Many patients have difficulty getting straight, or getting full extension, after a total knee replacement surgery. There are a number of ways to get your knee straight. Here are two (plus 2 bonus) exercises that I share with my patients when they are working on getting straight.

00:00 intro
02:26 chair extension
05:06 terminal extension
08:02 bonus #1
09:06 bonus #2

🔗 Learn more about bending: https://youtu.be/d1RZjbX2tYc
🔗 and here: https://youtu.be/W-ABx4mlcP0

Disclaimer: Always talk with your surgeon and/or therapist to make sure there are not other reasons you are having trouble and if these exercises would be safe for you to do.

📙 Be sure to check out my education book - 'The Knee Book - A Guide to the Aging Knee'

In the US
Amazon (paperback and ebook)
https://www.amazon.com/Knee-Book-Guide-Aging/dp/B09NKWMYFN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3GASG4R4RRCRF&keywords=the+knee+book&qid=1640216635&sprefix=the+knee+book%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-2

Barnes & Noble (paperback and nook)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-knee-book-a-guide-to-the-aging-knee-adam-rosen/1140795276?ean=2940161052846

Be sure to listen to my Podcast: Your Knee Your Health
https://www.buzzsprout.com/732407/website/background/edit#:~:text=https%3A//www.buzzsprout.com/732407

Disclaimer: The information found in this media presentation represents my own views and opinions. This has been produced for educational and informational purposes only. This does not qualify as medical advice. This in no way should take the place of professional medical advice. You should always talk with your physician, doctor, surgeon, therapist or other health care provider regarding your specific questions, complaints, diagnosis, and treatment. Do not delay seeking care based on what you find in these informational videos. Use this information at your own risk. No doctor-patient relationship is formed through watching these videos.


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