LAKEPORT, Calif. – Joint pain can have many causes, including injury, arthritis and inflammation. 

However, the results are the same: daily activities can become uncomfortable or unmanageable.

Sutter Lakeside Hospital will host a free public seminar on living with joint pain on Tuesday, June 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the hospital conference room. 

Dr. Amber Chatwin, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, will give a presentation on common causes, discuss joint pain treatment options, and answer questions from the audience.

Interested participants can register online at www.sutterlakeside.org/events .

Treatments for joint pain can range from physical therapy or medication to the use of a walking aid such as a cane. 

Generally, physicians avoid joint replacement surgery as long as possible. But when knee or hip pain starts to limit a patient’s ability to lead a normal life, total joint replacement may be an option.

More than seven million Americans have had total knee or total hip replacement surgery, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. 

Trends show that joint replacement surgery is becoming more common, with a younger demographic seeking surgery.

Sutter Lakeside Hospital partners with Surgical Affiliate Management Group Inc., or SAMGI, to provide top surgical care, including orthopedic surgery, to Lake County patients. 

SAMGI, founded in 1996, specializes in providing 24/7 general surgery coverage, often in collaboration with rural hospitals.

For more information about the seminar, or to reserve your seat, please visit www.sutterlakeside.org/events .

Morgen E. Wells is community relations and fund development coordinator for Sutter Lakeside Hospital.