knee surgery

[shane]

Well had knee surgery a month ago to trim up cartilage and have been given the all clear by surgeon to start lightweights and cycling. What exercises would you guys recommend and set rep range to help build muscle up again

[OnlyHuman]

Did they refer you to a physio as a part of your post surgery regiment?

 

Generally it is a good idea to start out with some light cycling and "slowly" increase the resistance and difficulty of it over a few weeks. 

 

Once you have been cycling and it feels good, you could start adding in some rehabilitative exercises focusing on motor patterns and general strengthen of the muscles that cross the knee joint. 

 

Initially these could be some isolation exercise such as single leg leg extensions, leg curls, calf raises, glute and vastus medialis activation (eg patterson step ups).  Just start well withing your abilities don't push so hard, frequency can be your friend but build up to it. Than you would start to add in single leg compound movements ... than eventually light bi-later movements such as squats etc.  

 

Monitor how it feels during-immediatly following your session and the day after. Adjust from there. 

 

Depending on how much they shaved away ... rehab can be a fairly "fast process" but better to be safe than sorry. 

 

 

Just in a few words ... good luck  

[shane]

Thanks OnlyHuman I not a fan of physio think waste of time personally, but had good warm up on the bike and did single leg ext leg curls box step ups and calve raises for 3x10 for all exercises. I went light and made sure didnt over do it at all knee feels good this morning be more cycling today help strengthen and get my cardio going

[OnlyHuman]

Sounds good  

Enjoy

[shane]

Well I hoing back again for another clean up of knee, roughage behind kneecsp and on tibia and loose cartilage. Should I continue to train legs or just cycle on legs days dont want to aggravate it it anymore

[maccaz]

Well I hoing back again for another clean up of knee, roughage behind kneecsp and on tibia and loose cartilage. Should I continue to train legs or just cycle on legs days dont want to aggravate it it anymore

whatd doctor say? 

[shane]

Said rehab not working so no point in doing it

[Bigken1985]

Said rehab not working so no point in doing it

They should have got it all the first time

[shane]

Yeah should have but these things happen