Posts Tagged ‘ilh_joints’
Exercising After Joint Replacement: What Can You Do?
Nauman Akhtar, MD, is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery. He specializes in arthritis and joint replacement and serves as medical director of the Inova Loudoun Hospital Joint Replacement Program. When I see patients who are preparing for hip or knee replacement surgery, one of the most common questions they ask is: “What kinds of activities will I…
Read MoreThe beat goes on for this Northern Virginia couple, thanks to knee surgery
Second Chance to Dance Dancing to the “oldies” — music from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s — has long been one of Beth and Rusty Newberry’s beloved Saturday night standbys. But when severe knee pain from chronic arthritis began to threaten this and other favorite activities, the couple did something else in tandem: they both…
Read More5 Signs It’s Time for Joint Replacement Surgery
Nauman Akhtar, MD, is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery. He specializes in arthritis and joint replacement and serves as Medical Director of the Inova Loudoun Hospital Joint Replacement Program. If you’re living with arthritis, you are all too familiar with pain and stiffness in your joints. As those symptoms worsen over time, you might be wondering…
Read MoreHips and Knees Achy in Colder Weather? Tips to Keep Joints Moving Smoothly
Nauman Akhtar, MD, is board certified in orthopaedic surgery. He has a special interest in arthritis and joint replacement and serves as Medical Director of the Inova Loudoun Hospital Joint Replacement Program. If your knees act up in winter weather or your achy hip predicts rainstorms, it’s not a figment of your imagination. Changes…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital’s Total Joint Replacement program was designated a Center of Excellence for knee and hip replacement
A Joint Endeavor Comprehensive orthopedic services treat range of conditions Like the community that surrounds it, Inova Loudoun Hospital’s orthopedic services are constantly developing and improving. “Our patients are educated and demanding, and we need to fill that demand for services and high-quality care,” says Nauman Akhtar, MD, MBA, joint replacement surgeon, Inova Loudoun Hospital. Inova…
Read MoreMAKOplasty offers a potentially less-painful alternative to total knee replacement
Knee Replacement Options Do you have chronic knee pain that gets in the way of doing the activities you enjoy most? Now there’s a solution that can get you back on your feet quickly and without the pain. MAKOplasty, an advanced treatment option performed by orthopedic specialists at the Inova Loudoun Hospital Joint Replacement Program,…
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