What's New In Joint Replacement

Dr. James Chen 4-21-2013

As Hanna Somatic Educators, our work focuses on helping people regain healthy and free functioning in their Somas. So what do we do when there have been structural changes to those Somas and joints have been replaced with artificial structures? Dr. Chen will present on the latest technologies in replacement joints, the procedures that someone goes through to receive those joints, and the structural limitations that may be present after the procedure. With better understanding of the procedures and shifts that happen with joint replacements will come more comfort when working with the growing number of people who have had them.

Dr. James Chen is a San Francisco Bay Area fellowship-trained Sports Medicine, Knee, and Shoulder surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive arthroscopic techniques. After playing soccer through high school and captaining his college squad, Dr. Chen has continued his passion for athletics in his medical career. He has worked with the Cal Berkeley Basketball and Soccer teams as well as Bay Area high schools and the USA Sevens Rugby team. While completing his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at University of Hawaii Queens Medical Center working with the University of Hawaii Football team, he received the Richardson Award for Outstanding Orthopedic Research. He has also conducted research on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and received the Thompson Award as well as the Carlson Award for Outstanding Orthopedic Research.