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Physiotherapy At Home In Sutton Coldfield After A Knee Replacement Physiotherapy At Home In Sutton Coldfield After A Knee Replacement

Physiotherapy At Home In Sutton Coldfield After A Knee Replacement

Hello and welcome back again to the ThreeSpires Physiotherapy blog where we take a look at all things physiotherapy related. Having just done a deep dive into our home visit physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield for patients who have had a hip replacement, I thought we should continue on the orthopaedic theme and have a look at knee replacements. As community physiotherapist we see many patients in Sutton Coldfield who are recovering after a knee replacement and so it might be useful to go into detail about what our physios can offer to help with anyone recovering from a knee replacement in Sutton Coldfield.

Just to remind anyone visiting this blog for the first time: all of or physiotherapists are mobile and go out to their patients at home in Sutton Coldfield. We provide physiotherapy across all of Sutton Coldfield including Walmley, Streetly, Wylde Green, Four Oaks and Little Aston. If you live in Sutton Coldfield and need physiotherapy, one of our mobile physios will be able to visit you at home.

Firstly, before we begin to consider the specifics of our physiotherapy service for knee replacements in Sutton Coldfield, we should discuss what a knee replacement actually is and why you might have a knee replacement. We have an in depth article on this topic, which you can access here: Everything You Need to Know About Knee Replacements

What is a Knee Replacement?

Knee replacements are major open surgery and along with hip replacements form the most common joint replacements that people in the UK have.  

There are two main types of knee replacement surgery that you should be aware of:

  1. Total Knee Replacement (TKR):  This is by far the most common version and with a total knee replacement, the ends of both the femur and tibia are cut away and replaced with prosthetic components.
  2. Partial Knee Replacement (Uni-Compartmental): In this procedure, only one side of the joint is replaced – for example the medial (part of the joint closest to the midline of your body) is replaced but the lateral (outside) part of the joint is left unaltered.

Which type of knee replacement you end up having will very much depend upon how bad your arthritis is in the knee and what your surgeon thinks is best to do. As regards physiotherapy, the type of knee replacement you have will not affect things much and your physiotherapist can have a chat about this with you when they visit you in Sutton Coldfield.

Why Does Anyone Have a Knee Replacement?

Apart from trauma such as a major road traffic accident there is only really one reason that people have knee replacements and that is arthritis. This is where the cartilage in the knee joint has degraded and it is causing pain on walking and movement. We have an article on the topic of arthritis here Arthritis & Physiotherapy

Our physios have a large amount of experience of working with people who have had knee replacements in Sutton Coldfield for a wide range of reasons and no matter what has caused your knee replacement we will be able to help you. One of our mobile physiotherapy team will be able to visit you at home in Sutton Coldfield and help you recover after your knee replacement.

What Factors Influence Having A Knee Replacement?

There a range of factors that influence whether or not you will end up having a knee replacement and they are mostly linked to whether or not you get significant knee arthritis.

  1. Age: unfortunately, as we age, arthritis in our joints tends to become more of a problem and as such as we get older it becomes more likely that we will end up having a knee replacement.
  2. Being Female: due to a longer life expectancy and some genetics, women are slightly more likely to have a knee replacement than men.
  3. Obesity: having a healthy lifestyle and BMI makes it less likely that you will have a knee replacement.

One point to consider is that although having knee arthritis is the main reason for a knee replacement, it doesn’t mean that if you have an x-ray and it shows knee arthritis then you will definitely need a knee replacement. Some people manage very well and have very little pain in their knee despite having on x-ray what looks like severe knee arthritis and whether you end up having a knee replacement depends mostly on whether or not you are coping with your knee.

What Happens After A Knee Replacement in Sutton Coldfield?

