(Golden Tip)(Treatment Review) Post-Operative Care for Knee Surgery (Artificial Joint Surgery)

My mother is now elderly, and from a certain day, her knee pain became so severe that she couldn't sleep at night, leading to many nights of poor sleep.

So, since I am the daughter and needed to undergo nursing care, while looking for a large hospital near our house, my mom suddenly scheduled the surgery at the hospital where you are stayingㅠ

I have so many things to say... Haha, I'll pass on the detailed story.

 

Knee joint replacement surgery is one of the surgeries frequently performed by elderly patients.

However, I heard that after surgery, the condition either improves, worsens, or stays the same. In the case of the latter, most people do not follow post-care routines—such as massage or exercise—because they find them painful or bothersome.

Fortunately, in my mother's case, it was an electronic one (I had read up on how to handle it by diligently searching blogs beforehand, just like I do. I hope this helps those who are anxious about their parents' surgery, like myself).

 

Those who have tried it will know.

 

From the second day after surgery, the hospital performs what is called "bending," which mechanically adjusts the angle to facilitate flexion and extension exercises, aiming to promote early walking and return to normal life (it really hurtsㅠ).

 

And one week after surgery, gait training using a walker is conducted to help restore normal walking.

 

In my mother's case, she had surgeries on each side with a ten-day interval, so she stayed in the hospital for about a month.

 

He was discharged after a month and stayed at our house, then received more than 10 sessions of manual therapy at a nearby hospital.

 

Fortunately, contrary to my worries (I was originally planning to have the surgery with a university hospital professor, but unexpectedly had the surgery in Sokcho), both the surgery and manual therapy went well.

 

Although the cost of manual therapy is somewhat expensive per session, I felt so satisfied that I didn't think it was a waste of money.

 

And there is the most important aftercare.

(※No matter how I upload the photo, it always uploads from the very endㅠ)

 

In this way, post-operative care is even more important after knee joint replacement surgery.

 

He has been consistently managing his condition at home, and his surgical prognosis is good, so now, after three years, he sleeps well without pain.

 

Nevertheless

Excessive exercise after knee joint replacement surgery can actually worsen pain at the surgical site.

It is important to choose and perform exercises step by step that suit you, and to do so within a range that does not cause pain.

 

I hope this was helpful~^^