Total Knee Replacement from a familar patient's perspective

NBC Nightly News Anchorman, Brian Williams, just underwent his first total knee replacement at the age of 54. His story is not unlike many of the "Baby Boomers" I see in the office: played sports at a young age, had a few injuries over the years, now experiencing the price of pain. Although there are some temporary non-surgical things we can do to lessen the symptoms of joint pain, the knee replacement has long been a reliable option to treat severe arthritis. <http://dailynightly.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/16/20055492-brian-williams-on-knee-replacement-and-why-he-has-disappeared-from-tv-for-a-while>