booktoots
Knowing the importance of icing my new bionic knee (total knee replacement) while going through physical therapy, I still ice every day and I am one year post TKR. Every time I am done exercising, I put an ice bag on my knee afterwards. Sometimes my knee has swollen up, other times [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2009 by booktoots
One of my blog posts consisted of an exercise involving kneeling on the floor. In the blog post I stated that I could do it. After giving it some more thought, I realized that was an understatement. A heavy duty understatement. Here’s the true story….
The end of this week will be [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2009 by booktoots
There are a variety of exercises one can do to increase their bionic knee’s flexibility, here is another one that was passed along to me by one of my readers. Here PT person had her doing this as part of the exercise regime.
Don’t be discouraged if you either have a difficult time [...]
Filed under: exercises | Tagged: bionic knee, flexibility, icing, knee exercises, knee flexibility, knee injury, knee surgery, kneeling, physical therapy, pt, tkr, total knee replacement | 4 Comments »
Don’t Post Your Unwanted Ads on this TKR Blog!!!!!!!!!!
With the growing popularity of my blog, have come across some ridiculous and unsolicited actions. People, representatives of companies, have been posting comments about their products with claims about how great they are for patients of total knee replacements.
Just so my legitimate, and welcomed, readers know….I delete these comments. I do not [...]
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