Knee Exercises - After Your Joint Replacement Surgery

Former patient, Chris Simons, demonstrates the required exercises needed after your knee replacement surgery. He credits his recovery to not only the care he received from his Washington University orthopedic physician, but to the vigorous rehab schedule that he followed. For more information about joint preservation, resurfacing, and replacement at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, visit: www.barnesjewish.org/orthopedi...
Ankle Pumps
• This exercise can be performed in sitting or while lying down. Knees may be bent or straightened. If you keep your knees straight, you will feel a better stretch in your calf muscle on the back of your leg.
• Bend and straighten your ankles slowly.
• Move through the full range of motion from pointing toes like a ballerina to pulling toes up toward body, feeling the stretch in the back of your calves.
• Be sure to move at the ankle joint, not moving just your toes.
Quad Sets (Knee Presses)
• Lie on your back in bed with both legs fully extended straight and supported in bed.
• Tighten the muscles on top of your leg while pushing your knee down into the bed. This will strengthen your thigh muscle.
• You will note the knee cap move upwards with this movement.
• If you put a towel under your heel, this will enhance the stretch on the back of your knee to assist with improving your range of motion.
• Hold for 5 seconds. Make sure you are continuing to breathe in and out while you are holding this position for 5 seconds. Then relax your thigh muscle.
• You may slightly bend your knee back into a comfortable position during your brief rest break.
Straight Leg Raises (Leg Lifts)
• Lie on your back, with your surgical leg straight, the other leg bent.
• Slightly roll your surgical leg outward.
• Tighten your thigh muscle, and lift your surgical leg off the bed so it’s as high as your other leg.
• Keep your knee straight and rolled out while lifting and lowering it.
• Slowly lower your leg to the bed.
Heel Slides
• Lie on your back in bed with legs extended.
• Keep your heel in contact with the bed as you slowly slide your heel up toward your buttock, while bending your knee as far as you can. Your knee should stay up midline and point toward the ceiling.
• Using a slick surface, such as a cookie sheet or a thick trash bag beneath your heel helps to decrease the friction between you and the bed, making the movement easier.
Short Arc Quads (Mini Kicks)
• Lie on your back in bed.
• Place a firm roll approximately 8-10 inches in diameter, such as a pillow, large coffee can or a unopened 2 liter bottle of soda with a towel wrapped around it, under your knee so that there is a slight bend in the knee.
• Make sure your leg is relaxed on the roll.
• Slowly lift your foot from the bed and straighten your bent knee.
• Only straighten your knee. Do not lift your entire leg off of the supporting surface.
• Hold for 5 seconds, then slowly lower the foot back down to the surface and relax.
• Like with all of the exercises, please be sure you are not holding your breath.
• Your opposite leg may be relaxed in a comfortable position of your choosing.
Knee Range of Motion-sitting position
• Sit in a chair so that your feet barely touch the floor. If you’re tall, you may need to first put 1 or 2 pillows on the seat of the chair.
• Use the knee that you had surgery on.
• Bend the knee as far as you can.
• Then straighten the knee while lifting your foot off the floor.
• Be sure to try and get your knee all the way straight.
Remember to perform 10 repetitions of each exercise two times a day.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Physicians are your partners in your journey to lead you back to a healthier lifestyle with your new joint. To schedule an appointment with a Washington University orthopedic physician, visit: www.barnesjewish.org/physician...

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Thanks for going through these exercises in a video, which have been so much more explanatory than the paper exercise sheet I was handed after having my LKTR operation. So helpful, and is aiding my recovery in a positive way. KS. 😊

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Thanks for posting this video. Very helpful in my recovery!

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Thanks for this information. I just had surgery on the 19th of October. This will be very helpful for me.

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Would you please guide me with exercises that wil help me in losing the excess weight, especially on my thighs. I underwent knee Arthroscopy four years back.

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Please tell me i have a patient perovously done knee now he is suffering from stoke what exercises do in lower limbs because replacement knee joint in case of stokes

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Operation was done four months before my knee But the knee block is still What to do now Please help me

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I am a physical therapist and my patient have stiffness in the knee joint or adhesion in joint how can I remove it

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I got steel plates in my knees and I'm 11 it hurts but these exercises help thanks

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Chris Burt how much can you bend right now?? please reply

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Please can you help me ? I can't do exercise number 6 my leg is hurting me

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Can l squat my leg after two yrs of knee cap surgery.

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I’m in PT now, I broke my tibia, no surgery, wearing a T Brace.

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suggestt knee pain , for normal people , knee highly vital for bending , i still try to slog out a day on stepper but use to walk on hard surface of road for walking what do we altrnative shoes , or any mode is not supports , what would be replacement to walk on hard surface road for heavy weight people do we have something just like insole for more softer and even need highest level of comfort walking hard surface need more insole cushion is that insole has anything comfort

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Compression socks will make you feel your legs lighter.

