The disease: osteoarthritis Patient: Arthroscopic surgery was done after more than four months of knee swelling. More than five months after the surgery, my knee is still swollen, I can’t walk straight, I can’t even walk normally, even my left leg feels inconvenient to walk, there is a popping sound when I bend and stretch, and I feel pressure when I stand. Is rehabilitation physiotherapy effective in my case? A: Older women with osteoarthritis generally have slower recovery times after surgery than younger people. If you do not do rehabilitation, muscle strength decreases, muscle atrophy occurs, joint instability occurs, and in addition, if you do not control inflammation, which re-causes synovial hyperplasia and aggravates pain, you will have the above problems. Rehabilitation is definitely needed. Physical therapy is one of the elements of rehabilitation and is only an adjunctive treatment. If it is convenient for you, you can come for an examination and a rehabilitation plan will be made for you. Patient: Yes, thank you, Director! But the biggest problem is that I don’t have many consecutive days (if I have to be hospitalized for 10 days and half a month), I can’t get away from my work, it’s OK to take one or two days out occasionally, is that OK? A: It is not necessary to be hospitalized. But 1-2 days are needed, mainly because you have to learn the treatment yourself and we have to teach you. If you can’t follow the requirements strictly, it will prolong the treatment cycle.