Joint Care
At Providence, your team of highly experienced joint-care experts will help find your best path forward, whether that involves advanced pain-management therapies or leading-edge joint replacement technologies. Let’s talk about the best options for you because life is better in motion!
When surgery is your best option, our board-certified surgeons employ the least-invasive techniques to minimize pain and help speed your recovery. From pre-surgery classes to post-surgery rehabilitation, every member of your team is attentive to your comfort and dedicated to your success.
Providence performs thousands of joint replacement surgeries every year, including:
- Total and partial knee replacement
- Total hip replacement
- Total shoulder and reverse total shoulder replacement
- Total ankle replacement
- Joint revision procedures
With today’s advanced surgical techniques and technologies, even the most painful and damaged joints can be replaced easily. After surgery, our patients often resume activities that they once thought would be impossible.
In partial joint replacement surgery, the damaged ends of the bones and cartilage are replaced with implants that are shaped to restore more natural joint movement and function.
In total joint replacement, an orthopedic surgeon removes the damaged bone while preserving healthy parts of the bone, ligaments and muscle. The damaged bone is replaced with a highly polished prosthesis (artificial joint), which prevents the bones from rubbing together, creating a smooth joint.
The right combination of conservative therapies can help preserve joint function and relieve pain for many people. Providence offers:
- Oral and topical medications
- Pain-relieving injections
- Hot and cold therapy
- Therapeutic exercise programs
- Physical therapy
- Guidance on diet changes and nutritional supplements
Our team provides diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of conditions and injuries that impact the joints. Conditions we treat include:
- Acute and complex fractures
- Degenerative joint disease
- Foot and ankle injuries
- Heel spurs
- Hip bursitis
- Joint dislocations
- Ligament injuries
- Labral and meniscus tears
- Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
- Overuse injuries
- Plantar fasciitis
- Rotator cuff injuries and tears
- Shoulder separation and instability
- Sports injuries
- Tendon disorders
At Providence, we combine state-of-the-art medical technology with our expertise in surgical arthroplasty to provide the best in joint replacement procedures. For many patients suffering from joint pain and looking to return a more active lifestyle, robotic-assisted surgery may be an effective treatment option.
Robotic assisted surgery is an innovative treatment option for adults who suffer from joint pain due to osteonecrosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and degenerating or deteriorating joints.
Our orthopedic surgeons perform minimally partial knee resurfacing, total knee and total hip replacement using advanced robotic-arm assistance. The innovative technology allows for greater surgical precision and improved outcomes for those who suffer from joint pain.
Robotic joint replacement surgery includes a three-dimensional pre-surgical planning technique. During surgery, the surgeon gets real-time feedback to help with resurfacing the joint and positioning the implant. It is this optimal placement that can result in a more natural-feeling joint following surgery.
Some of the benefits of robotic joint replacement surgery include:
- Shorter hospital stays
- Less scarring
- Less pain and faster recovery
- Better outcomes
- Fewer complications
Joint Assessment
Doctors Specializing in Joint Care
At Providence, you'll have access to a vast network of dedicated and compassionate providers who offer personalized care by focusing on treatment, prevention and health education.
