This is the second physical therapy visit for this patient. If you want to see his first treatment click here: https://youtu.be/4g6C_3oOWjg
In this clip you can see that these strips are ready to come off following his total knee replacement. Stay tuned to this series for more follow up progress reports on this case.
About the author:
Hi, my name is Anthony (Tony) Maritato, PT. I am a licensed physical therapist and owner of Total Therapy Solutions. I have specialized in helping clients recover from total knee replacement surgery since 2002 and have created this video to help YOU.
Total Therapy Solutions
5900 Long Meadow Dr
Middletown, OH 45005
When you're doing this at home, what position are you in? How are you doing it
0:04
In a chair. Okay. Put my leg out so I can... Yeah, perfect
0:10
I mean, it's hanging down, but that way I can get around. And you know, what should happen is when you first get into this position, there's that little gap underneath the back of the knee
0:21
If you prop the heel on a pillow or something to elevate it, that will continue to improve just with gravity pulling on it
0:30
So that's what I said, like the rolling pin massage, it's great because it improves the fluid exchange
0:36
It spreads out the tissue. It reduces some of the pain from the tourniquet or bruising or anything that's going on
0:42
Yeah. But the secondary benefit is to work on the extension. I know those exercises I was doing 15
0:52
And we're like on the pad. Yeah. I could tell each time it went down
1:00
Yeah. And it'll tighten back up, but that's okay because then you do it again
