FHN Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Department offers a wide variety of services including orthopaedic diagnosis, treatment and surgery, physical therapy and rehabilitation services, as well as a full-range of sports medicine related capabilities.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services at FHN help to restore strength and agility to patients after an illness, stroke or trauma.

The Joint Club: When you join with us in getting your joint back into useful condition through surgery, you are signing up for a unique membership into a group of patients whose once painful joint now serves to open doors to an exciting and active life. This membership is for life and its only dues are the requirement that you get out and use your new and restored joint to enjoy your life. You are about to become a member of this prestigious club that we call “The Joint Club.”

FHN Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine developed the Joint Club to provide a comprehensive and planned course of  treatment for your benefit. We find that patients who take an active role  in their recovery experience the most positive results. Our intention is to  involve you in your treatment through each step of the program. You cannot take a passive role and expect a great result from your surgery.

We believe that it takes a team of dedicated professionals to assist you through this significant surgical event. To that end, you will come into contact with many highly experienced members of our team, each of which has important information that you must understand and implement to ensure that your outcome will be as good as it can be. Your team includes physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nursing assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists and office coordinators specializing in total joint care. Virtually every detail, from pre-operative teaching to post-operative exercising, is considered and reviewed with you. 

Each year, over 500,000 people in the U.S. undergo total joint replacement surgery. Typically, candidates for this surgery are individuals with chronic joint pain from arthritis that severely diminishes their ability to perform normal daily activities. This often leads to a loss of independence and self esteem. A replacement joint can make a big difference in your ability to return to work or other activities that you enjoy.

Total Joint Replacement patients should recover quickly. The hospital stay is typically 2-3 days. New surgical techniques and improved analgesic methods make blood transfusions far less common, and have allowed us to quicken the recovery process. In fact, most patients will be expected to walk on the day of surgery.

This Rapid Recovery Process, as it has come to be known, affords the return to most normal activities in six to eight weeks. This includes driving, walking distances and golfing. The rapidity of return to activity is highly dependent upon the patient’s pre-operative physical conditioning. The better your physical condition is prior to surgery, the quicker your recovery  to more normal activity will be.

Read more about FHN's Joint Club from our Joint Club brochure. For more information about FHN's Orthopaedic, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Services, download this brochure.

The following Providers are associated with this Specialty Care:
Larry Brinkman, MD
Kevin Draxinger, MD
John Gluscic, MD
Phillip Stiles, PA-C

The following Calendar items are associated with this Specialty Care:
FHN Speakers’ Series: Pain Awareness, September 20, 2010