Flagstaff Spine and Joint Surgery Center

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Why you didn’t see Ann’s picks for Flagstaff events last week.

Since I began the Flagstaff Real Estate and Community News Blog over 14 months ago, I’ve posted a list of fun things to do for the coming weekend each Friday – except last Friday. I’m planning to take up that list again this week, but I wanted to explain where I was last week. It’s another great feature of living in Flagstaff. I spent the better part of last week at the <A title="Flagstaff Medical Center's Orthopedic Services" href="http://www.flagstaffmedicalcenter.com/OurServices/SpineJointSurgeryCenter/default" target=_blank>Flagstaff Medical Center’s Spine and Joint Surgery Center</A>. We were there for a knee replacement and I was the “coach.” The foundation of the program is that the patient is not “sick” but is in for repair to restore an active and healthy lifestyle. Frankly, it’s great. (By the way, we also had a great surgeon – <A title="About Her" href="http://www.flagstaffboneandjoint.com/doctor_Randall.htm" target=_blank>Amber Randall, M.D.</A> has qualifications you’d only expect to find at one of the country’s great university hospitals.) Joint-replacement patients at Flagstaff Medical Center stay in a dedicated unit within the hospital, where they are encouraged to participate in daily activities that are outlined in a daily newsletter. There is lots of hard work, with twice daily group physical therapy sessions and “hiking to the summit of Humphrey’s Peak.” Friends and family members are asked to serve as “coaches” and participate in the recovery process. I have a coach button. My partner earned hiking boots to represent ability to walk without supervision among the “mountain flowers.” The flower you see pictured here represents the end 25 feet in one of the Bone and Joint Surgery Center’s hallways. There are flowers like this on the wall every 25 feet. We became intimately familiar with each one. Now, we’re home and well on the road to recovery. PT continues twice per day at home and twice per week under professional supervision. We’re looking forward to hiking the real beautiful trails around Flagstaff next spring. Flagstaff is a wonderful place to live and one of those wonders is the orthopedic services available in our community. P.S. If you go on this adventure, I strongly suggest attending the two-hour pre-surgery class several weeks in advance of your trip. It was very helpful. 9 application/xml false Flagstaff blog Flagstaff medical care Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff Things To Do Living in Flagstaff Spine and Joint Surgery in Flagstaff Flagstaff Spine and Joint Surgery Center Read all about the program at Flagstaff Medical Center http://www.flagstaffmedicalcenter.com/OurServices/SpineJointSurgeryCenter/default Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 aheitland 24.121.32.9 false true false false true 178975 false false true false false false true 178441 blog blogsite/BestFlagstaffHomes/web