Have you recently had a total knee replacement, or are you preparing for surgery and wondering what recovery will really be like? Welcome to the Total Knee Success Podcast, your resource for total knee replacement recovery and life after surgery. Hosted by Michelle Losurdo, a trusted doctor of physical therapy and board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist, this show is designed for anyone considering, preparing for, or recovering from knee replacement surgery.
In about the time it takes to put a cold pack on your knee, each episode shares practical total knee surgery tips, evidence-based guidance, and clear strategies to help you manage pain, improve mobility, and thrive through the healing process. You’ll learn about post-operative knee rehab exercises, approaches to knee replacement physical therapy, and real-world tools for building confidence, improving sleep, maintaining a healthy diet, and regaining natural movement. From time to time, you’ll also hear patient perspectives and success stories that encourage you along the way.
Michelle also highlights the mindset and motivation strategies that make a lasting difference in recovery—helping you stay positive, focused, and resilient. And if you’re a family member, friend, or caregiver supporting someone through a knee replacement, you’ll find valuable insights here, too.
Please remember: Michelle is not your personal therapist and does not know you. This podcast provides general education and opinion only. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your recovery plan. This podcast is not related to her clinical or teaching roles.
If you’re ready to feel stronger and more confident on your journey—or if you’re supporting someone you care about—this is the total knee replacement podcast that will help you succeed—one step at a time
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Episode 118: Exercise After Knee Replacement: Building a Long-Term Routine (Strength, Walking, Balance, and a Plan You Can Keep Using)
Episode 118
Friday, October 23, 2026 • Duration 15:47
What should you keep doing after physical therapy ends? In Episode 118 of the Total Knee Success Podcast, Michelle explains how knee motion, strengthening, walking, balance, and aerobic exercise can fit into a long-term routine after knee replacement.
Learn ways to choose activities that support your goals, consider fitness classes or a personal trainer, and adjust your routine as your abilities and schedule change. Find the Total Knee Success Insider newsletter and Making Sense of Pain After Knee Replacement in the episode notes.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Episode 117: Six Months After Knee Replacement: What to Work on Next (Strength, Walking, and the Activities You Want Back)
Episode 117
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 • Duration 12:00
At six months after knee replacement, you can still improve strength, endurance, balance, and the movements needed for activities you enjoy. In Episode 117, Michelle explains how to identify what is still challenging and gradually build toward goals such as longer outings, stairs, hiking, gardening, getting down to the floor, and outdoor cycling.
She discusses the value of reassessment, continued exercise, and practicing the activity itself, with guidance from research and the 2026 physical therapy clinical practice guidelines. This episode begins the series Protecting Your Progress for the Long Term.
Episode 116: Walking on Hills, Grass, and Uneven Ground After Knee Replacement (What Builds Walking Control Beyond Level Ground)
Episode 116
Saturday, October 17, 2026 • Duration 13:46
Walking across your kitchen is one thing. Walking on grass, loose gravel, uneven sidewalks, or hills can feel quite different after knee replacement. In Episode 116, Michelle explains what changes when the ground is no longer level and what contributes to better walking control.
You'll hear how knee strength and movement, balance, and coordination work together on changing surfaces, what researchers have learned about uphill and downhill walking, and why your walking device may be useful outdoors even if you no longer need it indoors. This episode completes the four-part Total Knee Success walking series.
Episode 115: Curbs and Stairs After Knee Replacement (How to Handle Going Up, Coming Down, and Real-World Steps)
Episode 115
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 15:01
In Episode 115, Michelle explains why curbs and stairs can feel more demanding than level walking after knee replacement. Going up requires lifting your body, while coming down requires controlling the lowering.
The episode covers a single curb with a walker or cane, followed by stairs with a rail and cane using step-to and alternating-foot patterns. You’ll also hear how strength, knee motion, balance, step height, and fatigue influence support choices. This is Part Three of the four-part walking series; Episode 116 will cover hills, grass, gravel, and uneven ground.
