Non-Surgical Joint Care
Most arthritic hips and knees don't need surgery yet — and some never will. The first visit is about finding out which category you're in, honestly, before anyone books an operating room.
- Typical length
- Ongoing
- Going home
- —
How it's approached
- 01
Surgery is a decision, not a default
If injections, targeted physical therapy, weight management, or activity modification will get you where you want to be, that's the recommendation you'll get.
- 02
Buying good time
Corticosteroid and viscosupplement injections, bracing, and a strength program can hold a joint for months or years. Used well, they're a plan — not a stall.
- 03
A clear line for when it changes
You'll leave knowing exactly what would make surgery the right call, so the decision is yours to make on your own timeline.
Recovery
What the weeks after
actually look like.
Day 0
Surgery, then first steps
Days 1–7
Home and moving
Weeks 2–3
Off the walker, back behind the wheel
Weeks 4–6
Back to work and out of the house
Also treated
Total Hip Replacement
Arthritis in the hip shows up as groin pain, a limp, and the slow disappearance of things you used to do without thinking.
Read moreTotal Knee Replacement
A knee replacement resurfaces the worn ends of the joint and rebalances the soft tissue around it.
Read morePartial Knee Replacement
When arthritis is confined to one compartment of the knee, there is no reason to replace the rest of it.
Read more
Next step
The consultation is where
you find out if you even need surgery.
Bring your imaging, your questions, and the list of things you've stopped doing. You'll leave with a plan — surgical or not — and a realistic timeline for getting back to them.