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Episode 87: Five Signs You're Making Progress After Knee Replacement (Looking Beyond the Calendar)
Episode 87
Episode 87 explores five practical signs that you're making meaningful progress after knee replacement, even when the calendar leaves you questioning…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 86: Comparing Yourself to Other Knee Replacement Patients (Why Someone Else’s Recovery Story Is Rarely a Useful Benchmark)
Episode 86
Episode 86 explores why comparing yourself to other knee replacement patients can create confusion and discouragement. Michelle explains why friend s…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 85: What Most People Get Wrong About Recovery Timelines (Why the Calendar Doesn’t Always Match the Experience)
Episode 85
Episode 85 explores why common knee replacement milestones, including six weeks, three months, and one year, can be useful reference points but poor …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 84: Five More Things That Can Make Weeks Two Through Six After Knee Replacement Easier (The Tools Patients Tell Me They Were Glad They Had)
Episode 84
Episode 84 continues the conversation from Episode 83 by introducing five more tools that may become helpful during weeks two through six after knee …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 83: Five Things That Make the First Two Weeks After Knee Replacement Easier (The Items Patients Tell Me They Used the Most)
Episode 83
Episode 83 focuses on five tools patients often report using the most during the first two weeks after knee replacement. Michelle explains how cold t…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 82: Prehab for Worriers and Warriors (How to Get Ready So the First Two Weeks Go Better)
Episode 82
Episode 82 closes the prehab series by focusing on how to get ready before knee replacement so the first two weeks go better. Michelle walks through …
4 months ago
Episode 81: Prehab for Low Stamina (Steps, Pacing, and Building Capacity Before Surgery)
Episode 81
Episode 81 focuses on low stamina before knee replacement and five practical steps that can help some people build a more repeatable base before surg…
4 months ago
Episode 80: Prehab for Weak Quads (Strength, Activation, and Why It Matters Early)
Episode 80
Episode 80 continues a four part prehab series by focusing on weak quads before knee replacement. Michelle explains how quad weakness can be true str…
4 months, 1 week ago
Episode 79: Prehab for Stiff Knees (Range, Swelling Control, and the Daily Habits That Move the Needle)
Episode 79
Episode 79 begins a prehab series by focusing on stiff knees before total knee replacement. Michelle explains the most common reasons a knee feels st…
4 months, 1 week ago
Episode 78: When Sleep Finally Stops Controlling Your Entire Day (Energy, Patience, Participation, and Feeling More Like Yourself Again)
Episode 78
Episode 78 explains what changes when sleep finally stops controlling your entire day after knee replacement, even before sleep becomes perfect. Mich…
4 months, 2 weeks ago