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It's been 6 years since mine I'm doing physio now as at the time I wasnt mentally right but can I still come back from it

[@joshblack4407]

I never had a physio after my surgery... Not one like this anyway mine use to just stretch my knee... It's been 5 years and I'm just doing these now..

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[@davidulrich323]

When i should start this exercires ? i'm 2 months after knee surgery( patellar subluxation, patellar tendon rupture).

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You have to ask your doctor. Nobody knows your recovery process expect you and your doctor.

[@alleenemartinez6596]

Hello, did anyone have trouble doing the leg raises? I can’t seem to lift my leg yet

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Hey even l had a surgery two yrs ago first my leg trembled now l walk on streets alone u will be fine only strengthening of knee is imp and will power not to give up

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Hello I have knee joint ACL surgery. Knee joint area is lot of pain...Plz suggest the best exercise..

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Thanks a lot very nice demonstration and explained

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You are the only site that left a written description of all the exercises, it’s so helpful, thank you Barnes Jewish Hospital and your kind physiotherapist🌸

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What if my knee wont bend...what im i supposed to do...it almost 8 months since operation of my knee...pls help

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My operation is done 3months my 2 legs is droken a bone one right leg is hip and left leg is a knee. Lightly bend my legs not completely bend please help me

[@BarnesJewishHospitalStLouis]

Hello Varaprasad - Due to each person's unique medical history, we recommend speaking with your physician. If you would like assistance, please complete and submit this form: doctors.bjc.org/wlp2/barnesjewish/doctors/appointment////1. Thank you.

[@harryfarewell981]

Is that knee joint replacement permanent ? I've condition where my knee join was broke by accident , and now I can't bend my legs :(

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Mine as well.. Knee can't be bend due to accident

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patella can bend 100% after surgery???

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What was your surgery? If it was a knee replacement you should have been working with physical therapy to gain range of motion in your knee flexion.

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I met with an accident on August 7th 2019 and my left knee patella got broken a small from left side. Doctors done surgery on 8th August 2019 with button and fiber wires. When can I start physiotherapy

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Hello - Due to each person's unique medical history we cannot give advice via this platform. We recommend speaking with your physician or specialist about when you can start physiotherapy.

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I'm 4 days post full knee replacement I cant do anything , still swollen and soar

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PT got me up 2 hours after (right) total knee replacement. I was using a walker. It did hurt, but you got try and push your self to make things happen. I had knee replacement 12/9/20. I am doing PT 3 x a week at a facility, and everyday at home using this video. I have been driving for 3 weeks and am using a cane. It will get better. Ice your knee.

[@kumarkshirod5545]

I can't raise my leg. How can I do it?

[@BarnesJewishHospitalStLouis]

Hello Kshirod - Due to each person's unique medical history, we recommend speaking with your primary physician or therapist with questions regarding your recovery.

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Please madam help me. My cousin knee was broken in a car accident two years ago. Two rods were inserted in his knee but now his joint muscles do not contract and leg remains straight and do not bend. Please advise us some excersise and if possible send me a video on my email address. THANKS

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[@grgoyal]

Knee range of motion kills me it hurts so damn much all the other ones are easy

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Hlo all the best

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I had partial knee replacement surgery last Tuesday. I do my exercises at least 2 times a day. But there are 2 i could add from your video. Is it normal to take pain tablets before physio. My outpatient physio starts Wed

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I ruptured my quadricep tendon on april 24th, had surgery on april 27th, leg was hot swollen, red from the onset, spent 6 days i hospital asking to see anyone, for anti biotics as i believed it wasn't right, kept asking for them, i could not get any, i discharged myself, expected to be seen maybe a week later or 10 days, i got an appointment for staple removal and wound check on the 19th of may, i thought that is a long time, the leg was a 7/10 pain, it started discharging fluid around the 10th, i went to my local gp who said that was normal, i asked for anti biotics, the gp said they dont like us interfering, wouldnt even change the bandage, two days later i went back and said this isnt right it should be healing, its red hot agony, i was assured it was fine, got to the hospital on the 19th, straight away, thats infected, ofcourse it was, booked in for debridement which i got on the 21st of may, i thought all went well, discharged on the 26th, and its taken 4 plaster casts, with weekly and fortnightly wound checks for it to finally heal, it was a big incision, i got put in to a brace on the 13th of july, my leg has been in full extension since the 24th of april, ive tried bending the knee but its extremely tight, rock hard above the pateller, and just isn't working out. The surgeons and everyone else are passing the buck, these things happen, people often look for someone to blame when nobody is......hhhmmmmmmm 22 days left with a festering staph infection, nobody is to blame. Can anyone relate to this, because i keep reading about knee replacements, but nothing like my situation, am i ever going to get range of motion after 11 weeks on none, am i going to need manipulation under anaesthesia? Any advice would be helpful at the minute, everything that could go wrong has.

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