Does joint pain hinder the spring in your step and put your favorite activities on hold? Why let hip pain associated with disease or injury limit you?

Introducing the Nash Joint Replacement Center.

This is a "one-stop shop" for those patients who need to have hip or joint replacements.

Annually, more than 700,000 people undergo total joint replacement surgery each year. Primary candidates are individuals with chronic joint pain from arthritis that interferes with daily activities, walking, exercise, leisure, recreation, and work. The surgery aims to relieve pain, restore your independence and return you to work and other daily activities.

The Nash Joint Replacement Center is a dedicated center within the hospital. Patients have their surgery on Monday or Tuesday and typically return home after a 3-night stay in the hospital.

Features of the Nash Joint Replacement Center include:

• Nurses, therapists and patient care technicians who specialize in the care of joint patients
• All private rooms
• Emphasis on group activities as well as individual care
• Family and friends educated to participate as "coaches" in the recovery process
• Group lunches with patients, coaches and staff
• A Joint Care Coordinator who coordinates all pre-operative and discharge planning
• A comprehensive patient guide to follow from 4 to 6 weeks pre-op until 3 months post-op and beyond
• Coordinated after-care program
• Quarterly reunion luncheons for former patients and coaches
• Newsletters to update patients with new information about arthritis and joint care
• Periodic public education seminars about hip and knee pain

Amy Winham serves as the Joint Care Coordinator for the center.  To learn more about the Nash Joint Replacement Center, the toll-free number is: 888-627-6274. Click here to find out more information.