Total Knee Replacement (TKR) also known as Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is performed to replace the damaged knee joints that are causing pain. The components of your knee allow you to complete your daily activities as well as sitting, standing, bending, and walking. There are two types of knee replacement surgeries.
Total knee replacement is the most common of the two surgeries. The knee has a joint which consists of three bones: the femur, tibia, and patella. You are constantly bending and straightening your knees which makes your femur roll against your tibia causing your patella to glide in front of your femur. Over time your cartilage in between these bones wear down causing the bones to rub together. The bones rubbing together over time will cause pain and damage. TKR surgery replaces the damaged joint with metal alloy implants and a plastic spacer.
Total knee replacements are performed to improve knees that are causing severe pain, inflammation and stiffness. Knees may have severe damage and deformity, or ligament damage, and may even have been replaced previously but either failed or loosened over time.
Reddy Care Physical, Occupational and Aquatic Therapy can help you recover after undergoing a knee replacement surgery. Your Physical therapist or Occupational therapist will develop a treatment plan to improve your knee movement. Occupational therapists help address patients' active daily living (ADL) requirements and their safety upon discharge from a TKR surgery.
Your Reddy Care physical therapy treatment plan may include strengthening, stretching, manual therapy, balance, coordination and aerobic conditioning. We have state of the art equipment which helps stimulate the healing process, this includes Normatec and the LightForce class IV laser.
Don't suffer in pain, call us at Reddy Care Physical, Occupational and Aquatic Therapy to get evaluated today!
Great Neck: 475 Northern Blvd., Ste.11, Great Neck, NY 11021 Tel. (516) 829-0030
Farmingdale: 309 North West Dr., Farmingdale, NY 11735 Tel. (516) 420-2900
Woodbury: 150 Woodbury Rd., Woodbury, NY 11797 Tel. (516) 367-1111
Deer Park: 2024 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park, NY 11729 Tel. (631) 243-0247
North Shore Towers: 272-78 Grand Central Pkwy., Floral Park, NY 11005 Tel. (516) 344-0030
In-Home Physical & Occupational Therapy (Home Care): 516-829-0030
*Home therapy servicing Long Island, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, the Bronx & Manhattan*
Bayside - Aquatic Therapy: 208-32 Cross Island Pkwy., Bayside, NY11360 Tel. (718) 224-8480 *coming soon*
Sources:
https://www.reddycare.net/services/knee-pain
https://www.hss.edu/condition-list_knee-replacement.asp
You Might Also Enjoy...
Scoliosis is a condition in which you are diagnosed with a sideways curvature in the spine. Most cases of scoliosis are mild but severe scoliosis may occur. It is important to catch scoliosis early on to help give you time to correct the curve before it be
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a condition where pressure is applied to the median nerve. The median nerve goes through a passage in the wrist called the carpal tunnel and it finishes in the hand.
Vertigo is a vestibular disorder which makes you feel a rocking or spinning sensation. Vertigo can last for a few hours, days or even weeks. Vertigo is often caused by an inner ear problem and you may experience vertigo with certain head movements.
Laser therapy is a medical treatment that uses specific wavelengths of light to create therapeutic effects. Laser Therapy is a non-invasive, safe, and effective treatment modality.
Kinesio tape also known as kinesiology tape, elastic therapeutic tape, KT, and K-tape is an elastic cotton strip with acrylic adhesive that helps pain caused by an injury.
Pinched nerves occur when compression or pressure is applied to a nerve. The most common areas to experience a pinched nerve are in your neck, shoulder, lower and upper back. You may also experience pinched nerves in your arm, hand, elbow or wrist.
