KNEESLED Best Choice After Knee Replacement Surgery Instruction Manual

KNEESLED Best Choice After Knee Replacement Surgery

KNEE MENISCUS REPAIR

Heel Slides. Start performing heel slides the day after surgery. To perform, flex the knee and get a good stretch with no pain. DO NOT EXCEED 90 degrees of knee flexion for the first 4 weeks post-surgery. Perform 30 stretches, 3 times a day. Hamstring Stretches. Start hamstring stretches once your quad strength is adequate to lift into hip flexion. Perform 5 hamstring stretches holding each stretch for 30 seconds

“Air Walks”. You can start “air walks” once your knee flexion reaches at least 90 degrees and you feel good quad strength. Perform 5 repetitions, holding for 30 seconds each. Perform once a day. Resistance Bands Training. Begin training with the resistance bands 4 weeks after surgery, but only if full ROM has been achieved. Begin with the light resistance band (white) and gradually increase to your tolerance to the standard resistance band (black). Perform 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week.

KNEE MENISCECTOMY

Heel Slides. Start performing heel slides the day after surgery. To perform, flex the knee and get a good stretch with no pain. Perform 30 stretches, 3 times a day.  Hamstring Stretches. Start hamstring stretches once your quad strength is adequate to lift into hip flexion. Perform 5 hamstring stretches holding each stretch for 30 seconds. “Air Walks”. You can start “air walks” once your knee flexion reaches at least 90 degrees and you feel good quad strength. Do 5 repetitions, holding for 30 seconds each. Perform once a day. Resistance Bands Training. Begin training with the resistance bands 2 weeks after surgery, but only if full ROM has been achieved. Begin with the light resistance band (white) and gradually increase to your tolerance to the standard resistance band (black). Perform 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week.

KNEE ACL REPAIR

Heel Slides. Start performing heel slides the day after surgery. To perform, flex the knee and get a good stretch with no pain. Perform 30 stretches, 3 times a day. Hamstring Stretches. Start hamstring stretch once your quad strength is adequate to lift into hip flexion. Perform 5 hamstring stretches holding each stretch for 30 seconds. “Air Walks”. You can start ‘air walks” once your knee flexion reaches at least 90 degrees and you feel good quad strength. Do 5 repetitions, holding for 30 seconds each. Perform once a day.

Resistance Bands Training

Begin training with the resistance bands 4 weeks after surgery, but only if full ROM has been achieved. Begin with the light resistance band (white) and gradually increase to your tolerance to the standard resistance band (black). Perform 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week. Resistance band training should only be done on days you do not have physical therapy treatment and only when performing strengthening exercises.

ALL NON OPERATIVE KNEE CONDITIONS
Heel Slides. Start performing heel slides immediately. To perform, flex the knee and get a good stretch with no pain. Perform 30 stretches, 3 times a day. Hamstring Stretches. Start hamstring stretches once your quad strength is adequate to lift into hip flexion. Perform 5 hamstring stretches holding each stretch for 30 seconds. “Air Walks”. You can start “air walks” once your knee flexion reaches at least 90 degrees and you feel good quad strength. Perform 5 repetitions, holding for 30 seconds each. Perform once per day. Resistance Bands Training. Begin resistance band training immediately, but only if full ROM is achieved. Begin with the light resistance band (white) and gradually increase to your tolerance to the standard resistance band (black). Perform 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week.

KNEE REPLACEMENT

Heel Slides. Start performing heel slides the day after surgery. To perform, flex the knee and get a good stretch with no pain. Perform 30 stretches, 3 times a day. Hamstring Stretches. Start hamstring stretches once your quad strength is adequate to lift into hip flexion. Perform 5 hamstring stretches holding each stretch for 30 seconds. “Air Walks”. You can start “air walks” once your knee flexion reaches at least 90 degrees and you feel good quad strength. Perform 5 repetitions, holding for 30 seconds each. Perform once per day. Resistance Bands Training. Begin resistance band training 2 weeks after surgery, if 90 degrees of flexion ROM was achieved. Begin with the light resistance band (white) and
gradually increase to your tolerance to the standard resistance band (black). Perform 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week.

ACETABULAR LABRUM REPAIR

Heel Slides. Start performing heel slides the day after surgery. However, NO hip Flexion greater than 90 degrees, until 2 weeks after surgery. To perform heel slides, flex your knee and get a good stretch with no pain. Perform 30 stretches, 3 times a day. Hamstring Stretches. Start hamstring stretches 4 weeks after surgery. Perform 5 hamstring stretches holding each for 30 seconds. Hip Abduction Stretch. Start performing hip abduction stretches the day after surgery. However NO hip abduction greater than 45 degrees until 2 weeks post surgery. Perform 5 stretches, holding each stretch for 30 seconds, 3 times s day.

“Air Walks”. You can start “air walks” 3 weeks after surgery, and your hip flexion reaches 90 degrees and adequate quad strength. Perform 5 repetitions, holding each for 30 seconds. Perform once per day. Resistance Bands Training. Begin resistance band training 3 weeks after surgery, only if full hip ROM was achieved. Begin with the light resistance band (white) and gradually increase to your tolerance to the standard resistance band (black). Perform 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week.

HIP DEBRIDEMENT
Heel Slides. Start performing heel slides the day after surgery. To perform heel slides, flex your knee and get a good stretch with no pain. Perform 30 stretches, 3 times a day. Hamstring Stretches. Start hamstring stretches once quad strength is adequate to lift into hip flexion. Perform 5 hamstring stretches holding each for 30 seconds. Hip Abduction Stretch. Start performing hip abduction stretches the day after surgery Perform 5 stretches going to tolerance with no pain, holding each stretch for 30 seconds, 3 times s day.

“Air Walks
You can start ‘air walks” once hip flexion reaches 90 degrees and adequate quad strength. Perform repetitions, holding each for 30 seconds. Perform once per day. Resistance Bands Training. Begin resistance band training 2 weeks after surgery, but only if full ROM is achieved. Begin with the light resistance band (white) and gradually increase your tolerance to the standard resistance band (black). Perform 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week.

ALL NON OPERATIVE HIP CONDITIONS
Heel Slides. Start performing heel slides immediately. To perform heel slides, flex your knee and get a good stretch with no pain. Perform 30 stretches, 3 times a day. Hamstring Stretches. Start hamstring stretches once quad strength is adequate to lift into hip flexion. Perform 5 hamstring stretches holding each for 30 seconds. Hip Abduction Stretch. Start performing hip abduction stretches the day after surgery.] Perform 5 stretches going to tolerance and no pain, Hold each stretch for 30 seconds, 3 times s day. “Air Walks”.

You can start “air walks” once hip flexion reaches 90 degrees with adequate quad strength. Perform 5 repetitions, holding each for 30 seconds. Perform once per day. Resistance Bands Training. Begin resistance band training 2 weeks after surgery, but only if full ROM is achieved. Begin with the light resistance band (white) and gradually increase to your tolerance to the standard resistance band (black). Perform 3 sets of 10, 3 times a week.

Before using the Knee Sled,Speak with your Surgeon or Physical Therapist.
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