Hip replacements help seniors get back in action Published: Tags: CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Hip replacements are one of the most common joint surgeries in the United States with more than 300,000 performed every year. Although older Americans are often in greater need of the procedure, many fear it will impact their quality of life. Medical experts say just the opposite can be true. Marilyn De Martini has been an avid yoga practitioner and instructor for the past 40 years, but for all the health benefits she still struggled with hip pain that wouldn’t go away no matter what she did. “I tried every homeopathic and alternative route including PRP [platelet-rich plasma] injections, stem cell injections. I did not want to have surgery,” she said.