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Scar tissue after knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Apr 22 9:03am | Replies (1521)Comment receiving replies
What exactly do they do in hydrotherapy? I am really not as informed as others on this blog ... I also feel I have to "restart" to some degree each day... doesn't everyone in the first 3 -12 months? The stationary bike helps with that. My understanding from friends and the surgeon was that it would 3 - 12 months for that to improve. Especially true for me since my problems started 40 years ago when I was young and I did bilateral. I had a very unrealistic picture from the healthier people I read about on the internet!
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Hydrotherapy is really lush, like getting into a warm bath but it is a very small swimming pool. The warmth of the water relaxes the muscles and eases the pain of the joint. The water supports your weight meaning that you can get a better range of movement.
The exercises are very similar to what you normally do post knee replacement, so lots of knee bending, stepping up and down , pool walking etc. The session I have usually lasts for 30 minutes with 3 other people with similar conditions and a physio gets in the water too. Your exercises are individually tailored to your needs. I have had 6 weekly sessions to date, I am due another one on Thursday and the physio said she will reassess me then as to further treatment.
I had been going to our local swimming pool prior to hydrotherapy and been exercising however the water is much colder so I found I could not bend as much as I can in hydrotherapy.
Like you I have to restart every day trying to bend the knee, it is hard work!