Your Complete Guide To Total Hip Replacements: Before, During, And After Surgery (An Idyll Arbor Personal Health Book) [Paperback]

Jennifer Frantin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Idyll Arbor Personal Health Book | Publication Date: August 30, 2004

Total hip replacements have helped millions of people lead more productive, more active lives. This book talks about how you can take control of the process to be sure you too have a successful hip replacement.

Accurate information combined with checklists, questions, and helpful hints will help you find the right doctor, plan the best time for your surgery, deal with your insurance company and the hospital, prepare your home, have your surgery, and get through the recovery period successfully.

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About the Author

In her 16 years as a physical therapist Jennifer Frantin, P.T. has worked with hundreds of people who have had total hip replacement surgery. She lives in Northern New Jersey with her husband and two sons where she continues to educate both adults and children on health related topics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Idyll Arbor (August 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882883551
• ISBN-13: 978-1882883554
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #329,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #97 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Physical Impairments

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-have" for anyone contemplating or recovering from total hip replacement, January 11, 2006

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This review is from: Your Complete Guide To Total Hip Replacements: Before, During, And After Surgery (An Idyll Arbor Personal Health Book) (Paperback)

Jennifer Frantin, a physical therapist of 16 years' experience, presents Your Complete Guide to Total Hip Replacements, a pocket-sized, in-depth guide to taking control of the medical process to ensure a successful hip replacement and adaptation. Chapters discuss how to prepare for surgery, including choosing the right doctor and hospital, and dealing with one's insurance company; exercise and recovery after the surgery; home care; outpatient physical therapy; and much more. Black-and-white photographs clearly illustrate such issues as the importance of not bending one's hip past 90 degrees during the recovery period, even when sitting up in bed, and how to turn properly when using a walker. A glossary and index round out this compact yet information-filled guide, highly recommended and a "must-have" for anyone contemplating or recovering from total hip replacement.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Complete Guide To total Hip Replacements: Before, During And After Surgery, August 28, 2006

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This review is from: Your Complete Guide To Total Hip Replacements: Before, During, And After Surgery (An Idyll Arbor Personal Health Book) (Paperback)

I am scheduled to have total hip replacement, and I wanted to get my questions answered. This book was very informative and very thorough. The author went into detail with all of the information, and she even gave "check lists" at the end of each chapter and at the end of the book.

I highly recommend this book for anyone hasn't yet had the surgery and also for anyone who has just recently had the surgery.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent basic introduction to what to expect in hip surgery, September 2, 2009

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This review is from: Your Complete Guide To Total Hip Replacements: Before, During, And After Surgery (An Idyll Arbor Personal Health Book) (Paperback)

I would recommend this book. I purchased it to read, and then pass along to my mother who is having hip surgery next month. The book is easy to read, understandable and presents the concepts very well. I particularly liked the sections on post-surgery movement restrictions, physical therapy, improvements to your home that are recommended after surgery and the description of the surgery itself. It is not an in-depth book by any means, but it really does the job of presenting the information for the average reader. An example: the book explains the term "abduction" as it relates to hip and leg movement. A non-medical professional may not know what this relevant term means, but after reading this book they will. It is not medical textbook-ish at all. The author is a physical therapist, and their expertise shines through.