A new knee or a new hip can be very invasive and can limit you considerably in carrying out your daily activities, both before and after surgery! Perhaps the operation itself wasn't too bad, but during rehabilitation you may have trouble getting moving or experience a lot of pain. Fortunately, physiotherapy can do a lot for you!
When will you get a new hip or knee?
Several factors come into play that determine when your knee or hip is worn to the point where you need a new hip or new knee:
Very important is the ''Better in, better out" principle so prior to surgery, get and improve the strength in your muscles as optimally as possible. This way, you will be a lot stronger after surgery! We cannot stress this often enough that this is one of the most decisive factors ensuring a successful recovery after surgery. The fitter and healthier the muscles around the joint to be operated are, the faster and better the recovery will be!
After surgery, you will notice that the pain you experienced before is now a lot less. Of course, we start at the beginning and first scale you down to what level of recovery you are currently at. Then we get to work and put together a personal exercise programme in consultation with you. You can consult this exercise programme at home via our app or online environment. This way, you always have your exercises ready. During your rehabilitation, we continuously monitor your progress and adjust the programme if necessary. Before you know it, you will be fully recovered and the pain in your knee or hip will have disappeared for good.
If symptoms persist or keep recurring, FriskFysio is the solution for you! Schedule an appointment at FriskFysio and we will be happy to help you get rid of your symptoms or give you appropriate advice.