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[quote=Anonymous]My mom was shuffling and barely able to get up out of a chair in her mid-70s. It turned out she had serious knee and hip arthritis and at 82, after joint replacements, she is now mobile, walks the dog, climbs stairs, sits and stands pretty easily, and is clearly in much less danger of falling because her gait is more normal and she can handle lateral shifts without pain. Her overall demeanor is also much improved, between lack of pain and more moving around. (She's not *exercising,* per se, never has, but just ordinary daily mobility has made things so much better. This is really hard during covid, but when it's safe to do so I would recommend an ortho consult. Surgery may not be indicated, but it really is worth seeing if there's an underlying musculoskeletal condition and if she's become accustomed to a chronic level of pain that she should not have to live with.[/quote]
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