Welcome to what has been since 1999 the only internet site that is written by a surgeon with the clear-cut emphasis on keeping you away from surgery. You'll find many websites from surgeons telling you about the latest methods in hip surgery, but none of them offer you two specific alternatives to major hip surgery:

Dr. Klapper feels so strongly about slowing the trend to immediately choose hip implant suregery that if you send him your Xrays or MRI's, he will give you a free second opinion by phone regarding your hip.

You can do something about hip pain. Whether your hip has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, a labral tear, rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, or a soft tissue injury, you can learn to manage your hip condition. You can take immediate steps to reduce pain. You can learn pool and land exercises that will help you gain strength and mobility. Most importantly, you can regain function in your daily activities. By conscientiously following specially-designed exercise programs, you may even be able to prevent hip surgery.

This website represents the work of two pioneers in the field of preventing hip surgery - a surgeon who did his first hip arthroscopy in 1989 and a water rehabilitation specialist who took her first Olympic athlete into a pool in 1983. Together they have helped thousands of patients do one of two things, either prevent hip surgery or prepare pre-operatively to maximize their surgery and speed their recovery post-operatively. They have been working on preventing hip surgery longer than anyone else. You may already have their books and have learned to trust them. You've watched their website and books be right on target in predicting the future.

Other websites will tell you, "you can have this surgery, this shot, or take these pills and you'll be good as new." It's not true. Remember that pills and injections are marketed to take pain away, but all they are doing is masking the symptoms. Klapper's and Huey's program is designed to make the pain go away by addressing and eliminating the cause of the pain.

Dr. Klapper and Lynda Huey still believe a successful outcomes depends 50% on the surgery and 50% on the rehab. You need both in order to regain your pain-free lifestyle. Klapper's and Huey's decades of work are here to help you.