Knee Surgery: Before Exercises
Knee Surgery: Before ExercisesTogether with your healthcare provider, you have decided to have total knee replacement surgery. And whileyou may already be looking forward to the days when you can take a walk with less pain, you are about tohave surgery and need to prepare for it. To best prepare for your surgery, your healthcare provider willprescribe specific exercises to do in the weeks leading up to your surgery. These exercises help to strengthenthe muscles around your knee and in your legs allowing you to do more right after surgery. This can help getyou moving and speed up your recovery.Pre-operative exercises include ankle pumps, quad sets, gluteal sets, heel-slides, short arc quads, straight legraises, seated knee flexion, and arm-chair push-ups. Arm-chair push-ups strengthen the muscles in your arms.You will be using your arm muscles a lot for support when walking with a walker or cane and getting in and outof a bed or chair.Work with your healthcare provider to decide which exercises are best for you and the proper way to do them.Doing these exercises properly will help you get the most out of your exercise plan. It may be a good idea toreview your technique with your healthcare provider at any appointment leading up to your surgery.Do these exercises as often as prescribed; usually twice a day with each session lasting around 20 minutes. Itis not always easy to schedule exercise into your busy day. Make it a part of your daily routine so you don’tmiss a session. These exercises are important to your overall recovery - both short-term and long-term. Dothem regularly to become stronger and help your recovery.This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.VER58970B EN KneeSurgeryBeforeExercises.pdf© The Wellness NetworkPage 1 of 1
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