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link to Showering After a Total Knee Replacement: An OT’s Recommendations

Showering After a Total Knee Replacement: An OT’s Recommendations

One of the first questions my homebound total knee patients ask me (an occupational therapist) when I see them a day or two after they have been discharged to home following total knee replacement...

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A PT’s Total Knee Pain Expectations: (Day 1 through Day 30)

A question I often hear from my patients before undergoing a total knee replacement: Is total knee replacement painful? Total knee replacement is a painful procedure, however, following normal...

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link to Total Knee Replacement Manipulation: (When & Why To Consider)

Total Knee Replacement Manipulation: (When & Why To Consider)

In the past 10 years of seeing patients in their homes and starting their home physical therapy recovery process, I can say that I have seen fewer than 5 patients that require manipulation under...

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Total Knee Replacement Outcomes After Home Physical Therapy

I have been a physical therapist for more than 40 years. For the past few years, I have been seeing total joint replacement patients in their home, initiating a home physical therapy program, and...

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link to Pain Control After Total Knee Surgery: (A Complete Guide)

Pain Control After Total Knee Surgery: (A Complete Guide)

As a home health physical therapist, I see total knee replacement patients in their homes within two days after the surgery. Upon leaving the hospital, often these patients are at pain levels of...

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link to Sleep Through Night After Total Knee Surgery: (Dos And Don’ts)

Sleep Through Night After Total Knee Surgery: (Dos And Don’ts)

As a physical therapist, having seen hundreds of total knee replacement patients a day or two after surgery, sleep disturbance is a common complaint. Getting adequate sleep after a total knee...

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