Care for Your Knee After Knee Replacement Surgery 

Had my RTKR six weeks ago and I kept replaying this video in my head. Did my best, discharged from PT after 9 visits, 120/0, age 69, female, overweight.

Man you nailed it with these simple exercises.... Sure, there's a bit of discomfort but as it says. No pain, no gain. Thanks for helping me to recover after Left knee TR. KS 🇬🇧 77 years young again 😊

When I had my first knee done, I was still working, I would sit at my desk, with my chair raised up so my foot did not sit on the floor, and swing my leg back and forth. My doctor was impressed with my knee bends. I have full bend on that knee. Now for the other one, ten hears older….81, pray for me.

Absolutely brilliant, sitting here 10 days after TKR and wish I had known this 8 days ago. Anyhu I’m on it now. Many thanks.

Thank you for this video. I'm scheduled for February tkr . This is very encouraging and so real, I appreciate this video a lot.

I like the sound effects. 3 days until surgery and I am getting all the info I can. Thanks.

One week out and so very happy with how quickly I am healing and feeling pain free from Bone on Bone pain. Now to get the other one done as soon as I can.

Thank you for including the pain portion!

Such a painful surgery… had mine June23, 2022! Therapy is so important 😘🙏🏼

TKR 3 months ago and I am fighting the bent knee syndrome because (don’t make my mistake) I was sitting on couch with leg extended on ottoman. It looked straight and level but after 2 months of PT I was at 20 degrees. Then realized that my butt was depressed into cushions causing a bent knee although it looked straight. Now after a few weeks of extra stretching and correct sitting position on couch I am down to 8 degrees. Maybe another 2 weeks to go and then it will be straightened. This is good advice from this doctor. It’s not near as easy as he is describing but stick with the extra pain and it will help healing. Peace and good luck all

I started doing what you suggest and 2 weeks later I have both a straight leg and good flexion. Good TKR advice.

Love the sound effects. My advice to those that haven't had their surgery yet; start these exercises well before surgery to get the best range of motion (ROM) before the surgery. Trying g to recover a ROM will be much more difficult if you didn't have it to start with.

This video is very helpful! . I had my knee replacement done five weeks ago and was served by my PT for the first 3.5 weeks but now I’m housebound because of the coronavirus. I needed further encouragement to do the necessary stretching exercises. I find these two stretching exercises REALLY do provide me the stretching I need for a full recovery!

A very good video.. just telling it like it is.. the pain..the grimace ..looks for real.. I had my TKR surgery on October 23rd 2019..and the discomfort and the sleepless nights are all so true..but I'm working on it,day by day,night by night.. Thanks for the realistic video, guys..

I have recently started going to PT for my RTKR. My physical therapist here in Nashville TN said the same thing you did, almost word for word.I have sifted through many videos to find a good basic routine I can work out with for my total knee replacement recovery. I think this is the best because of your straight forward explanation. You show that it is not going to feel comfortable (at all!) but that it is going to give measurable results. Thank you so much.

I have had the same knee operated on twice in 5 years. the first knee fell apart and caused a staff infection in it. My new knee is wonderful. It is like night and day between the two surgeries. I am on daptomyacin now and will be for a long period of time. I am so thankful that I found the correct doctors to fix this knee. I am up and down going down stairs and up them, I am taking care of myself now. Thank you for the advice i will follow what you said and what my doc said which is the same thing. lean on God.

Thanks For your help, I really appreciate it , especially for ,I am going to have knee replacement surgery the next week.

Great video! Thanks Dr. Mark Hammerberg.

Great video, exactly my problems are bending I can straighten it but I can’t bend good very painful,I push and your instructions everyday to bend and flex is wonderful thank you,my surgery was 6 weeks ago ...

Thank you for your simplicity in explaining how to do these effective excercises 🙂

Great common sense advice So very Important. Thanks for being there for everyone! I had my left knee Replacement on March 1st. Doing well.I just need to relearn the steps up and down! P.S.The pain was wicket the first 2 weeks.

Thanks great help. 6 weeks down the line only had physio over the phone.. not good but will do these exercises,thanks

Thank you. My mom just had this done and there are so many things to remember! This is a great reminder!

So who are these "people who are getting you treats"?? I've been waiting....still no people....no treats.

Thanks. Few weeks from now, I will complete a left knee replacement and will follow this advice.

Excellent instructional video and kudos on the empathy level

Great video! Day 6 for me.....dramatic effects add a little chuckle to the exercise :) Thanks!

Thank you for making it so interesting!

I having this done and plan on practicing and developing a habit a week before surgery. My surgeon also recommended stretching and strengthening my hamstrings

I like the (painful) face he makes when he mimicks the patient stretching and bending their knee. Imma call it the "Hammenberg Grimace"! When I have surgery and start my P.T. afterwards, I gotta remember this video and do it...."THE HAMMEMBERG GRIMACE"!(LOL)🤣 SERIOUSLY, though, thank you.😁👍👍👍👍👍👍

Great vid. I did this before my surgery. That stretch is everything!! 🙂🙂🙂💯✔

Excellent advice. Thank you

Excellent advice, thank you❣

Straightforward and well explained

Thanks for your valuable information.

Thank you sir. I'll try this

I like him he's funny, but what he's saying is so true. It hurts like hell, but it works. Thanks Doc

Thank you well explained simple.

