Post op knee replacement exercises
Post Knee Replacement Exercises
1. Isometric Quadraceps
Lie down with your legs extended.
Tighten the quadricep muscles on the front of your thighs by trying to push the knees
downward.
Relax the muscles.
Do not hold your breath.
2. Knee Extension
Lie down on your back with a rolled towel under your thigh, just above the knee.
Push your thigh down into the towel and lift your heel up off the floor and as high as you can, without lifting the leg from the roller.
Lower your leg to the starting position and repeat.
3. Knee End Range Extension
Lie on your back with a towel rolled under your ankle.
Push your knee down towards the bed so as to straighten it as much as possible.
Relax your knee and repeat.
4. Knee Extension Stretch
Sit (or lay down) with your involved leg straight out in front of you.
Place the heel on a small, rolled up towel with the knee unsupported.
You can also place an ice pack on your knee while holding the position.
5. Strengthening SLR
Lie on your back with your uninvolved knee bent.
Tie a weight around the ankle of the affected leg.
Raise your leg to 45 degrees, keeping it straight.
Slowly lower your leg to the starting position and repeat.
6. Knee Flexion with Towel AAROM
Lie supine with a towel, belt or a strap behind your thigh, just above your knee.
Pull on the towel, keeping your arms straight at a 45 degree angle to assist the knee
flexion.
Hold the flexed position for the recommended time.
7. Assisted Knee flex/ext
Sit with your leg outstretched and your hands around your thigh. Assisting the movement
with your hands, slide the heel on the surface toward you to put your foot flat on the
surface. Slide the heel back to fully extend the knee.
8. Assisted Knee Extension
Sit down on the edge of a table or on a chair.
Place your good leg's foot behind the affected leg's heel.
Extend your affected leg's knee assisting the movement with the good leg.
Repeat.
9. Assisted Knee Flexion
Sit up straight in a chair and look directly ahead of you.
Bend your knee as far as you can by sliding your foot backwards.
Cross your other leg over your ankle and use it to help bend your knee further.
Maintain the position and relax.
Do not slide forward nor allow your buttocks to lift up from the chair when you push your knee bent.
10. Hamstring Stretch
Sit up in a chair and place your foot on a stool and the other leg at 90 degrees.
Place the hands on the knees and bend forward from the hip until you feel a stretch in the back of your outstretched leg. 
Roll your hips back as to slightly arch your lower back to accentuate the stretch.
The toes of the stretched leg should not be pointing forward but lifted up.
Relax.
When you bend your body forward, do not bend your knee. Keep your leg straight.
11. Knee Extension
Sit down on a chair with your back straight.
Fully extend one leg then go down and repeat.
12. Seated Knee Extension
Sit on the edge of a table, bed or chair and tie one end of a band around your ankle and the
other end around the leg of the table.
You want to tie the band so there is no slack (or minor slack) at the beginning of the
movement.
Extend your knee against the resistance of the band.
13. Sit to Stand
Sit on a chair that have been placed against a wall to prevent slipping.
Interlace your fingers and reach forward with your arms.
With your feet slightly apart and your hips at the edge of the seat, lift your hips up from the seat to stand.
Slowly return to sitting.
14. Isometric Wall Sit 90 degrees (Ball Squeeze)
Have your back supported on a wall and place your feet slightly in front of you.
Place a small ball between the legs and squeeze lightly as you lower yourself to bend the knees and hips at 90 degrees just as if you were sitting in a chair but with no chair.
Push through the heels to hold yourself in the position.
15. Partial Squat
Bend your knees to 45 degrees and lean your trunk slightly forward.
Hold that position while ensuring that your head is in line with your trunk.
If you feel unsteady, you can perform the above while holding onto a chair for support.
To progress, bend your knees to 90 degrees.
16. Standing Knee Flexion
Stand on the uninvolved leg, using a chair to maintain your balance.
Place a weight on your ankle and bend your knee through the available range, keeping
your knees together and without bending your hips.
Return to the starting position and repeat.
17. Plantarflexion on the Floor
Go up and down on to your tiptoes.
18. Single Leg Stance
Stand and lift one leg.
19. SLS with Hip at 90 degrees
Stand on one leg and raise the opposite thigh parallel to the ground so the hip is flexed at 90 degrees.
Keep the knee of the supporting leg straight, without being hyper extended.
Try to keep your eyes fixed on a stable object/point to help with your balance.
20. Step Down Step/Stair
Stand on a step with both feet.Step down the stair with one foot, keeping the hips leveled and not touching the foot to the ground. 
Do not let the knee fall toward the mid line.
Return and repeat. 
21. Backward Step Down
Stand with the involved leg on the step.
Step backward with the opposite leg, lightly touching your toes on the floor.
Return to the starting position.
Keep the knee aligned with the foot.
Do not let the knee go past the toes.
22. Lateral Step Up with Support
Stand perpendicular to a staircase with your affected leg next to the first step.
Place the affected leg up on the step and shift your weight over the affected-leg knee.
Use the handrail for support with (1 or 2 hands).
Step up slowly, keeping your knee cap in line with your 2nd toe and your pelvis leveled.
Focus on lifting yourself up through the heel of the leg located on the step, instead of pushing up with the leg located on the floor.
Step back down leading with the uninvolved leg. Focus the majority of your body weight into your heel.
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