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What you need to know following knee surgery

By fitstoppt 26 Aug, 2015 Advice, FAQ, Injury, Knee Pain, Physical Therapy, Surgery, Wellness knee, operation, pain, physical therapy, PT, rehab, rehabilitation, strength, surgery, swelling

None of us want it. Many of us need it. A lot of us eventually break down and get it.

Knee surgery.

We’ve seen it from just about every angle imaginable: “I blew out my ACL skiing,” “I tore my meniscus playing _____,” “It’s been bone-on-bone for years,” and my personal favorite – “It was an old high school football injury from ___ years ago”. Whatever the reason and whatever the surgery, did you know there are some important steps that you can take following your surgery that will help you to heal better, quicker, and with decreased pain? Today on the Fit Stop Blog, one of our knee specialists, Tyler Bluth, PT, MPT, is sharing everything you need to know following your knee surgery to get back into action as quickly as possible. Read more below:

Can physical therapy help my knee pain before surgery?

By fitstoppt 12 Jun, 2015 Advice, Exercise, Fitness, Health Tips, Injury, Knee Pain, Surgery advice, back pain, faq, function, health, injury, knee, pain, physical therapy, preoperative, PT, surgery

You’ve dealt with it for years. You’ve tried injections, braces, and altering your activity but nothing seems to help anymore. It’s finally time to do it – you’ve decided a knee joint replacement is in order. Before going under the knife, however, there are a few things you should know! Today one of our physical therapists, Tyler Bluth, MPT, is sharing some key information that everyone should know prior to going in for his/her knee surgery.

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