Patient Stories If you would like to share your story, please call us at 855-999-HOI1 (4641). 32 results found. Viewing page 1 of 2. Go to page 1 2 Next Back to Playing Guitar Bob Van Gorder is no stranger to orthopedic surgery. The retired Laguna Beach police officer has undergone more than six surgeries, and he has dreaded ... Read More Back to Taekwondo Rita Grahovec of Yorba Linda signed up for martial arts classes to share something in common with her young son and build his confidence. She found ... Read More Back to Gardening Verna’s days are much more fruitful after having repairs to both knees. For the first time in more than four decades of feeling disabled because ... Read More Back to Cycling Executive Richard Van Dyke, who has enjoyed numerous 100-mile century rides with his cycling club, could no longer bend over and tie his own shoe. Hip ... Read More Back to Soccer Michael Wolitski, 21, has played soccer since he was a 3-year-old and had high aspirations for his soccer career. Then, halfway through his freshman ... Read More Back to Golfing Retired dentist Dr. Gregory Cramm and his wife, Cathy, enjoy going out for a nice dinner and glass of wine. But getting up from the table had become ... Read More Back to Painting At age 69, lifelong professional artist Professor Alan Burner is pursuing his passions for painting, sculpture and travel. He is having a ball as ... Read More Back to Skiing and Snowboarding Rick Rengel, age 58, was having a great time speeding down a ski slope in Utah in 2013 when he hit a patch of ice and his skis flew out from under ... Read More Back to an Active Lifestyle Back to an Active Lifestyle Lance Valt, 73, considers himself a bionic man who has a great deal of personal experience when it comes to orthopedic ... Read More Back to Racing Racecar driver Danny Thompson, 67, set the national land speed record at 406.7 mph in August 2016. He is one of only 12 people in the world who has ... Read More Back to Tennis On a sunny Southern California afternoon while playing mixed doubles tennis, Patti Markowitz backpedaled for an overhead lob, stumbled and came ... Read More Back to Fighting Fires As a fireman, James Fitzpatrick has always stayed in shape. He ran three to four miles for fitness. He hiked the steep ravines around his Palos Verdes ... Read More Back to Cycling Energy industry executive Todd Witwer describes traveling from California’s Central Valley to HOI for left and right hip replacement procedures ... Read More Back to Loved Ones At 97 years of age, Edythe Laudati still enjoys every day. She paints, arranges flowers, and enjoys music with fellow residents in her assisted living ... Read More Back to Cooking “If I hadn’t had my knee replaced, I wouldn’t be out and about – I would be home in bed. Now I can stand and cook for my kids, ... Read More Back to Tending his Garden Prolific gardener Bob Scopin, 66, was on a ladder to trim the Star Jasmine hedge on the side of his Huntington Beach home when he lost his balance and ... Read More Back to Golfing and Bowling In the 1970s, Dr. Barry Schleider worked nights as an orthopedic physician’s assistant at LAC + USC Medical Center. Seeing far too many gunshot ... Read More Back to Wearing Cowboy Boots For two years, Sally Greer spent most of her time on her couch, and gained 130 pounds in the process. At just 61 years of age, Sally had back pain ... Read More Back to Work For the past 25 years, Rodolfo Franco of Santa Ana has been lifting and moving furniture and appliances up and down stairs for his job with a moving ... Read More Back to Exploring Hawaii Lawrence Taylor's love for the water grew through spearfishing to catch his dinner while serving in Micronesia and the Philippines as a ... Read More 32 results found. Viewing page 1 of 2. Go to page 1 2 Next