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| Total Knee Replacement |
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Programme And Physiotheraphy |
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| Exercises that help you recover begin on the day
off your surgery, as soon as you are fully awake. It is important
to take deep breaths and cough to help prevent lung problems that
might delay your recovery. |
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Keep your knee straight
after surgery. |
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Place a towel or a sponge under your
ankle. You may feel a stretch under your knee. |
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Do not rest your knee on a pillow. |
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Ankle pumps help reduce
risk of swelling and blood clot formation in your legs.
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Do about 10 to 20 times
every hour when you are awake. |
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Thigh exercises are recommended. |
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Gently contract and release the front
muscles in your thigh. |
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Do 10 to 20 times every hour when you
are awake. |
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| Inner Range Quads exercise |
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Straight leg raises |
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This exercise helps to strengthen
muscles on the front of your thigh. |
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Lie on your back with a towel roll under
your knee. |
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Lift your foot up to straighten your
knee then slowly lower your leg and rest. |
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Repeat 10 times and build up to 20 times.
Do this exercise 2 times a day. |
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This exercise helps to strengthen
the muscles in your thigh and hip. |
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Bend your unoperated leg and keep the
foot on the bed. |
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Keep your operated leg straight and
lift it up. Slowly lower your leg and rest. |
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Repeat 10 times and build up to 20 times.
Do this exercise 2 times a day. |
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