Exercise Feedback & TKR

Wanted to post a short message encouraging all who go through a tkr. I have been walking faithfully, everyday, for the past three months. It is approximately 3 miles round trip. Nothing fancy, just plain and simple walking. I say it’s plain and simple now that I can do it. We all know that’s not [...]

NHL Hockey News as of 5p PST 06/30/09

Bill Guerin has signed a one year contract with Pittsburgh Penguins
Craig Adams has signed a two year contrct with Pittsburgh
Troy Brody has signed a two year extension with Anaheim Ducks
Dave Bolland has signed 5 year contract deal with Chicago Blackhawks
Scott Gomez was traded by the New York Rangers to the Montreal Canadiens
FREE AGENCY: [...]

Is This You?

“You’ve got bad eating habits if you use a grocery cart in a 7-11″ Dennis Miller

Montreal Draft Pick

The Montreal Canadiens chose draft pick Louis LeBlanc, a Center. Hometown boy, born in Montreal. Scholastic upbringing: mom=music teacher; dad=chemist. LeBlanc will be attending Harvard in fall.

Chris Pronger Traded

Chris Pronger (Anaheim Ducks) has been traded to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of a multi-player deal. News reported on NHL Network..
Wonder what the Flyers are going to do with Briere? Salary cap considerations…

Michael Jackson quotes

In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream.
If you enter this world knowing U are loved & U leave this world knowing the same, theneverything that happens in between can be dealt with.
My goal in life [...]

Detroit Red Wings Want New Arena Lease

This news just came through the Associated Press…..taken from the Yahoo! Sports site.
DETROIT (AP)—The Detroit Red Wings want a new deal to play at Joe Louis Arena.
The team says it will not exercise an option to renew its lease at the arena, but wants to continue talks with the city on a new deal. Ilitch [...]

Another Benefit of Upright Bicycles & A TKR

I have written before about how using an upright bicycles helps increase flexibility while recuperating from a tkr. The other day I noticed another benefit after riding…
It makes it easier to go downstairs. After riding my upright exercise bike for about five minutes (I wanted to increase flexibility before going for my daily [...]

What’s on Your Food?

Found a great website that lets users check the pesticides on their favorite foods. It’s a great site. Great, but scary…:( My favorite food is broccoli and it has…47..(YIKES!) different pesticides.
I don’t know why my links aren’t working. It’s ticking me right off. Working on it…Anyways, here’s the website address:
http://www.whatsonmyfood.org

My Health Story on President Obama’s Site

As you may be aware, there is a health care reform act in the making. President Obama was asking citizens of the United States to submit their health care stories to his site. After receiving the stories, he would gather them together and present them to Congress as evidence of the dire need [...]

Chris Chelios not Resigning with Detroit Red Wings

Chris Chelios will not be returning to the Detroit Red Wings next season. Here is the article, as found on the Detroit Red Wings website….
http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=431473

Leg Alignment & A TKR

After reading a couple of comments from readers regarding their leg alignment, I thought it would be a good idea to share something that’s been happening with me. My TKR was 2/2008. So…it’s been awhile.
Within the last month, sometimes when I stand up there is a loud clunking sound alongside my outer [...]

2009 NHL Award Recipients

The 2009 NHL Awards were handed out yesterday, Thursday, June 19, 2009, at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. It was a good show, except for Chaka Khan (my opinion, anyways). What happened to having The Hockey Song open the show?
Here are the NHL award recipients:
Lady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship and conduct on ice)
Pavel [...]

Hire Me Clarification

Hello everyone,
It appears I need to clarify something here. When I say “hire me”….I don’t mean for free. Spare me.
Don’t contact me if you have a great way to make a million bucks in one hour. Or, don’t contact me if you want to pay me $1 for [...]

Political Correctness –

Quick commentary:
I just got done writing an article about music training on children’s cognitive development. In my paper I had “nonmusical students” as the control group. The editor said that wasn’t politically correct. Spare me.
I had to change it to “children not receiving musical training”. Give me a break.
Political correctness [...]

