replacement surgery, many people with severe arthritis can resume a full and active life. That’s exactly what happened to Darlene Anderson-Moon, a Park Forest, Illinois, resident with psoriatic arthritis in both knees. For several years, the Euflexxa injections she received from Dr. Payne were helping her to preserve her lifestyle, but the pain continued to get worse. “Darlene’s pain got to the point where it was interfering with her quality of life and everyday activities,” Dr. Payne said. “In early 2020, it was clear that a knee replacement would be a good way to improve her function and reduce her pain.” A total knee replacement was completed on her right knee in March 2020. Recovering From Knee Replacement After a short hospital stay, Darlene received rehabilitation therapy at home. The retired Chicago Public School teacher and administrator then continued her physical therapy at Franciscan Health Outpatient Therapy Clinic Center Homewood. “Recovery involves learning how to bend your knee again,” Dr. Payne said. “There’s some swelling after surgery, so we quickly work on regaining as much motion as we can. The big thing is to eventually restore your lifestyle so you can improve your quality of life and do the things you stopped doing because of the pain.” Darlene has now fully recovered and said, “Today, I don’t have any pain in my right knee and at my last appointment with Dr. Payne, he said my flexibility was very good.” Surgery may not always be the best solution, but, when necessary, it is advisable.
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