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Knee pain 13 years after tkr

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Sep 30, 2022 | Replies (6)
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@janieben

Thanks for your info. Hopefully, my knees will do the same!

May I ask what exercise you did pre-surgery? Difficult to walk very far.

Thank you,
Janie

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Sep 30, 2022

Janie,

I worked with a trainer to strengthen my leg muscles pre-surgery. you can google this, but don't do anything that hurts.

One very easy way to strengthen the quads is to straighten out your leg (either sitting in a chair or on your bed), tighten your quads (it will feel like your pushing your knee down)and hold for 30 seconds. Your foot should rise up a little. Rest and repeat these. This will strengthen your quads.

It's important because in my surgeries, the surgeon made slight incisions into the quad muscle to release the patella and move it aside for access to the knee joint. The stronger the quads, the better you'll do post-surgery.

Again there are other exercises. Check with your PT.

Good luck!

Joe

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