When Your Brain Doesn’t See Your Knee Anymore: Gait, Pain, and Rewiring After Knee Replacement

Ever feel like your new knee just doesn’t feel like you yet?

There’s a reason for that—and it starts in your brain.

In this episode, I’m diving into what your brain goes through after joint replacement, why it tries to protect you (even in ways that cause pain), and how years of degeneration change your gait long before surgery.

I’ll share how my physical therapist once told me, “Your brain doesn’t see your knee anymore,” and what that actually means. We’ll talk about electrical signals, disrupted feedback loops, and how to retrain your brain to walk again—heel to toe, step by step.

Fresh from the eyes of the average person who has absolutely no medical training whatsoever. I was just a very curious patient when I decided to deep dive into pain science.

Whether you’re fresh out of surgery or years into recovery like me (6 years on one leg, 3 on the other), this is the behind-the-scenes look at why you still limp, why your foot feels weird, and what you can actually do about it.

Because healing isn’t just physical—it’s neurological.

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