What to avoid after knee replacement?

Knee replacement surgery also known as knee arthroplasty is a complex process of replacing the deteriorated knee joint, which can help to relieve pain restore the function in severely deceased knee joints. Knee replacement involves cutting away the damaged bone and cartilage from the thigh bone, shinbone and knee cap replacing it with an artificial joint (prosthesis).

Taking proper precautions after the major knee replacement surgery helps to ensure good recovery and better outcome of the surgery.

Precautions after knee replacement:- after the knee replacement surgery the very first thing that should be adjusted is to make adjustments to the daily lifestyle while the knee heals. Some of the changes might seem obvious but it can make a different change in long term use of the knee. Your describe are the most important precautions that should be taken after knee replacement.

1. Make your surrounding accessible- if possible the very first thing which a person should do is to prepare your environment and home before the surgery, it is very important aspect of the healing process that it should be pre planned where to spend time after the surgery to skip unnecessary trips for unnecessary ups and downs in daily surroundings. It is very important to place essential items nearby as to avoid excessive movements of the replaced Knee joint.

2. Start with a walker or cane- it is very important to start walking with the support to avoid unnecessary stress and pressure on the joint, always use a Walker or cane to prevent falls for any kind of accident that can damage the knee joint, any kind of accidents can lead to disrupting in the healing process or it can require another surgery.

3. Be active / Do physical exercises- being physically active and doing proper exercises recommended by doctors play an important role in the healing process, physical exercises helps to strengthen the muscles around the artificial joint, strengthening of muscles around the joint is necessary for functionality and long term use of the joint, it can helps to restore knee joint without causing any damage.

Knees are responsible for taking lot of pounding throughout the life due to which it can lead to many types of knee injuries and problems, knee replacement surgery is the best option for person with deteriorated knee joint because it helps in providing proper function and to reduce pain by replacing the knee joint, after the knee replacement strengthening and stretching of the muscles is the most important part of recovery following knee replacement surgery.

Things to avoid:-

The main role of knee replacement surgery is to help you to return to your activities of daily living without pain. Here are some of the most important points that should be avoided after knee replacement-

1. Prolonged sitting:- prolonged sitting after knee replacement surgery can lead to increased risk of developing blood clots, firstly in the first two weeks after surgery long sitting periods can hamper the drainage of fluid in the lower leg and can lead to Swelling. It is advised that in the first 10 to 15 days after the knee replacement surgery avoid sitting for more than 45 to 60 minutes at single time, if prolonged sitting is a part of treatment protocol always prop your leg up on the chair to minimise swelling.
2. Running and Jumping:- the total amount of force which is exerted on knee joint while running and jumping is about three times higher than normal walking, jumping and running which can lead to exposure of higher forces on knee joint. Performing activites that have heavy involvement of running and jumping can lead to cause damage of prosthesis after knee replacement.
3. Excessive weigh bearing:- It is highly recommended that you should not perform any weight-bearing exercises shortly after surgery, it is very important to use Walker cultures and other assistive devices while walking for performing any heavy work. Avoid stairs, for few days after surgery.
4. Sport's that include high impact:- avoid participating in contact sports or sport's that include sudden jerking or twisting of the knee. These include- Soccer, football, Rugby, skiing, basketball, hockey, gymnastics.
5. Activities that include high risk of falling:- After the knee replacement surgery there is lack of range of motion and strength to the joint and muscles surrounding them which can lead to fall, any fall or trauma to knee can lead to worsen the condition, always avoid exercises and activities that include high risk of falling. To avoid this in daily Livings person should modify their environment like.

• Adding rails in washroom and toilets for support
• Using rubber mate in washrooms
• Avoid slippery surfaces like mud, tiles etc.
• Along with this there are several ways which can help like work simplification and work adaptations.

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