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Pre-habilitation | 5 Pre-operative Lower Extremity Exercises These exercises are designed to improve your strength while maintaining the mobility of your legs as you prepare for surgery. They may also be used to improve the strength and mobility of your operated knee following surgery. 1. Ankle Pumps:
Having your knee replacement surgery will correct the joint problem, but you will need a regular exercise program to strengthen your muscles and properly support your new joint.
TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT EXERCISES. General Instructions: Exercises to be done before, during and after your hospital stay. Perform only those exercises indicated by your physical therapist. For all exercises, perform 20 repetitions slowly. 1. Ankle Pumps. Gently point toes up towards your nose and down towards the surface.
Pre-operative total knee replacement exercises. The usual waiting time for an elective total knee replacement has increased due to the impact of the ongoing pandemic. Whilst we are seeing patients as quickly as possible for this procedure, you will need to wait longer for your planned surgery.
After surgery, you will need to do these exercises to regain your knee’s flexibility and strength. Doing these exercises every day will give you the best chance of regaining good use of your knee. Do the strengthening exercises at least 2 times every day (page 2, exercises 1 through 4).
Total knee replacement is a surgery to replace a badly damaged knee joint with man-made parts. These man-made parts are called prosthesis. The man-made joint is made of metal or a combination of metal and plastic. The surgery is done to lessen pain and improve mobility.
Pre-Operative Exercises. These exercises were designed to give you an early start on your rehabilitation program and help strengthen you in preparation for surgery. All exercises are to be done within the limits of comfort. Discontinue any exercises that produce pain.
These exercises strengthen your leg muscles, increase range of motion, promote mobility after surgery, control pain, improve balance, reduce body weight, improve sleep and anxiety, and build a knowledge base of post-operative
K Pre-op Exercise: Start your preoperative exercise (see the exercise section). Exercise as much as your body can tolerate to improve and/or maintain muscle strength. (A preoperative exercise video is available online at HackensackMeridianHealth.org in the Orthopedic Services section.) SOCIAL SUPPORT 5 6
The goal of the following exercises is to regain range of motion while limiting pain and inflammation. Initiate gentle strengthening exercises with the primary goal of activating the quadriceps. During Stage I, continue with RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation). Start by lying on your back.