Really appreciate your could you upload Something who has undergone both knee replacement

Thank you 4 your vido sure helps me ty ty ty 🙏

Thank you sir for this info

Great video. Surgery coming up in a couple weeks. One thought on the rehab. I can work through the pain, I've always seemed to have a high pain threshold. But my thought was am I causing any damage?

I'm doing home pt since I used all of my sessions in my insurance. It so hard to do it yourself at home. It actually sucks...

Going in tomorrow for surgery. This will be my second time. Doing the right knee this time. Great video. When I did my first knee replacement I had no idea regarding the bending flat. I thought it was all about 110°. Question: when I do the stretch to flatten the knee, can I do this whole I am icing the knee?

At last someone actually knows what it’s really like. All I get is keep going past the pain more more, but they don’t seem to realise how much the pain is. I’ve gone back to far as comfortably can takes me over 15 mins of getting to 90 degrees then I can go past 90 to Aprox 110 degrees and finally can hold it for a Minuit.

this is such a great video.. i really need encouragement.. in the weeks to come I am having RTKR surgery and scared to death. I am in my 50's and maybe I watch too many videos, or the wrong ones.. I hope this same doctor has more videos like this so I can keep them on speed dial question... how many hours during the day do you do the straightening of the knee? I ask because what happens if I sleep for a few hours and then sleep again at night?

Preoperative exercises makes the work so much easier!

Thank you!! Surgery is April 19th!! Woo Hoo

Best video on knee rehab. Doc- what are the 2 priorities I should focus on again? Just kidding. Thank you.

great! thank you

Thanks 🙏

Thank you

just had one of two rrplacements. surgery is great but recovery takes place as soon as possible to.stop the leg stiffening . recovery at hospital is about 4 days and then recovery continues a month or so in after surgery. painkillers are necessary.that is true

Thank you for your great video, it would be easier to hear you if the music was much lower volume or gone.

Thanks

What do you mean by “30 degrees past 90 is a square”?

Hello Mark, I'm on the 4th day after my knee surgery (ACL reconstruction+meniscus repair + some other ligament) Yesterday i visited a physio who gave me 2 exercises to do which differ to yours. I have been reading many comments in which users state after months(in some cases years) they cannot fully flex their knees or straighten or swallow, painful and so on.. do you think the main reason is because they did NOT do the relevant procedures immediately after the op i.e. reducing swelling asap n performing relevant exercises? Because i heard, later on in the future it becomes more tougher and almost impossible to achieve.. today is my 4th day but i want to recover as quick as possible. My knee is absolutely swollen but i can keep a straight knee but as for bending,my knees are very stiff.. Would you recommend I push through the pain barrier to get there? Specialist himself said the screw is secure and i can walk on my foot.. which makes me think i can do this? I also smoke and i know this delays the recovery but that's another story.. I can go through the pain with your green light.. Thanks in advance Ps: do i need to elevate my knee when putting frozen ice on?

thanks good video

Interesting. I'm six weeks out from TKR. And no one ever told me to start doing the extensions immediately and every hour! I'm still not straight but getting close.

How soon after TKR should you start on these? My surgery is on a Friday and it is outpatient. PT won’t start for three days later.

How soon after surgery can you start my surgeon told me not to bend my knee pass 90 degrees until I see him in 2 weeks

Your awesome

Doctor can you please explain to me why to place the roll under my leg is a bad idea? My physiotherapist gave me the same advice

Bend it with the staples still in??? I’m POD #4…. too aggressive

Excellent

Is it beneficial for stiffness after surgery?? To remove the stiffness in bending knee

After severe swelling my knee is still stiff. Is 5 weeks after the operation too late to try these exercises ??

Hello Dr. Hammerberg - I am a 61 y/o adult male and I need your help! - I had my two (2) knees and my right hip replaced. Same Doctor (Dr. Paul Lombardi M.D.) - "supposedly" a great Morristown, N.J. based Surgeon? Well, my left knee (01/2016) is fine, my right hip (01/2019) is fine - BUT MY RIGHT KNEE (04/2019) is a total disaster!! It has now been two years and three months since the right knee was done and it is Swollen DAILY the size of a Watermelon!! The stiffness and swelling is beyond ridiculous! What is wrong? I had another Doc in his group X-ray my right knee in January 2021 and he claimed everything is structurally fine - I question this because while structurally things may "look fine", The DAILY Pain, Soreness, Stiffness and Swelling is my body telling me something is radically wrong with the right knee surgery. My left knee is fine and is over five years old - The right knee is a MESS and only 2.25 years old. ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Infection maybe? Scar Tissue? Please reply with your recommendations....Thanks!

How long after TKR should it take to reach 120 flexibility?

I had my knee done two years ago and it's still not straight what can I do? Help !!!

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Physical Therapists for patients post-TKA indicate "four high-quality studies and one moderate-quality study evaluated knee positioning during the immediate postoperative period and its effect on blood loss, swelling, edema management, and ROM. One high-quality study found decreased knee blood loss and knee circumference and improved knee flexion ROM when comparing the resting position of 30 degrees of hip flexion and 30 degrees of knee flexion with 30 degrees of hip flexion and full knee extension at 3 and 7 days after TKA." These most current recommendations state that the best position for the knee is flexed/elevated and not extended/elevated like shown in your video. What evidence and argument do you have to justify extension vs. flexion immediately post-op?

Very helpful and entertaining but no need for background music.

I was never told to do any of these things. What's the deal?

It fn hurts

I couldn’t and still stand anything under my knee.

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Regrettable that’s impossibly painful

Thikas

Helpful video but what irritating background music. What is the point of that - distracting and annoying.

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