If we see a patient in Sutton Coldfield who is struggling with knee pain and has severe arthritis of the knee, often they will have a lot of questions about the process and recovery after a knee replacement. It is difficult in an article like this to give a comprehensive answer because there is a large amount of variation in how people recover from a knee replacement due to differences in age and overall health but below I have tried to describe a general process. For more detail check out our whole article on Everything You Need to Know About Knee Replacements

  1. Once you come around at most likely Good Hope or Little Aston Hospitals after your knee replacement, you will likely feel very groggy and a bit disoriented and you may well need some pain relief.
  2. Weightbearing on the knee: a priority is for the physiotherapy team to get you standing on your knee as this will promote circulation and improve recovery. The physiotherapists will also be very knee for you to start bending and straightening your knee.
  3. Returning home: one to 3 days after your knee replacement you will most likely be sent home. The speed of returning home depends upon how well you have recovered and if you need to be able to do any stairs at home. Most orthopaedic wards have a set of stairs that you can practice on with the physiotherapy team.

Clearly, this is a short look at your time in hospital after a knee replacement in Sutton Coldfield and some patients will take longer and may even need some respite care in a care home in Sutton Coldfield. However things go, our home visit physiotherapy team in Sutton Coldfield will be able to help you with your hip replacement. If you have any concerns or worries about the process of having a knee replacement and how physiotherapy plays a role, please get in touch.

Recovering From Your Knee Replacement At Home In Sutton Coldfield

As community physiotherapists visiting our patients at home, the process of recovering after a knee replacement at home is a key part of our expertise. It is also the most important and longest part of your recovery after a knee replacement. So it is good to have a look at some key parts of the recovery process:

  1. Recovering takes time: knee replacements are major operations which means that it is a lengthy recovery process and you should give yourself ample time to recover at home in Sutton Coldfield. It is also worth bearing in mind that pain and swelling of the knee in the first 4 to 6 weeks is very common and you need to factor this into your thoughts.
  2. Rest: after a large operation such as a knee replacement your body is working overdrive to repair itself and as such you need to accept that you will need to rest in order for your knee to heal itself.
  3. Rehab exercises: yes, resting is important but you must also do any exercises from the hospital physios such as bending and straightening your knee replacement.
  4. Physiotherapy: this is almost certainly the most important aspect of your recovery at home in Sutton Coldfield. Having regular and early physiotherapy after your knee replacement is vital and there is a large amount of evidence to support this.

Once you have returned to your home in Sutton Coldfield, we would generally advise that you have a physio visit in the first week so that you can have an initial assessment. This will let the physio have a look at how you are doing and give any advice that is needed. This will then give you the confidence to make progress and manage things at home.

Why Have A Physio Come To You Rather Than Go To A Physiotherapy Clinic in Sutton Coldfield?

Many people (until they have one of our physios visit them at home) believe they need to attend a physiotherapy clinic in Sutton Coldfield after having their knee replaced because they need access to specialised equipment. Usually, the opposite is the case and they would be better staying at home and concentrating on rehab at home with a physio visiting them. We have a whole article here on the benefits of physiotherapy at home:  Mobile Physiotherapy Service At Your Home . Below are some of the key benefits/reasons for having one of our mobile physiotherapists visit you at home in Sutton Coldfield after your knee replacement

1. Your Knee Replacement is Very Painful

Although hip and knee replacements are both orthopaedic joint replacements, one key difference between the recovery is that pain is much more of a factor for the first 6 weeks with a knee replacement. Therefore, not having to leave the home to go to a physiotherapy clinic in Sutton Coldfield in those early days will be vital.

 2. Difficulty Leaving Your House in Sutton Coldfield

For most people the first month after having a knee replacement is a difficult period and they will either be using a zimmer frame or be on 2 crutches and as such they struggle to leave the house. Our mobile physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield is ideal for those patients who are finding it difficult to get around after their knee replacement. Having one of our physios come out to you in Sutton Coldfield during this period means that you are still able to access essential physiotherapy.

3. You Live in a Care Home in Sutton Coldfield

A large number of people who have knee replacements are also living in some form of care home or sheltered accommodation and it is not possible for them to access a physical physiotherapy clinic in Sutton Coldfield after their knee replacement. For patients such as these, having  a visit from one of our mobile physios at their care home in Sutton Coldfield will make all the difference in their recovery after their knee replacement.

