Christopher Ellis explains that modern knee replacements are durable enough for running, heavy lifting, and sports. A physical therapist deadlifts 500 pounds after knee replacement; a US Open pickleball champion had bilateral replacements in 2020. Implant failure is rare, and patients can return to high-impact activities.
So I put these in here because we used to be more conservative and tell people, don't run on them, don't kneel on them, you're going to wear them out. But the truth is you can run on them, you can kneel, you can definitely have your life back and you can come back stronger. These, some of these surgeons put bulletproof glass in these knees. So that's an important point to remember that this thing is sturdy. It's not going anywhere. You have very little worry about. There are a couple worries which we'll get into later, but it is not going to fail on you. I've never seen one fail. In fact, I know a physical therapist who had a skiing accident and had to get a knee replacement, and now he's deadlifting 500 pounds on that knee. Here in Naples, this is the, like, a capital for pickleball. The guy who won the US Open in 2020, he had a bilateral knee replacement. So, you can get back to a high level of activity. That's what this
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