Walk in better, and walk out your best.
Surgery takes a day.
Recovery takes a plan.
JointPrep walks you through the weeks before and after knee, hip, or shoulder replacement — what to do each day, what’s normal, and what to watch for. Plain English. Sources you can check.
Built by a future doctor training in orthopedic surgery & certified personal trainer. 30-day money-back guarantee. Your surgical team’s instructions always come first.
See how it works
What you get, who built it, and why every claim is cited — in under a minute.
Ready when you are — pick your course or start free.
You got a surgery date. Then… a pamphlet.
If you’ve caught yourself thinking any of this, you’re in the right place:
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“I have a date on the calendar — and nothing else.”
Most people wait 1–6 months for surgery with nothing but that date. Those weeks are an opportunity — if someone shows you what to do with them.
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“One video says rest. Another says exercise. My neighbor has a horror story.”
The internet has plenty of advice — and no way to tell what’s evidence-based from what’s somebody’s bad day.
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“Am I behind? Is this normal? When can I drive?”
After surgery, every day brings a new question. Guessing your way through them is the hardest way to recover.
None of that means you’re unprepared. It means nobody handed you the plan — that’s the part JointPrep fixes.
A day-by-day companion, before and after surgery
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Show up strong
A 6-week prehab plan with exact exercises, sets, and reps — and an easier and a harder version of every movement, so you can start wherever you are.
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Get your home ready
A 27-item checklist that turns your house into a place you can actually recover in — done before you leave for the hospital.
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Recover with a map
Week-by-week guidance, realistic milestone ranges from published research, and a clear warning-signs list — so you know what’s normal and what’s urgent.
Every claim has a source you can check
JointPrep is built from published clinical research and society guidance — and shows you the evidence grade for every module. Where the evidence is strong, we say so. Where it’s limited, we say that too.
Strongest evidence in the guide: stopping smoking at least 4 weeks before surgery is one of the best-supported things you can do.
Strength of evidence
Knee prehab: moderate. The research is encouraging but not definitive — the AHRQ review rated the strength of evidence low, so the module says that plainly.
Sources
- Pinto D, et al. Prehabilitation for Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty (AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review). PMC, 2022.
- JOSPT. The Effects of Structured Prehabilitation on Postoperative Outcomes (THA/TKA). 2025.
- NICE. Joint replacement (primary): hip, knee and shoulder, NG157. 2020 (reviewed 2024).
Pick your course
One payment. No subscription. 30-day money-back guarantee. Some HSA/FSA and plan fitness benefits may apply — see reimbursement options.
Our own comparison, based on what patients tell us they were handed. JointPrep is general education — your surgical team’s instructions always come first.
Start free
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See how the program thinks before you spend a dollar.
- Warning-signs guide — what’s urgent, what can wait
- The 27-item home prep checklist
- A real week from the paid program
Your course
$49 one-time
Everything for your joint, from six weeks out to full recovery.
- 6-week prehab plan — exact exercises, sets, and reps
- Recovery mapped week by week, with realistic milestone ranges
- Home prep checklist and warning-signs guide built in
- Progress saved — pick up where you left off
30-day money-back guarantee — no questions asked.
After payment, sign in at jointprep.com/portal with your checkout email.
Buying this for someone else? Complete checkout, then reply to your receipt email with their email address and we’ll set up their access.
All-access
$149 one-time
Both joints? Planning ahead? Get everything we make.
- Knee, hip, and shoulder courses — all of them
- Every course we release in the future, included
- Progress tracking in every course
- One payment, yours for good
30-day money-back guarantee — no questions asked.
After payment, sign in at jointprep.com/portal with your checkout email.
Buying this for someone else? Complete checkout, then reply to your receipt email with their email address and we’ll set up their access.
Not sure yet? Preview any course free — just your email, and you can read about 10% of each course before deciding.
Helping a parent or spouse get ready for surgery?
A lot of the people who use JointPrep aren’t the patient. They’re the daughter making the calls, or the husband moving the rug in the hallway. You end up holding the plan — without ever being handed one.
- The 27-item home prep checklist, written as things you can do for them
- A warning-signs guide you can keep on the fridge
- Plain-English week-by-week guidance, so you both know what’s next
General education, not medical advice. Your parent’s surgical team’s instructions always come first.
Who’s behind it
Robert — future doctor training in orthopedic surgery, certified personal trainer, Navy veteran.
“I built JointPrep because patients kept asking the same questions and leaving with pamphlets.”
JointPrep is general education, not medical advice, and never overrides your surgical team’s instructions.
Questions patients ask
No. JointPrep is general education to use alongside your care — your surgical team’s instructions always come first.
Total knee, hip, and shoulder replacement — plus shared guides on home prep, warning signs, and getting healthy before surgery.
Six weeks out is ideal. But the program meets you where you are — even if your surgery already happened.
No gym required. Everything uses household items, and where inexpensive gear helps, we list it with alternatives.
No. You pay once — $49 for your joint’s course, or $149 for every course we ever make.
30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. Email support@jointprep.com.
Most of the underlying information is public — that’s the problem. You got a surgery date, then a pamphlet, and everything else is scattered across forums, videos, and handouts written for someone else’s situation.
JointPrep does the sorting. One organized, day-by-day plan for the weeks before and after your surgery, with exact exercises, sets and reps, and a citation on every claim so you can check it yourself. Knowing what to do was never the hard part — doing it, week after week, is. The program is a plan you follow, not another thing to read. If piecing it together yourself is working for you, the free checklist and the free sample week are yours to keep either way.