SECRETS to Knee Flexion After Knee Replacement
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Join Anthony Maritato, PT, in this insightful video where he demonstrates the crucial role of hamstring muscles in achieving knee flexion. Ditch the traditional method of pushing the knee into flexion and discover a more effective, pain-free approach. Learn simple, yet powerful exercises to engage your hamstrings, condition your nervous system, and gradually improve knee flexibility. Whether you're a patient struggling with knee flexion or a therapist seeking better techniques, this video is a must-watch!
👉 Stay tuned for practical tips and exercises you can do at home or in the clinic. Remember, steady improvement is key!
Chapter Titles (Timestamps):
0:00 🌟 Introduction to Knee Flexion and Hamstrings
0:03 🔍 Anatomy of Hamstring Muscles
0:22 🧠 Understanding Knee Flexion Mechanics
0:54 🚫 The Problem with Pushing for Knee Flexion
1:14 🤕 Pain vs. Connective Tissue Tightness
1:31 ✨ Emphasizing Pulling Over Pushing
1:49 🏠 Home Exercise Demonstration: Heel Slide Variation
2:57 🔄 Engaging Hamstrings: Isometric to Concentric Movement
3:50 🌌 Gravity-Assisted Hamstring Exercises
4:41 🧘 Conditioning the Nervous System
4:54 💪 Personalizing Your Flexion Journey
📌 Remember, every journey is unique. This video aims to guide you towards better knee health and mobility. For more information and personalized advice, visit www.choosept1st.com. 🌐
#PhysicalTherapy #KneeFlexion #HamstringStrength #PainFreeMovement #ChoosePT1st 🌟🦵👣
About the Speaker:
Hi, my name is Anthony (Tony) Maritato, PT. I am a licensed physical therapist and owner of Total Therapy Solutions. I have specialized in helping clients recover from total knee replacement surgery since 2002 and have created this video to help YOU.
Total Therapy Solutions
5900 Long Meadow Dr
Middletown, OH 45005
Appreciate the tip re: using hamstring to further flex the knee. I'm nearly 7 weeks post-TKR (rt knee) and I'll start doing what you suggest. Thank you!
I feel like you are talking to me knowing my main issue which is to be able to bend my knee. Thank you so much for your brilliant methods. I will definitely start using it.
Thank you for such informative, helpful information as usual.
Absolutely brilliant advice 'for me'. The pain I have is in the back of leg and behind knee when I try to bend which is the obviously the hamstring protesting!! I am around 95 on my bend at 8 weeks and cannot get any further without the rear pain... so these excercises are a great thing to try! Thanks so much! X
Do you know if you have a baker's cyst? Also, some patients get a pinching pain due to the implant pinching the soft tissue behind the knee. On my other channel I shared a video that talked about ways to reduce the pinching behind the knee.
Excellent video, informative and easy to understand.
I wish that physical therapists here locally would explain what they are doing and why. I think it would make a big difference in recovery and getting a person back on track. Thank you Anthony for all of your very helpful videos. JoAnn
Hi Rhonda, thanks so much for the kind words. I am glad the videos help. You can also check out my other channel at @totaltherapysolutions
Thank you so much for this explanation!
Thank you so much for this comment.
Hi I am five weeks after TKR i am at 115 degrees of movement I’m also one of the ones that you mentioned about doing it by physically pulling my leg backwards until the pain was unbearable I’m going to try your method and I was also using the gravity method also my therapists are pleased with my progress thank you
Mike, you are very lucky to be able to bend your knee at 115 in five weeks of your surgery. Today is my fifth weeks after me left TKA however I can bend it only at 90 degrees. I will turn 50 years old in two days. I found this video very helpful.
I've been watching your videos for about 6 mos, when I found your website...
Have you seen any patients whose medial hamstring tendon is "snapping" in and out when I bend and extend my leg from a sitting position ? I'm doing more hamstring exercises and still work on my bend 2-3 xd...My surgeon gave me some sort of cortisone injection 3 wks ago and will see me again on June 10...he said in his 30 yrs as orthopedic surgeon he has maybe seen this 2-3 times and may want to go in Arthroscopically to see what's going on...I hate to think of this after 9 mos of healing after TNR....thank you
Thanks so much, really apprectiate your videos! I had a partial knee replacement 4 weeks ago. My knee flexion is max 115 to 120. On the heel slide a sharp pain right in front of my knee, patella? Should I be concerned? Thanks again. Tom
Hi Tom, not sure if you reached out to me but I rarely get messages. Sounds like you are doing great. A sharp pain at front of knee is usually either a patellar tendonitis issue (most common) or a sensitivity under the patella on the bone. It is not usually a sign of any problem but it is frustrating for sure. Are you working with a physical therapist now? What does your therapist suggest?
8mar am day 14 right leg uni replacement. Still have staples in. I cant describe yhis debilitating pain. Yhe bruising was bad from my thigh fowm to my ankle from the tourniquet. Not sure if i am on track or not. I climb stsirs one at a time and doen the same way. walking is hard especially on getting up ir out of a chair. I am frustrated. Also was not hungry and constipated. My leg aches rven ehen im still. Maybe im being too hard snd impatient.
Sorry to hear this. Have you had your staples removed yet? Lots of patients will feel a big improvement once the staples are out.
Fell 32 hours after total knee replacement. Nothing ripped apart but the muscle is still sore going on week 4. I am going to implement your technique
I know my comment goes beyond the scope of physical therapy. My husband had knee replacement 6 days ago and I'm so worried about him. He had to take STD from work and I must work (4) 14 hour days weekly to keep us afloat financially. I don't mind working, but I feel very bad about being away from him those four days. He doesn't want me to hire a caregiver. Unfortunately, he is not eating much, bas not had a bm since date of surgery, and he cannot sleep. He was so angry after PT because he thinks the therapists don't care about his pain and expect him to do too much to early on.
I had knee ret4 weeks ago, and yes, still very painful. I didn’t care to eat either in the beginning but soups and broth helps. Pain killers will cause you to lose your appetite and back your plumbing up. Best to get milk of magnesia as the nurse recommended me to do, it helps. Also, try cutting back on the opioids by adding Tylenol if he’s allergic to ibuprofen with just one tablet of opioid. Ice packs, very frequently and elevate, and massage. I’m pressing on because I want to walk again and enjoy life with my husband. I pray your husband won’t quit 🙏🏼
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Hi Regina, sorry to hear about your husband's experience. I would definitely try to make some changes and talk to the surgeon's team about the constipation. It will feel so much better and bowel function normalizes. I see you shared this post about a week ago. How is he doing now?
@@ChoosePT1st He is back in the hospital from stroke symptoms, extreme pain (not successfully controlled enough to do PT), low sodium and dizziness upon standing).
I had my knee replacement on April 26 2024 and I could not go poop because of the pain pills. But my daughter gave me fruit like apples,grapes,water melon and oranges to eat and am also taking a stool softener that made me go after eating this for a week and I don’t get that hungry I also got my self some protein shakes maybe he can try that. Hope it helps him