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Total Knee Repair Revision: A Success Story

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 10, 2023 | Replies (115)
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@sueinmn

The best water therapy for me was:
- walking in chest deep water - forward, backward & to both sides.
- quad strength building using a pool noodle or elastic band. Simply hold the band or noodle between the hands and step down.
- squats & lunges in waist deep water.
- bicycling the legs in water (our pool has a bench along one side to facilitate. At the therapy pool, they put a shower bench in the pool for this exercise.

I always suggest people wear shoes (I have dedicated mesh walking shoes) for stability when exercising in the pool.

I frequently introduce this exercise regimen to my winter Texas neighbors to do before they go home for spring surgery & after their incisions heal in fall/winter.
Sue

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Oct 7, 2022

Thank you very much Sue. My sister-in-law (also Sue) is afraid of replacement surgery due to risk of infection, it is rare but happened to one of her friends. I've tried to convince her the risk of infection in joint replacements is low, 1% for knees. I'm concerned if she doesn't get her hips replaced, the femur and socket will continue to wear down and could break. Then she'd need surgery anyway.

Her gait has been drastically affected. And that puts added pressure on all joints beneath the hips and the hips themselves.

Maybe water exercise will help. It can't hurt. I hope she builds some strength and then gets the replacements, which is what I did with my knees with incredible success. And I think overall recovery from THR is much faster than for knees.

Thanks again Sue.

Joe

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