Golfers. Hip and Knee Surgery - Rehab. Chip2Score.com
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| Chipshot Practice Maintains Swing Plane During Rehab!!! |
| "TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT- The Prosthetic replacement of the arthritic hip, knee - is the ultimate surgical treatment for advanced arthritis that does not respond to non - surgical measures. Surgeons and bio - mechanical researchers are continually trying to identify what factors hasten the loosening and / or premature mechanical failure of total joint prostheses." Dr. Larry Foster, aka Dr. Divot, in his book: "Dr. Divots Guide To Golf Injuries," stated that none of the surgeons in a study group prohibited patients with hip replacement from playing golf. Great news, huh? |
| "The key question for us golfers, then, is whether golf represents a "risky" behavior after a total hip or knee replacement. So far, the answer is encouraging. Let's start with total hip replacement. Well, I have scoured the medical literature for you, and I have good news! One survey of the Hip Society (a sort of orthopedic club made up of surgeons who are experts in hip-replacement surgery) was recently published where the surgeons were asked their views regarding the role of golf and their hip replacement patients. The results should be a delight to sore-hipped golfers everywhere: - None of these surgeons prohibited his patients from playing golf after hip replacement; - None of these surgeons reported that their golfing patients had higher complication rates than non-golfing patients; - Many of these surgeons did recommend a three- to four-month healing period after surgery before returning to golf. Starting slowly with easy chipping and putting was recommended before returning to full-swing play; - About seven out of 10 of these surgeons advised the use of a cart for their patients when they did resume play. Another survey published in the medical literature questioned professional golfers and active amateur players who had returned to golf after having a hip replacement. The news is again good: All the professional golfers reported they were able to continue playing and teaching golf after surgery without problems." |
| Here is what Dr. Larry Foster Had To Say: |