Iris Navarro-Millan, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine & Hospital for Special Surgery
Innovative Research Award
The Moving Well Intervention: A Peer Coaching Program for Patients with OsteoarthritisOsteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease that most often affects middle age to elderly people. It is commonly referred to as "wear and tear"... Planning Total Knee Arthroplasty
Dr. Navarro-Millan developed a peer coaching program for patients with osteoarthritisOsteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease that most often affects middle age to elderly people. It is commonly referred to as "wear and tear"... who are planning for total knee arthroplasty. The Moving Well Intervention program will help people prepare for and recover from knee replacement surgery to regain their independence and to live and age with dignity.
“As the population keeps aging, we are at high risk of developing arthritisArthritis is the swelling and tenderness of one or more joints. Learn more. the older that we get. The intention and the impact of the Moving Well Intervention program is that every orthopedic surgeon can prescribe this to those patients at risk of limiting or worse outcomes of their knee replacement.”
To hear more from Dr. Navarro-Millan, watch the video above.
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