Doctors encourage physical activity after knee replacement surgery, but it might mean adapting your workouts in ways that lessen the impact on your knees
“The knee felt good, and it was definitely worth it,” says Samuelson, 65, whoand has set several world and U.S. records during her long running career. “I wasn’t able to run at all before, the pain was excruciating. My surgeons knew that I would be running on the knee with the intention of running marathons.”, involves replacing damaged natural knee joints with artificial metal and plastic components.
“Most orthopedic surgeons want you to be active but not abusive,” says Nicholas DiNubile, a Philadelphia-area orthopedic surgeon and spokesman for the AAOS. “High-load repetitive impact is not ideal. A distance runner who is coming down hard on one leg at a time might have to consider a mind-set change.”In Samuelson’s case, more marathons could mean a total replacement. “It was said at the get-go that I probably would be a candidate for a total at some point,” she says.
Mike Cook, 46, a heavy-equipment operator and mechanic who lives in Port Washington, N.Y., is one such patient. In April, he underwent a partial replacement on the inside of his left knee. Years of strenuous work had worn out much of the knee’s cartilage, and he had to give up mountain biking, his passion.Before the surgery, he says, “I couldn’t walk. I had intermittent sharp pains that were crippling.
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