Health & Fitness
Back in the Game: How Two Joint Replacements Helped an Active Senior Return to His Passions
An active 72-year-old's hip and knee pain threatened his passions. See how two joint replacements got him back in the game and on deck.
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For Mike Hemhauser, a 72-year-old woodworker, pickleball player, and avid cruiser, an active life is everything. But when severe hip pain flared up in the summer of 2024, it threatened not only his hobbies but also a long-planned vacation with his wife. After-an-unsuccessful steroid injection, Mike knew he needed a more permanent solution.
Trusting orthopedic surgeon Anthony Costa, M.D., who had performed a successful hip replacement on him years earlier, Mike underwent the procedure again. His recovery was so swift that it inspired him to address his lingering knee pain. Follow Mike’s story as he undergoes a second successful surgery—a partial knee replacement—and diligently tackles his rehabilitation. Discover how the team-based approach at Hackensack Meridian Healthhelped him return to playing pickleball daily, and how he is now looking forward to his next cruise, pain-free. His journey is a powerful example of how modern joint replacement can restore mobility and help patients reclaim the activities they love.
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