Physical Medicine

Physical Medicine video playlist

Our experts in Physical Medicine

Dr. Melissa Guanche

Physiatrist with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center

Gregory Kaplan

Gregory Kaplan, Physical Therapist with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains in a normal knee joint there is good spacing within the joint, but where the arthritis is present there is some breakdown of the bone, which will lead to pain. About treatment, he says if it is too painful, joint replacement can be an option […]

Dr. Ronald Tolchin

Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care

Cynthia Laportilla

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 […]