Save Your Knees: Treatments: Rehabilitation and Recovery

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Treatments

Doctor Visits

Nonsurgical Treatments

Surgery and Knee Replacement

Rehabilitation

eMotion Pictures:
"Down Under"

Down Under expresses the process of letting go into the hands of the therapist, releasing control, and relaxing into the possibilities of rising to the surface of freedom of movement and freedom from pain. “I will be curious to see how the effects of my improved mobility, greater energy, and decreased pain continue to influence my work on representing the body.”

- courtesy of Roberta Faulhaber

From eMotion Pictures: An Exhibition of Orthopaedics in Art

Learn more about real patient experiences

Recovery from many orthopaedic conditions often requires physical rehabilitation. This involves regaining strength, and sometimes discovering new ways to do things.

Rehabilitation is essential to getting back to all the activities you enjoy. Getting better often takes a lot of hard work. Your own commitment to a rehabilitation plan is key to its success.

In the News

Activities That Stress Out New Knees

A recent study on artificial knees shows that swinging a golf club places greater stress on knees than what was originally thought. Researchers found that jogging, tennis, and golf generated the highest forces on the knees, while walking generated a lower force. Walking on a treadmill instead of level ground further reduced the force. The lowest force was generated by biking.

Learn More about this study

Physical Therapy and Exercise

Your doctor may recommend physical therapy as part of your treatment, or part of your recovery plan after surgery. The goal of specific physical therapy exercises is to help you restore function and regain independence.

After Your Knee Replacement

After knee replacement surgery, you may expect life to return to the way it was – but without the pain. In many ways, you’re right. But it will take time.