Best Knee Arthroscopy Exercises Weeks 1 and 2 Post-op 

Good clean video, with no unneccesary babbling. Thank you! Also, to those who say they can't do this in first week Post-op, I started ankle flexing 1 day after arthroscopic surgery, and knee bends 4 days post-op. Today is day 5 and I am following this video. I am age 61. If I can do it, YOU CAN TOO!! Just start slowly, a little each day, and you will notice each day gets easier!

Thank you for the post-op exercises they are just what my doctor told me to do. I had surgery on 1/13/17 and started on the exercises yesterday, three days post-op. They help increase the circulation and prevent me from getting stiff. Anyone who has had knee surgery realizes that we are different and recover in our own time, depending on what kind of surgery. I had three tears in my meniscus, a floating piece of meniscus and a Bakers cyst that inflamed my entire leg, from the top of the knee to the tips of my toes. I did not recognize my own knee and leg. Dr. Ott went in arthroscopically and shaved the torn areas, smoothed them out, removed the fragment and cyst and left as much healthy meniscus as possible. I've always been very active and want to continue my active lifestyle. Now I will adapt and modify so as not to injure the area again. Healthy maintenance.

This video is helping me so much. It’s all the exercises I was told to do and more. So thankful. it’s easy concise and not excessive chatter

Thank for posting this video, my surgeon gave me a choice to either go to PH therapy or at home or gym exercises. For week one and two I am doing the exercises at home. in 9 days I will be going to the gym and doing what he told me to do at the gym. The day after surgery he told me I could loose the crutches which did. My surgeon was amazing.

thank you for posting these easy, simple exercises. i'm 1 week post op rt. knee scope and i can feel these exercises helping me. my surgeon gave me no directions for stretching or anything. luckily I've been in medical field for 25 yrs and know that in order for my knee to get strong and continue to get better i have to exercise them. thanks again !

Thanks so much! Physical therapy is really expensive and I can't afford it, but I showed my surgeon this video and he said this is perfect. Thanks! I had a knee arthroscopy with partial meniscectomy done and I had to wait until day 3 to do these exercises. Im sure these are helping because every day I wake up I can feel that the swelling has gone down a little and I can walk better.

Having this surgery 10 days ago, I have a good amount of my flexion. Developed a DVT and SVT so I had to delay starting by 5 days. Give it two weeks and don't be in a rush. Being within your IBW help tremendously.

I’m doing this video 3 times each day. Thank you!

I'm 62 y.o. had a partial medial meniscectomy ten days ago, was able to bear weight later that day without much incident and did toe/ankle then slowly started partial knee flexion. Three days later could walk without a limp and started performing modified versions of most of these exercises then a few days later increased to all on this video at the end of the week. Doc says to keep my walking down to an hour a day (very hard to stay sedate most all the day) then increase to two hours next week. So here at ten days post-op I have full range of movement with only pangs of pain just after exercising. - certainly less than before the surgery. I'll progress to the next set of exercises recommended here in a few days. I'm confident this combined with the excellent surgery I'll return to work at a physically demanding job at six weeks. Also, ditto on the recommendation of leg lifts (further down the column) for the quads as it really seems to help.

People, do these exercises significantly slowly and up to the point where they don't cause you ANY pain (in my case, when I found the point where I felt just a mild discomfort, the next reps after that would just be performed with a slightly smaller Range of Motion, just to be safe). SKIP the exercises which your body complains about! It's OK to be afraid and extra cautious when doing these exercises, nobody is pointing a gun at you to perform them at ease and with the same ROM as this gal... For me, 1st day was HARD, with shitty ROM, 2nd was about the same, 3rd was way better, and after that I was progressing rapidly AF. Now, 2 weeks post op, I feel like I can do Bulgarian Split Squats with weights (though I won't yet, since I don't wanna rush things)! Hope u have a nice recovery!!

Thank you!! Wonderful exercises to follow. Really helping to get the flexibility back in my knee. Stated a few days after my surgery. Very easy to follow.

These are the best knee exercises thank you so much!

Thanks these are working really well! I had a freak accident and was in an antique shop and I knelt down to pick something up and a sewing needle somehow went strait into my knee bone! They called the surgery knee arthroscopy. I am gradually working on these exercises!

my doctor never gave me exercises to do post op, just told me to walk after 5 days but my friend recommended i do these. I was doubtful so i didn't start until day 11 after surgery. I figured it wouldn't be hard since I can already walk pretty well, but i have a noticeable limp, can't bend my knee very far, and have trouble lifting my leg on it's own. Doing these exercises has already helped so much, I've realized I definitely need to be doing these everyday, maybe even twice a day since I've missed out so much already.

I started doing these exercises three days after my surgery and it works! It's painful at first but it gets better each day! Thank you for this video!

