What sort of exercises has physio given you to do after TKR

Hi Mary. I went NHS. Seems you have been unlucky with physio referral. I went to a pre op physio lecture when all was explained. Four hours after op the physio started. Same exercises that all have mentioned.  Two weeks post op physio appointment Extra lunges on stairs added. Next week I go back for gym physio. My local NHS has been brilliant. Good luck with your rehab.

Robert 

Physio started at 1 day and Ive seen physio every week since. I was in a car crash and even after the physio has got my knee moving again. Before the crash at 9 weeks I was pain free, could walk over a mile, do stairs and bend to 115*. Now I do get pain possibly due to bruising, stairs cause pain and walking is back to walking round the local shopping mall

The exercises I've been given for home are:

Leg raises, 10 per set, 2-3 sets per day....on back with foot flexed, on side, on stomach

Extensions...2 minutes, 2-3 times a day....on back with pillow roll under ankle and weight just above knee (I put my other foot on my knee),  2 minutes on stomach with knee hanging over the edge, again weight on the ankle and I use my other foot.  10 per set, good knee bent, bad knee on pillow, pressing down into pillow while raising lower leg.  20 seconds, 3 times, 2-3 times a day....put strap around ball of foot (I use my robe tie) and with leg straight, pull back hard on top of foot while pressing knee into bed.

Bending knee....10 per set, 2-3 sets per day...using strap but placing lower on foot, pull leg back into as much of a bend as you can muster and hold for 3-5 seconds

2 standing exercises....again, 2-3 times a day, raise up on toes 20 times.  And, last one....put hands against the wall, bend the good leg, stretch the bad one back with heel on the floor, lean into the wall (this'll give you a good stretch)....hold for 20 seconds....3 times per set 2-3 times per day