Can knee joint massage after operation?

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Knee joint is the largest and most complex joint in human body. Because of its special structure, and bear the weight of the whole body, but also need to adapt to people's daily activities, so it is easy to have a variety of problems. Nearly half of the orthopedic patients come to the clinic because of knee pain, swelling and other reasons. Can knee joint massage after operation? Let's talk about it

Can knee joint massage after operation?

The wound and intra-articular wound after arthroscopic surgery are in the stage of inflammation and edema for a period of time after surgery, so excessive activity stimulation is not conducive to wound healing and the elimination of edema. In 2-3 weeks after operation, it is not recommended to walk, jog, stand or sit for a long time. It's OK to walk daily. When you rest, you can take a supine position and raise the patient with a towel or pillow, which is conducive to the detumescence of the knee joint.

Postoperative rehabilitation exercise is also a very important link. The rehabilitation exercise here is not to run, but to do scientific rehabilitation training for joint range of motion, lower limb strength, gait and proprioception (such as balance and other functions). Specific rehabilitation exercise suggestions will be introduced later.

In order to avoid the formation of chronic inflammation and chronic pain syndrome, some non steroidal drugs can be taken for 2-4 weeks after surgery, which helps to eliminate the inflammatory reaction of knee joint, relieve pain, and also help to carry out normal rehabilitation exercise after surgery.

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The ultimate goal of rehabilitation is to make the limb function as close as possible to or even completely return to the level of previous health, so on the basis of all the above training, patients need some exercises suitable for themselves. These exercises not only meet the basic requirements of daily life, but also take into account the needs of sports for body function, especially for professional athletes.