I am having a Total Knee Arthroplasty on 9/13 and I will journal the goings-on here...

Thursday, October 7, 2010

out-patient physical therapy

Here is my daily routine...

  • standing heel raises -- 15 per set / 3 sets
  • sitting knee flexion - pull L heel toward buttock -- 10 per set
  • prone knee extension - face down, legs hang from bed w/2# weight on L, hold 3-5 min. -- 3x
  • standing knee stretch - L leg back heel down, lean into stretch, hold 30 sec. -- 2x / 5x day
  • supine hamstring stretch, knee straight, hold 60 sec. -- 2x
  • straight leg raise, hold 3 sec -- 10 per set / 3 sets
  • side-lying hip abduction, knee straight -- 10 per set / 3 sets
  • prone hip extension, knee straight -- 10 per set / 3 set
  • bike 5-10 min

1 comment:

Keith Dudding said...

Wow! That's some routine. Best wishes. Go Twins!