I was just asked again over the weekend from a friend of mine who had a one level lumbar spine fusion if PT is needed after surgery to help with recovery. I asked him what his doctor had advised him and his reply from his surgeon was ”well, I don’t think you need PT, just don’t bend, [...]
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Total Knee Replacement Patients: Don’t stop doing your exercises!
December 15, 2009 – 10:00 AM
A study followed 48 men and women for 10 months after they had a unilateral knee replacement. The researchers found that overall pain levels were significantly lower, but that the effected leg still demonstrated 14% weakness in muscle strength as compared to the non-surgical leg. What this means is that those individuals still had trouble [...]