Complete with 145 exercises and nearly 200 illustrations and photos, this comprehensive guide helps readers navigate through the entire process of having one or both knees replaced. It explains what to consider when deciding on knee replacement, details the procedure, and provides extensive suggestions for the crucial postoperative rehabilitation. Patients will learn how to prepare their homes for rehab, and what to do, week-by-week, on the road to recovery.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Total Knee Replacement and Rehabilitation: the Knee Owner's Manual:
Purchased for my father 2 days out of TKR. Now at 4 weeks out and progressing extremely well he states that the book is execellent and right on with what he has been experiencing. Wishes he would have read it prior to surgery to better prepare himself both mentally and physically. He has specifically repeated the physical preparation as the muscle recovery and the pain expectations he had are the biggest issues. Per his recommendation this is an excellent book to properly prepare yourself.
Good for "before and after"!:
This book was purchased for my husband, following total knee replacement(of one leg, the other to follow....some day). He found the book to be very informative, and wished that he had read it before he had his initial surgery! It has also been helpful in his rehabilition, and highly recommends it.
FANTASTIC:
A MUST READ for anyone preparing for a total knee replacement. It provides exercises to prepare for surgery that will help the patient recuperate faster. Most importantly, it cites exercises from week one to the patient's first year and lifelong care of the tkr. I have an outstanding surgeon and physical therapist, but they do not have the time (nor have they personally experienced a joint replacement) to answer the many questions/answers that this book provides. Written by both a surgeon and a physical... more info
Terribly Dissapointed:
The authors hardly discuss knee extension directly. According to my Physical Therapists and Surgeon full knee extension post surgically is the biggest challenge faced by many TKR patients. The word "extension" doesn't even appear in the index. I am over 8 months post surgical and spend all of my rehab time these days working on knee extension exercises. I have to attach a ten pound ankle weight to my left leg, lay on my stomach and dangle my leg off the bed twice a day for thirty minutes. If I skip doing... more info
