Many patients have pain when they kneel after a total knee replacement. Learn about a protocol, when started 3 months after surgery, may help you kneel again.
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A study by Dr. Rich Berger that was published in the Journal of Arthroplasty in 2019 shared a simple protocol that helped get many patients the ability to kneel. I share this protocol with my patients after they hit the 3 month post-op mark and it has helped them.
Each day you will spend 10 minutes doing the kneeling on different surfaces starting with soft and ending with hard.
Week 1 - Kneel 10 minutes per day on the sofa
Week 2 - Kneel 10 min/day on a sofa cushion on the floor
Week 3 - Kneel 10 min/day on a thin pillow
Week 4 - Kneel 10 min/day on a rug
Week 5 - Kneel 10 min/day on a hard floor
It is not to be started right away since you need time for your incision to heal. You must check with your surgeon to see if this is safe for you.
🔗This is a link to the article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30773356/
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CAN YOU KNEEL AFTER TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT surgery. A common question patients have and one that should be discussed before surgery in my opinion. KNEELING AFTER TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT can cause pain and other symptoms. HOW LONG AFTER KNEE REPLACEMENT CAN YOU KNEEL depends on you, your surgery and your scar. Talk with your surgeon to determine when and if it is SAFE TO KNEEL AFTER KNEE REPLACEMENT.
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