This is how a healthy knee does the exercise. I’m 1 week post partial meniscectomy . My range of motion is considerably less. Let pain be your guide.

Thanks very good work

Had meniscus tear repair yesterday and these exercises are perfect. My surgeon wants me to start asap and don't want to go to rehab since we're on virus lockdown.

They should have little more description on exercise with operative knee marked.

I had my knee arthroscopy on 12/8/15 and I am in constant pain. I haven't been to pt yet because of the holidays. I was upset because they scheduled me so long after my procedure. my first pt day is on 1/6/16.

did all of them, feel great!! My surgery was 1 week ago, my question here is, how many frequencies a day should I do? thanks again

Tried this to the end and felt great! Thanks for posting!

Started to do this from day 1 after arthroscopy- perfect! Thank you

love the video I'm in my 2nd day I had a torn meniscus they also shaved some bone and I'm developing authritus I'm still hurting but I'm doing it it hurts. its been 10 days I had procedure

If i can not pull my leg up what process should i do to get to this point ? Thanks

please spinal cord injury related exercise

Had Arthroscopy today, should I commence exercises tomorrow or wait. Regards Ken

This is awesome! I had a meniscus tear and had arthroscope surgery 3 days ago. Some of these exercises were prescribed by the physiotherapist at the hospital, but you've got a few extra here and I like that it's timed and I can just follow along. One question though, my knee is making a clicking sound in the towel assisted knee mobility. Should I be concerned? Unfortunately I don't get into my own physiotherapist until I'm almost at 2 weeks, so I'm on my own right now.

I need some help , i met an accident my knee ger broked into 3 pieces then i surgery now 8 months over but i didnot able to bend my knee and my knee bending level is 30 degree only

Had surgery 4 days ago and have swelling and pain and coldness with my foot anyone else have these issues no fever or blueness in my skin color

is there a different set of exercises for post- op ACL and Meniscus?

mam I can't able to do this after removing plaster of one month from knee....what sould i do to free knee ... there is also tight and swelling on knee . It's can't bend after 90 degree help me

Surgery March 15 and not be able exercise 3 with the towel....

I,m one week after meniscus tear arthroscopy and keep getting an intense pain and a locking sensation behind my knee.surgeon said you must expect aches and pains after an operation and told the nurses I just needed reassurance. I really feel something is wrong ,has anyone else had this. It reoccurs at times.

It is a little confusing because you switch legs as you start doing the quads. It would appear the right leg is injured, one previously you had showed most of the exercises for the left. It should be noted that movements/stretches/exercises should be done for both legs. Especially those meant to aid blood flow post surgery.

I have 1 day my surgery meniscus tear . My Dr Dosent give me the instructions they give me the exercises sheet but don’t tell what days I started. Now I decided my self start a little bit exercise like flexion and extension . It’s anyone’s help me did you start day 1 of your surgery stand few second . I am worried if I do to much exercise cause problems my knee , today is my second . I just worried if I do to early days now it’s cause problems.anyones have suggestion . It’s the okey start day 1 of surgery.

this exercise can do make my knee better although i dont do surgery ?

Week 1 today but can’t bend knee and still have stitches which come out in week 2.. should I wait till they are taken out before I start these exercises.. had a arthroscopic Mencius tear..?

How many times per day do I have to do this exercise??? My surgery was a week ago.

how many times a day should I do these exercises?

Im confused on with leg to exisise is witch one not to. The first step she does her left leg but later on she does her right leg. If my left knee is the bad one do i still exisise my right knee that is the good one as she does in other steps?

must say...3 days after i started most of these. 1 week and i cant bend my knee all the way up, but it's coming along. my issue has been with my calf lately tho, more than the knee

Great video, but my flexibility is poor! Can barely bend my knee at all had surgery 10/1/23 its now 14/1/23

There is no way that after 1 week of operation I can do any of these exercises. My leg doesn't stretch or bend.

There have no any possibility to bend my leg Without surgery!!??! plz give me information?!?!?!??!

I doubt that this gal had her arthroscopy!

I had my surgery on the 06/09 I still can't bend my leg.

I too injured my knee recently and had to undergo surgery little over a week ago. I made a video about the movements I have been doing, so if you want to see more knee rehabilitation tips, visit my channel and check the newest video!

Im over 2 weeks and i cant still bend my knee.. They probably mest me up.

Which one we excercise both or the surgery knee only or both knees. This is a poor instruction.I’m sorry.

Does anyone who had this done having a problem with straightening your knee, 7 weeks?

I am at 3 weeks since my knee replacement surgery and most of these exercises are impossible. Why don't you get a knee replacement patient to do these exercises. That would be much more realistic.

Bullshit this will ruin your knee totally