Exercise after a total knee replacement can increase mobility and strengthen the muscles around the knee joint. Walking, stair climbing, and activities that target specific muscles may all help. Once ...
There are a variety of exercises — including quad sets, leg raises, and clamshells, to name a few — that you can do before surgery to strengthen your knee, improve flexibility, and promote recovery.
Knee replacement surgery can help reduce pain and improve function in those with arthritis. You may need to change up your fitness routine, however — especially while you're doing physical therapy.
When former Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson ran the 2022 London Marathon, she knew she was taking a risk. It would be her first 26.2-mile race since undergoing a partial right knee replacement in 2020, ...