Physician Assistant with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute

Hip replacement is a very common surgery and Dr. Carlos Alvarado, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains how it is performed and how the replacement works. The doctor asserts this procedure guarantees that the area will not degenerate or hurt anymore. Dr. Carlos Alvarado, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics & Sports […]

Research and Education Coordinator with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute

Cynthia Laportilla, Physical Therapist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says the average of physical therapy after a total knee and total hip replacement is about three months, and usually about more or less twenty-four sessions. “Usually your therapist will have conversations with you; they might tell you you’re right on target, or this […]