Max Wallace
graduate
There are basically three types of knee replacement patients.
1. Sedate, mostly concerned with basic movement and stability. Able to walk and do most generic chores pain free.
2. Mildly active, expects to return to active life style, light exercise, light sports etc. minimal pain.
3. Highly active, expect to return to semi pro sports, heavy physical activity no limitations.
Each will base their PT on what their expectations are. We all have comfort zones. I personally fell into the #2 catagory, did moderate to heavy PT and have met all of my personal goals. I cannot participate in sports that involve heavy running and jumping but I never did that before surgery. However if all I wanted to accomplish was walking with no pain I could have done that with little or no rehab.
The main point being this surgery is fantastic and changes lives for the better and we all decide what we are going to get from it by our expectations and how much effort we are willing to put forth.
Some of us have been in pain for so long just to be pain free is enough and a miracle in it self.
These are my opinions and observations not the views of a professional.
1. Sedate, mostly concerned with basic movement and stability. Able to walk and do most generic chores pain free.
2. Mildly active, expects to return to active life style, light exercise, light sports etc. minimal pain.
3. Highly active, expect to return to semi pro sports, heavy physical activity no limitations.
Each will base their PT on what their expectations are. We all have comfort zones. I personally fell into the #2 catagory, did moderate to heavy PT and have met all of my personal goals. I cannot participate in sports that involve heavy running and jumping but I never did that before surgery. However if all I wanted to accomplish was walking with no pain I could have done that with little or no rehab.
The main point being this surgery is fantastic and changes lives for the better and we all decide what we are going to get from it by our expectations and how much effort we are willing to put forth.
Some of us have been in pain for so long just to be pain free is enough and a miracle in it self.
These are my opinions and observations not the views of a professional.