Training after knee op
dg74
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Hi
Had my knee op last monday and to be honest, over a week later my knee is responding better than I thought. However, I know I can't rush back in to cycling or running but am looking for advice from others who've had the same op (cartilage removal).
How long should I wait before gingerly clipping back in and using the trainer? I know light resistance will be the order of the day but after that, I'm sort of stuck.
Advice appreciated.
Darren.
Had my knee op last monday and to be honest, over a week later my knee is responding better than I thought. However, I know I can't rush back in to cycling or running but am looking for advice from others who've had the same op (cartilage removal).
How long should I wait before gingerly clipping back in and using the trainer? I know light resistance will be the order of the day but after that, I'm sort of stuck.
Advice appreciated.
Darren.
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Speak to your physio.dg74 wrote:Hi
Had my knee op last monday and to be honest, over a week later my knee is responding better than I thought. However, I know I can't rush back in to cycling or running but am looking for advice from others who've had the same op (cartilage removal).
How long should I wait before gingerly clipping back in and using the trainer? I know light resistance will be the order of the day but after that, I'm sort of stuck.
Advice appreciated.
Darren.
try rollers or turbo on one legbetter than nothing then when you get full range of movement back do light work on rollers.0 -
My last cartilage op was a bit more aggressive then the first two, and I was 50 by then, so the recovery was a bit slower. The good news was that my surgeon said I could try the bike whenever I felt like it, and I found that as long as I was spinning the pedals I found cycling to be the least uncomfortable thing I could do. I kept a record of what I was able to do and when; seems it was 4 weeks before I was back on the road.0
