After arthroplasty, muscle strength training around the joints and joint mobility exercises can be performed to prevent muscle atrophy and joint adhesion caused by long-term braking.
Arthroplasty mainly refers to knee and hip replacement surgery. Within two to three days after the operation, you can elevate the affected limbs and perform isometric contraction of the muscles of the lower limbs to facilitate venous return and prevent the formation of deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs.
Three days after the operation, you can get out of bed, but be careful not to take too long, keep it at about 5 minutes. Let the replacement joint adapt to the weight of the ground.
One week after the operation, you can gradually start to perform knee flexion and extension activities. After one week, you can gradually strengthen the exercise of lower limb muscles and joint flexion and extension activities, and gradually increase the angle of joint activity and the amount of activity, until the return to normal walking.
It is recommended that patients exercise under the guidance of a doctor to prevent secondary injuries caused by blind exercise on their own.