What to know about exercise and joint replacements
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If you are considering a joint replacement, you would need to know how to help your new hip or knee last as long as possible.
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Hilary Achauer
NEW YORK – Kristen Lucek was in her late 30s when she began experiencing pain in her hip that felt like a knife whenever she bent over. It got worse, and within two years, Lucek, a gym owner in San Diego, could not pick up a kettlebell while coaching. She became depressed and gained weight.
She eventually got a magnetic resonance imaging scan that showed a torn labrum, osteoarthritis and bone spurs, so she had her hip replaced early the next year, a few months before she turned 40.