Bilateral Knee Replacement Recovery Tips

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DR. SUNIL RAJAN
Head of Department Apollo Institute of
Orthopaedics, Apollo Hospitals, Indore M.S
Orthopedics, Specialization Joint Replacement
Surgery
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Bilateral Knee Replacement Recovery Tips
The knee replacement surgery can help the patient
to relieve pain and to restore the proper
functioning of the Knee joint. The average
recovery time after any knee replacement surgery
is approximately 3 to 6 months, well there are
several tips that can help you to reduce this
healing time and to recover faster.
The recovery phase play a major role in 
bilateral knee replacement surgery as it has a
vital role in helping you to resume your normal
activities of the daily living quickly. The
recovery phase and the rehabilitation process
will help you to heal faster after the surgery
and improves the long-term outcome of the
surgery. The normal bilateral knee replacement
recovery usually takes at least 10 weeks. The
rehabilitation program helps a lot in recovering
and if the patient has high commitment to recover
early, following therapist instruction properly
and giving your hundred percent will help you to
recover more quickly, after 3 months you should
be able to resume the regular activities.
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Recovery tips after bilateral knee replacement-
Recovering after bilateral knee replacement might
take a few weeks or months to recover fully, some
of the tips that can help you in early recovery
are - 
1) Keep the knee straight- it is very important
to keep the knee joint completely straight
immediately after the surgery it might not be
incredibly comfortable in the starting, the
amount of time you are on your feet should be
minimised, try to keep your leg straight while
sitting and lying down with no band between the
joint, it is very important to give appropriate
time for the joint to heal. 
2) Wearing proper knee brace- after the surgery
the doctor may recommend knee brace, it is very
important to wear it as much as possible as it
can help you Ani to prevent unnecessary strain on
the joint and to keep it straight in the perfect
position, the knee brace  generally act as a
protecting and stabilizing medical equipment that
is very important during the recovery phase of
bilateral knee replacement.
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3) Physical therapy- exercises and therapies play
a major role in recovering after bilateral knee
replacement, the doctor or the physiotherapist
will introduce few regular physical therapy which
will help them to monitor and ensure the proper
mobility of the knee joint and to ensure that
there is no agitation or the problem  in The Knee
joint, regular physical therapy are an essential
part of the recovery always give your best during
physical therapies.
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4) Proper exercises- it is very important that
you should include appropriate exercises and
activities after the knee replacement. Performing
proper exercises can I help you to regain range
of motion of the joint and to prevent any time of
strain to the joint, some of the most common
exercises that could be done after bilateral knee
replacement are-

• Light leg press using resistance band
• Walking
• Step ups on the stairs
• Toe raising
• Bending and extending the knee joint while seated
  posture
• Leg raises

Always consult your doctor before performing any
kind of movement or exercise after the surgery.
5) Start using the knee early- the recovery phase
and rehabilitation must start after you get up
from the surgery, on the very first day normal
standing and brisk walking would be recommended
with the help of an assistive device like Walker
or crutches. 
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6) Increasing strength of the Knee- staying on
the perfect exercise schedule will help you to
gradually improve strength of the knee joint,
after few time of the exercises the doctor will
exclude the assistive devices, independent
walking and standing would be added as a part of
rehabilitation to increase the strength of the
knee joint. 
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7) Rest- resting the knee joint after an
appropriate amount of exercise is the most vital
part of the recovery phase after knee
replacement, all the movements that are done
after the surgery require proper rest so as to
heal the knee joint, for the first few months you
might experience some mild swelling over the knee
joint, getting proper rest and keeping the leg
elevated can help you to boost the healing time.
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who has successfully performed more than 15000
knee replacement surgeries in 20 years. If you
are troubled by your knee pain and are thinking
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