About

Perth Knee Replacement is a patient information resource designed to educate, empower and enable you to work with your allied health professional (physio, exercise physiologist, dietitian) to reduce pain, improve function and make your surgery safer. The focus is on improving health and fitness through dietary and exercise plans and providing an educational resource for your journey through total knee replacement.

The content has been created by Mr Daniel Meyerkort, Orthopaedic Surgeon in collaboration with Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists and Dietitians. It is provided as a general guide to reinforce the benefits of exercise and dietary change on knee pain / arthritis. For detailed management please see you allied health professional.

Ongoing prospective research is focused on changes that may improve outcome / reduce surgical risk and include:

  • Quantifying glycemic variability (blood sugar changes) in patients undergoing joint replacement.

  • The effect of the CSIRO’s Low Carb Diet on glycemic variability in patients undergoing knee replacement.

The Practice
Dr Daniel Meyerkort
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Research