Patient Information Night
Knee Arthritis / Pain? Exercise and Diet – Why Bother? *RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 3rd due to COVID Restrictions*
Patient Information Evening: *** Due to COVID Restrictions, the night has been rescheduled to June 3rd 2021, 7 – 8pm ***
The Claremont Football Club
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Speakers
Dr Daniel Meyerkort
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Kim Manolas
Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
RSVP essential:
meyerkortadmin@perthortho.com.au or 92124200 (Dr Daniel Meyerkorts Secretary)
Join us at our complimentary patient information evening learning about knee pain / arthritis and the most effective treatments arthritis. Both speakers are passionate about helping patients optimise their knee pain through diet and exercise programs. The evening will focus on:
- Why knee arthroscopy ‘clean up’ surgery is ineffective for arthritis
- The benefits of starting a Physiotherapy exercise program on knee pain and function
- Practical weight loss methods and how this can help knee pain
- Injections for knee pain
- Modern Knee Replacement Surgery and the role of Robotic Surgery in Knee Replacement
- Getting ‘fit’ before surgery and the benefits of exercise and dietary ‘prehab’
Dr Daniel Meyerkort works at Perth Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre and has subspecialty interest in knee replacement surgery, including the latest Robotic surgical techniques. He is passionate about optimising your health before surgery and has prospective research with Australia’s peak scientific body, the CSIRO, analysing the benefits of the CSIRO Low Carb Diet before knee replacement surgery. Mr Kim Manolas is an experienced Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist with an interest in the treatment of knee arthritis through exercise.
RSVP essential:
meyerkortadmin@perthortho.com.au or 92124200 (Dr Daniel Meyerkorts Secretary)