Cycling after total Knee replacement
07-03-20, 01:01 PM
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Cycling after total Knee replacement
If anyone else here has had a total Knee replacement, how soon did you start to cycle again after the operation?
I'm due for one later this year or early next year and wondering how long it will be before i can get back on the bike again
Thanks
I'm due for one later this year or early next year and wondering how long it will be before i can get back on the bike again
Thanks
07-03-20, 01:44 PM
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partial knee replacement as in unicompartimental knee replacement like the Oxford partial knee tend to hit the milestones earlier around 3 months and forgotten joint score tend to be better.
07-03-20, 01:57 PM
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I had total knee replacement of my right knee in August 2018. My surgeon did not want me back on the bike for 6 weeks, more for the worry of a fall than issues with the knee.
I have a recumbent trike so I rode that for a month or so starting at six weeks and could ride an upright bike no problem afterwards.
I believe I could have ridden at four weeks but followed surgeon's advice. I had a very good surgery and recovery, none of the pain that many have experienced and my new knee has been a life changing experience.
I hope yours goes as well. Be sure to start the presurgery exercises as far in advance as you can as they can be crucial in a good recovery.
I have a recumbent trike so I rode that for a month or so starting at six weeks and could ride an upright bike no problem afterwards.
I believe I could have ridden at four weeks but followed surgeon's advice. I had a very good surgery and recovery, none of the pain that many have experienced and my new knee has been a life changing experience.
I hope yours goes as well. Be sure to start the presurgery exercises as far in advance as you can as they can be crucial in a good recovery.
07-03-20, 02:23 PM
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light range of motion on stationary bike should be undertaken around 6 weeks, build up muscle progressively over 6 months before undertaken long rides or the knee will swell from synovitis. Muscle strength should be 90% of the other side before going outdoor with cleats.
partial knee replacement as in unicompartimental knee replacement like the Oxford partial knee tend to hit the milestones earlier around 3 months and forgotten joint score tend to be better.
partial knee replacement as in unicompartimental knee replacement like the Oxford partial knee tend to hit the milestones earlier around 3 months and forgotten joint score tend to be better.
Thanks
07-03-20, 02:24 PM
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I had total knee replacement of my right knee in August 2018. My surgeon did not want me back on the bike for 6 weeks, more for the worry of a fall than issues with the knee.
I have a recumbent trike so I rode that for a month or so starting at six weeks and could ride an upright bike no problem afterwards.
I believe I could have ridden at four weeks but followed surgeon's advice. I had a very good surgery and recovery, none of the pain that many have experienced and my new knee has been a life changing experience.
I hope yours goes as well. Be sure to start the presurgery exercises as far in advance as you can as they can be crucial in a good recovery.
I have a recumbent trike so I rode that for a month or so starting at six weeks and could ride an upright bike no problem afterwards.
I believe I could have ridden at four weeks but followed surgeon's advice. I had a very good surgery and recovery, none of the pain that many have experienced and my new knee has been a life changing experience.
I hope yours goes as well. Be sure to start the presurgery exercises as far in advance as you can as they can be crucial in a good recovery.
Thank you
That's good to know
I'm getting into shape now for it
07-03-20, 04:10 PM
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I don't know how different hip replacement is, but my brother fell and broke his hip last August, had it replaced. He was riding within 2 weeks and we rode Vail Pass about 5 weeks after he broke it. He was 60 years old.
If I remember correctly his doc was all good with what he was doing.
If I remember correctly his doc was all good with what he was doing.
07-03-20, 06:26 PM
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I had a knee replacement in 2017 and was on a stationary the second week of PT. I started hiking short distances (3-4 miles) at month three I stayed off the bicycle longer than that because I was afraid of injury in case of a fall. I was skiing in six months. No problems. Knee feels great.