Living With Diplopia

One of the consequences of my car accident, 33 years ago, is the fact I sustained eye damage from my head hitting the dash and then going through the windshield. This resulted in a damaged nerve and weak muscle in my leg eye.
Due to this, I have lived with diplopia (double vision) [...]

Badminton & A TKR

The other day a group of us put together a badminton game. People were asked if they wanted to play, and if so, teams were put together. It sounded like fun, so I went for it.
As we were choosing teams and badminton racquets, the thought about my tkr came into my mind. I [...]

Irony At Its Strangest

We know that the Detroit Red Wings lost the Stanley Cup to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7. We also know that the octopus is a Detroit tradition dating back about 60 years. (For those who don’t know, octopus is thrown on the ice at Detroit’s home games at Joe Louis Arena. [...]

Thanks to my readers

I wanted to take a short moment and thank my readers for all of your support, comments, and online friendship. I just read an article in WebPro News about how 95% of blogs are abandoned within six months. That’s unbelievable to me! It also made me realize how lucky I am to have [...]

Natural Ways to Decrease Bone Loss

I found this informative article online at Everydayhealth.com about how to preserve your bones. Seeing that us tkr people like our bones, I thought it would be fun to share….
* Lifestyle changes that will help you keep bone loss at bay include:
* Exercise regularly, any form of physical activity such as Pilates, walking, bicycling, [...]

Pittsburgh Penguins – 2009 Stanley Cup Champs

Pittsburgh ended Game 7 and clinched the Stanley Cup with a win over Detroit of 2-1. It was a great game, with fantastic defense in play. Fleury was something to see.
After how the Pens’ season started, I never thought they would end up winning Stanley. Shows what hard work, determination, teamwork, [...]

Game 7 Stanley TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!

Tonight is the night all hockey fans have been waiting for! Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final!! Pittsburgh Penguins will be playing in Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. No griping, Pens…
It’ll be a great game! First time in 54 years that a Game 7 has been played at Joe Louis Arena [...]

High Calcium Foods To Nourish Your Bones

I’m a firm believer in using food to heal the body of numerous health concerns. If you’re interested in getting good nutrition and taste (and who isn’t?)…here are some foods that can help with relieving, preventing, and even reversing bone loss or osteoporosis. This is a major concern to me, so I thought [...]

Did I Cry During TKR Physical Therapy? Is The Pope Catholic?

Another question I recently received from one of my readers was asking me if I ever cried during PT? My answer….Is The Pope Catholic?
I would sit in my room, with the door closed, and sob. The pain was unbearable. No matter what I did, it hurt. It hurt to stand up, [...]

Does Weather Affect A TKR?

Some of my readers have asked me this since they were having concerns and pains with weather changes. In my case, I have not noticed any affect upon my tkr at all. Cold, wet,or warm….it hasn’t made a difference to me. That is a vast improvement from before my surgery when cold, [...]

An Article About Gordie Howe’s Loss

Here’s an article about Gordie Howe and his life after losing his wife, Mrs. Hockey – Colleen:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-stanleycup-mrhockeyspain&prov=ap&type=lgns

Pens Force Game 7 at The Joe

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. This tied the Stanley Cup Final series 3-3.
WHAT A GAME!!! It was the Pittsburgh I was hoping to see.
Game 7 at the Joe (Joe Louis Arena) in Detroit will be fantastic! Can’t wait….

Recommended TKR Doctors

Recently, I’ve had requests from readers around the world for tkr doctor referrals. Do any of you know of any doctors that are looking for new patients? Would you recommend them?
I’m putting together a list and would rather have the list include word-of-mouth referrals from my readers than doctors I’m not familiar [...]

Cal Stat Rap Video About Hand Hygiene

One of my readers, a Registered Nurse, has become locally famous for her video “Cal Stat Rap Video” on the importance of good hand hygiene. We all know how important good hygiene is, especially for tkr patients, so we thought it would be fun to pass this along….
It’s a musical video that addresses the need [...]

To Twitter Or Not To Twitter?

A while back I wrote a blog post about being confused regarding how popular Twitter was. It seemed like another online way to lose one’s privacy. Well, I use it now and have been for about two months.
Why? I found out that some people, who I admire, use it very successfully. [...]