3 Exercises to Perform After Total Knee Replacement
If your knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury, it may be hard for you to perform simple activities, such as walking or climbing stairs.
You may even begin to feel pain while you are sitting or lying down.
If nonsurgical treatments like medications and using walking supports are no longer helpful, you may want to consider total knee replacement surgery.
Joint replacement surgery is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain and help you resume normal activities of daily living.
Total knee replacements are one of the most successful procedures in all of medicine. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, more than 600,000 knee replacements are performed each year in the United States.
Compliance with a progressive physical therapy program is vital to a successful recovery following a total knee replacement.
In today’s video, we demonstrate 3 Simple Exercises to Perform After Total Knee Replacement Surgery.
- 𝐇𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 – While in a sitting position, place a small hand towel under your heel. Next, loop a belt, towel or bed sheet around your foot and pull your knee into a bend position as your foot slides towards your buttock. Hold a gentle stretch and then return back to original position. Repeat 2-3 sets of 10 reps per day.
- 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐬 – While lying or sitting with a small towel roll under your ankle, tighten your top thigh muscle to press the back of your knee downward towards the ground. Repeat 3 sets of 10 reps.
- 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐜 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐬 – Place a rolled up towel or object under your knee and slowly straighten your knee as your raise up your foot. Lower back down and repeat for 3 sets of 10 reps.