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Ms.Kim Reiser - Mountain Hiker More
I continue to be excited and thankful about my progress. At the end of week 4, I was hiking at the edge of the wilderness again and doing stream crossings in the crystal clean mountain water. (photo attached) During the 6th week, my hiking time was up to 8 hours on relatively easy terrain along the headwaters of the Dearborn river. My quads and hamstrings are building strength daily and the ROM is almost back to normal. I still am challenged by a full squat but I keep working on it each day using props for support.
Shoulder Joint Replacement
Joint Replacements of the shoulder was always believed to lag behind hip and knee replacements in terms of successful results and thus was a less favoured option for the treatment of shoulder arthritis.
Recent Advance
Product innovations ( known as 3rd generation designs) of shoulder replacements which duplicate the normal anatomy of the shoulder closely now gives excellent and predictable clinical results, matching those of hip and knee replacement in every way. The 'Aequalis' design from France is an outstanding 3rd generation design and is used in this unit. For younger people with intact cuff muscles , Resurfacing of the shoulder is possible as in hip joints. The Copeland resurfacing prosthesis which is used in the unit a more conservative option which preserves bone stock. In some situations like rotator cuff arthropathy a bipolar shoulder prosthesis is used.
