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deb1205
deb1205

Hi I am 9 weeks post TKR will it be ok to use an exersice bike? I can walk up the stair properly now but it is hard work .

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  • robin15577
    robin15577 deb1205

    Posted

    I had to wait till physio said I could. Knee needs to bend I was told at 100
  • j68551
    j68551 deb1205

    Posted

    Bangkok-Johnnie TKR in 2014. Still stiffness and swelling. However, stairs UP STAIRS no problem.  Downstairs HOPPING sideways. That’s why  when using Bangkok MRT and Skytrain I climb upstairs easily. Downstairs I use the escalator or hopping sideways mode.

  • brent77382
    brent77382 deb1205

    Posted

    An exercise bike will bring you on leaps and bounds,I used a foot bike to start,then an exercise bike but looking back I could of gone straight to the bike  it really helps and gets the knee moving so well best thing I did.
  • Wicca1971
    Wicca1971 deb1205

    Posted

    Congrats on the stairs! Do what ever your surgeon or pt recommends. I'm at 10 weeks and still can't make it up the stairs properly, still going one step at a time. I started using the bike my second week post up but everyone has different instructions from there doctor.

  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX deb1205

    Posted

    A stationary bike is great to get your ROM back as you gradually raise the seat to get a full leg extension.  Then it's a helpful warmup before your leg strength exercises.  

    Stairs are the hardest thing to master post-TKR.  That's because all the strength in your quads, glutes and core is gone.  This one takes time...a lot of it...as you rebuild all those muscles.  The goal is to go up and down stairs normally, alternating legs, without holding on to anything.  Takes strength and balance...this comes in time.  Some reading...

    https://patient.info/forums/discuss/mastering-post-tkr-stairs-552728

    • deb1205
      deb1205 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      I have managed the stairs, it is really hard work, It is like having a work out, as I have been going up and down stairs for so long. I am really pleased with myself
    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX deb1205

      Posted

      You should be pleased...it's the last thing to master post-op and takes a lot of time and effort.  The key is rebuilding those muscles so the stress is borne by those muscles and not by the knee itself.  That takes time and work.  Be patient...

  • clive45466
    clive45466 deb1205

    Posted

    Hi

    I was on a bike around 6 weeks raised the bike saddle to start with. It was always hard to start with. Now 18 months on it fine

    Regards

    • deb1205
      deb1205 clive45466

      Posted

      There is no way my leg will bend enough to let me pedal.
    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX deb1205

      Posted

      Put the seat lower and make the revolutions.  Over time, raise the seat a bit every few days to a week until you get full leg extension (straight keg) to do the revolutions.  Just takes time and work.
  • jenny80029
    jenny80029 deb1205

    Posted

    Worth a go.

    For the first few weeks I put a chair opposite the bike and pedalled that way, which was easier and there was no way I was able to get onto it!

    I cannot remember when I got up onto it but it was a few weeks later I think. Just do what you can... it's a great exercise do loosening up,

    • deb1205
      deb1205 jenny80029

      Posted

      Hi Jenny

      I can get onto the bike but there is no way I can pedal, it is way to painful. I will see my consultant and physiotherapist and get some advice

  • brent77382
    brent77382 deb1205

    Posted

    Deb,if u think the bike is to much for now then try a foot pedal.I got one before an exercise bike and there good certainly did a job.
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