Dr. Ashutosh Srivastava

Joint replacement is a surgical procedure advised for patients with damaged joints. The surgical operation involves removing and replacing the damaged joint with a metal, ceramic device or plastic-made joint (also called a prosthesis). The artificial joint replicates the functioning of real-human joints. As a result, patients who might be struggling through any joint-related issue earlier get a new life.  Why Joint Replacement? A joint replacement doctor in Faridabad recommends the surgery to the patient during several medical conditions of Joints. But unfortunately, it doesn't work for everyone. Some conditions are, however, treatable and cured by medications or minimally invasive surgery. But in some cases, joint pain and disability begin impacting the work-life balance. However, some non-surgical treatments like therapy and activity modifications were found to relieve the pain. That’s when patients have the only option left to undergo joint replacement surgery. But that’s undou...

Wondering what is the right time to start walking post knee replacement surgery? Well as soon as the knee replacement surgeon says, yes you can! Most patients are asked to walk right after the surgery. Mostly in the hospital itself, patients are asked to walk with the help of a walker for a few weeks. Gradually, they can be on their own two feet. Walking improves healing by increasing the blood circulation to the affected area and preventing the chances of blood clots. Joints are kept limber with the help of required walking. Arthritis and injury are the common causes of knee damage. If knees are damaged due to injury in spine or joints, these are best restored through replacement surgery by the best Orthopaedics surgeon . It helps you relieve pain and get back to a normal life. However, the recovery takes time but regular exercise and walking can expedite it. A knee replacement surgery is also called arthroplasty where the knee joint is replaced with metal and plastic parts. It is a ...

Joint replacement surgery is a major surgical procedure for the human body. Commonly people undergoing joint replacement surgeries are the ones who have been suffering from the unbearable pain from arthritis. In arthritis, people find it challenging to even simply walk from one place to another, resulting in a lowered quality of life for patients. However, people get filled with a sense of fear and stress just by listening to the word of surgery, and when it comes to a major one like joint replacement surgery, things can turn out to be even more stressful. Well, this topic is all about washing off the fear in people's minds relating to some myths they have heard from people. Here are some things that might be comforting for you if you have finalized the joint replacement surgery. Facts about joint replacement surgery Comfortable bending of the knee Some people are aware of the fact that they might face difficulties while bending their knee after the joint replacement surgery or mi...