5. Assessment and Recovery at Home

As a physiotherapist myself I can state with confidence that being able to visit a patient at their home in Sutton Coldfield and see the environment that they will be doing most of their rehab in, is of huge benefit. It allows me as the visiting physio to understand how physio will fit into their life at home in Sutton Coldfield and I can adjust exercises and routines to ensure that they make the best possible recovery after their knee replacement.

Obviously, there are a lot of other reasons for having one of our physios visit you at home after your knee replacement such as time saving but I think that we have covered the key benefits of having a physio come out to you. Next, we will look at the process of physiotherapy after a knee replacement in Sutton Coldfield.

What Should You Expect With Physiotherapy  At Home In Sutton Coldfield After A Knee Replacement

Ideally, we recommend that anyone thinking of having a knee replacement or if you are booked in for one, should get in touch and have a chat about how physiotherapy might work after the knee replacement. This will allow us to discuss the date of your knee replacement, where you live in Sutton Coldfield and we can consider when it might be best to see you. Below is a brief look over how our home visit physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield works for anyone who has had a knee replacement.

After you have made an appointment one of our mobile physios will come out to you in Sutton Coldfield to conduct an initial assessment for your knee replacement. Bookings can be made easily by phone, email or our contact form on our website and generally we can get one of our physios out to you in Sutton Coldfield within a week. If you are sending us an email to book an assessment, it is helpful to have some details about your knee replacement. Key information about your knee replacement for us as physios would be: the date of your operation, where it was done, when you got home, your postcode (this lets us work out driving time for Sutton Coldfield), your goals and how you are physically doing at the moment. Giving us this level of detail about your knee replacement, allows our physio to be much more prepared when they visit you at home in Sutton Coldfield.

Our mobile physio will now attend your home in Sutton Coldfield. As a community physiotherapy service, we really pride ourselves on trying to be on time but sometimes there may be traffic holdups, so if your physio is 5 minutes late please don’t worry, they will be there. At the start of the session your physio will discuss your knee replacement with you, go over the operation, why you had the knee replacement and your goals for your recovery. This part of the assessment is in our opinion as physios, the most important part as it gives your physio a good overview of you and what you would like to work on.

Next, there is a physical assessment which looks at how your knee moves, how you are walking (with any aids) and your strength. This physical part tries to decide what is weak and what needs working on to make the best of your knee replacement. Our physio will then discuss their findings and create a personalised exercise program to help you with your recovery after your knee replacement that you can do at home in Sutton Coldfield. Finally, they will go through a management plan and book any follow up physiotherapy sessions that are needed.

FAQS About Knee Replacements & Physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield:

Before finishing,  we will look at some common questions that I have been asked by patients about our home visit physiotherapy service for knee replacements in Sutton Coldfield:

  1. Do your physios visit all of Sutton Coldfield? Yes, we go to everywhere in Sutton Coldfield and if you live in Sutton Coldfield, one of our physios will be able to visit you after you have had a knee replacement.
  2. Are you able to work with NHS physiotherapy? Yes, we have a lot of experience of working with NHS physios in Sutton Coldfield to help patients after their knee replacements in Sutton Coldfield.
  3. Do your physios visit care homes in Sutton Coldfield to help with knee replacements? Yes, absolutely and in fact many of our patients are residents at care homes in Sutton Coldfield.
  4. Do you have any testimonials for your physios? Yes, we have many testimonials both here on our website and on Google and Facebook.
  5. Can relatives attend physiotherapy sessions? Yes, our physios are very keen for family involvement and in fact having relatives aware of the exercises needed to help with a knee replacement is very helpful.

Okay, I think that is probably as much information as you are likely to need about our mobile, home visit physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield to help with recovery after a knee replacement. Thank you for taking the time to read this article about our physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield and if you or a relative have had a knee replacement and need physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield, then please get in touch and one of our mobile physios will come out to you at home in Sutton Coldfield.

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