After knee replacement no more soccer?

[Bilb]

Hi, my doctor has recommended a full knee replacement. Requesting any info, after knee replacement surgery, one cannot jog, run or move laterally?
I'm currently a coach/Dad with a competive youth soccer organization. I've had several 'knee scopes', right knee is now bone on bone. I can 'limp run, jog/walk' (with the kids) once a week, with a brace, but every time I become immobile, knee swells for several days and lot's of pain.
I've been informed after surgery, any movement of this type is out of the question. I'm kinda hoping their might be a different light at the end of this tunnel.

 

[ship4]

They suggest you not do those things. Just like they suggest you not ski. However, others who have had replacements decide for themselves how they are going to live their lives. If it is just for youth soccer and not playing competitive soccer yourself, I don't see why you can not give it a whirl. Only you will know how it feels. I went skiing in February of 2009 after my BTKR. I plan on skiing this winter!

 

[loggon]

There was a coach that went back to coaching here.

There is a football ref. that went back and is doing good.

Check some of the past few months post.

It does depend on the person and how they heal as to what they can do.

As Crystal said you are the only one that will know what you can do.

Good luck and it sounds like you really need that knee replacement to get on with life.

 

[Surfsister]

I think you can continue to do the coaching. I wouldn't suggest playing though. I know they said something about my ACL being completely torn by the time I got to the knee replacement. It was fine since they said they always cut the ACL for the surgery. Anyway, the thing I cannot do is pivot. I couldn't do it before surgery and I'm not going to try now. But I can certainly run (although I choose not to) and there are others who run daily with prosthetic knees. I don't know that you will move well laterally. But you can work around that.

 

[backbay38]

If you have the right surgeon and the right prosthesis for your knee there is no reason why you can't do most anything you did with a healthy knee. Except, as others have noted, pivoting sports like basketball, actually playing soccer etc. YOu absolutely can move laterally (side to side) as long as you don't twist your knee. I am beginning to run again and I know of a former elite runner (he's now 53) who is running up to 50 miles a week 9 months after having a knee replacement. Make sure your surgeon does nothing but replace knees and hips. Lots of them!!. Not an all around orthopedic surgeon. Be sure he/she is sports-medicine oriened. Then do your part. Build up your leg muscles at the gym in the months before your operation. And work your butt off after with the exercises they will give you and whatever your physical therapist tells you to do. And be sure you have adequate pain mediation right after your surgery and during your recovery period. Everyone is different and surgeons go into knees and find all kinds of problems (as mine did). But I worked very hard and had a straightforward, uncomplicated recovery. Do a lot of reasearch and be sure all your questions are answered. The best surgeons will not set boundaries for you except to suggest activities within reason. Lots of people ski, play tennis, run, and of course hike and mountain climb. If you only move up and down the sidelines in your coaching you should be OK. I don't know that much about soccer but as long as you're not in the action...you should be OK IF your legs are strong and flexible again as they should be if you work hard. Which is a lot of words to say "go for it!".

 

[Texas]

I would not say its over I here people even on here skiing hiking, coaching no way .........I agree be careful but it will be well worth it I cant remember the coach's name............You will be glad you did it get rid of all that pain the oain you have no will not go away the sugery pain will......Good Luck............)

 

[Josephine]

Well, the idea of joint replacement is to give a person back their life as they want to live it. So anything is ok within reason. Never say never!

 

[rsmith9915]

Bilb I had tkr 6-19-09, I have now worked 5 high football games and 4 college games. I'm doing great I'm a headslineman on both crews, so I get alot of running in durning the game. I also plan to referee my college basketball games this year. Go to the gym and work on legs and upper body before your date. Then work hard in pt after. You can do what ever you want to.