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Keep Your Knee Healthy with These Exercises After Knee Replacement Surgery

The care cycle of knee does not end with knee surgery. Post-surgery, you might need to do some exercises as recommended by your doctor. Here we have made a short guide of few simple exercises that you can do at home after knee replacement surgery . It is recommended to take advice from your orthopaedic surgeon before start doing these exercises. These knee exercises can be done about 20 to 30 minutes for 2 to 3 times a day. 1. Ankle Pumps Sit down or lie down as per your comfort to do this exercise. Bend and straighten the ankles slowly.  Try to keep your knees straight and toes pointed. Keep moving the ankles (whole ankle, not just the toes) up and down. 2. Knee Presses Lie down on your back and keep both your legs straight. Keep a pillow underneath your leg. Now hold your muscles tight and move your kneecap up and down.  Then hold your leg in the air for 5 seconds. Now relax your thigh muscles. Note: practice this exercise only after discussing it with the c . 3. Leg Raises...