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Getting the body ready first this in the AM Preliminary DAY STARTER!!

Posted by bigklssick @bigklssick, 6 days ago

15 days post opp and feeling pretty good, need some advice on getting up in the morning and getting this new knee and body loose!! Does anyone have a routine (not PT) but something that helps get YOU ready to walk down stairs have coffee feed the dog ect? .. Thanks

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | 6 days ago

@bigklssick Well, as a 5-time joint replacement survivor, and a person with a LOT of arthritic joints, here is what I do - STRETCH & FLEX while still in bed.

I begin by wriggling and moving every part of my body, followed by loosening stretches of my spine, neck, arms...down to my toes. Then I stand up, try to touch my toes, rotate my torso, march in place...

At that point I'm ready for coffee and my morning routine. After breakfast I do my PT (currently on a new wrist - previously shoulder, knee, hips, etc...) after warming up.

What do you do currently to loosen up in the morning?

PS - I repeat the stretching and loosening in bed before sleep to get rid of the kinks from the day.

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blm1007blm1007 | @blm1007blm1007 | 5 days ago
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@bigklssick Well, as a 5-time joint replacement survivor, and a person with a LOT of arthritic joints, here is what I do - STRETCH & FLEX while still in bed.

I begin by wriggling and moving every part of my body, followed by loosening stretches of my spine, neck, arms...down to my toes. Then I stand up, try to touch my toes, rotate my torso, march in place...

At that point I'm ready for coffee and my morning routine. After breakfast I do my PT (currently on a new wrist - previously shoulder, knee, hips, etc...) after warming up.

What do you do currently to loosen up in the morning?

PS - I repeat the stretching and loosening in bed before sleep to get rid of the kinks from the day.

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@sueinmn Hello Sue..
" (currently on a new wrist - previously shoulder, knee, hips, etc...) "
Considering all you have shared regarding your health journey, on this Mayo Connect,
...and have time to respond in between everything else....etc. etc..... You are remarkable.!!!
Doing those early morning movements make all the difference in the world...I do some of the same.
Barbara

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