Episode 114: Walking With a Cane After Knee Replacement (Which Hand, What Pattern, and When You May Be Ready)
Episode 114
Friday, October 9, 2026 • Duration 12:54
In Episode 114 of the Total Knee Success Podcast, Michelle explains how to recognize readiness for a cane after knee replacement and how to use it with better coordination. You’ll have a better idea of cane fit, hand placement, the cane–surgical leg–other leg sequence, and supported practice along a counter.
Michelle also explains how step length, balance, fatigue, and your walking pattern help guide decisions about using less support. Episode 115 continues with curbs and stairs.
Episode 113: Walking With a Walker After Knee Replacement (How to Use Support Without Losing Your Walking Pattern)
Episode 113
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • Duration 14:44
In Episode 113 of the Total Knee Success Podcast, Michelle explains how to use a walker after knee replacement while working toward a smoother, more natural walking pattern. You’ll have a better idea of walker types and fit, which leg steps first, and how to turn, sit, and stand with support.
Michelle also explains what to notice as your leg control improves and which factors help guide readiness for a cane. This episode begins a four-part walking series. Episode 114 continues with using a cane, followed by stairs and curbs in Episode 115.
Episode 112: The Knee Replacement Costs Nobody Warns You About, Part 2 (Help at Home, Prescriptions, Equipment, and Therapy)
Episode 112
Friday, October 2, 2026 • Duration 14:09
Diane is home after knee replacement, and the expenses continue in smaller pieces. Michelle follows her through the cost of help at home, prescriptions, equipment, therapy and follow-up visits, and medical bills that arrive later.
Part Two explains how to identify repeating expenses, compare a provider bill with an explanation of benefits, and keep the charges you have already paid in one place.
Episode 111: The Knee Replacement Costs Nobody Warns You About, Part 1 (Before Surgery and on Surgery Day)
Episode 111
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 15:56
In Episode 111, Michelle follows Diane as she sorts through costs that can appear before knee replacement and on surgery day. Diane checks blood work and medical-visit copays, possible prehab, equipment, hospital and anesthesia estimates, insurance deductibles, federal billing protections, and time away from work.
Michelle explains which questions to ask the surgical team, hospital, insurer, and employer so the money side feels less like one large unknown. This is Part One of a two-part series. Episode 112 continues with expenses that may appear after you return home. This episode is educational and does not replace medical, insurance, financial, or legal advice.
Episode 110: Three Surprisingly Useful Products After Knee Replacement (Small Purchases That Solve Annoying Problems)
Episode 110
Friday, September 25, 2026 • Duration 08:03
After knee replacement, little problems can interrupt an otherwise ordinary day. Laura’s appointment questions were scattered, lunch was stuck on the kitchen counter while she used her walker, and her cane kept falling when she sat down.
In this episode, Michelle follows Laura through three products that helped: a medical planner, a walker tray, and a self-standing cane. Hear what changed for Laura and decide whether any of these ideas would make your day easier.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Episode 109: Five Products You May Not Need After Knee Replacement
Episode 109
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 16:22
Bruce has plenty of friends and an expanding knee replacement shopping list. Michelle follows his choices through five purchases he may be able to skip: a major bathroom renovation, an adjustable bed, a circulating cold machine, a CPM machine, and specialized heel-slide equipment.
Hear simpler alternatives, broad U.S. cost comparisons, and research on cold therapy and routine CPM use. Read the show notes for sources and home-equipment guidance.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The content is not intended to replace individualized medical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your surgeon, physical therapist, or other qualified healthcare provider regarding your specific condition, surgical decisions, and rehabilitation plan.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer: Some resources mentioned in this podcast may include Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase through these links, the podcast may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Evidence-Based Content Statement: All information presented in this episode is grounded in peer-reviewed research, published clinical guidelines, and current best practices in orthopedics and rehabilitation.
Music Licensing Statement: Intro and outro music for the Total Knee Success Podcast is licensed for commercial use. Editing and production for this episode were completed using Descript.
