The 8 BEST Knee Replacement Exercises to do BEFORE Surgery! | PT Time with Tim

Learn the 8 Must-Do Physical Therapy Exercises to prepare your knee for a Total Knee Replacement Surgery from Dr. Tim, a Licensed Physical Therapist. You should begin performing these pre-operatively exercises 6-8 weeks before your knee replacement surgery. It is important to prepare your arthritic knee by increasing the knee range of motion and increasing leg strength so that the physical therapy rehab post-operatively can go as quickly and as smoothly as possible.

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👉 Products Mentioned in this Video:
1. OPTP Stretch-Out Strap
2. Trigger Point GRID Foam Roll
3. Power Systems Loop Resistance Band
4. Theraband Hamstring Curl Resistance Band

💪 Exercises Included in this Video:
1. Quad Sets
2. Heel Slides with Strap
3. Straight Leg Raises
4. Bridging
5. Short Arc Quads with/without Ankle Weight
6. Seated Knee Extension Isometric with Resistance Band Loop
7. Hamstring Curls
8. Mini-Squats

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00:00 Introduction
00:48 Quad Set Isometrics
01:39 Supine Heel Slides with Strap
02:48 Straight Leg Raises
03:34 Dual Leg Bridging
04:46 Short Arc Quads
05:57 Knee Extension Isometrics with Band
08:13 Hamstring Curls
09:03 Mini-Squats
10:09 Outro

[jenniferjohnson]

I appreciate you sharing these 8 pre-op knee exercises, Tim. I’m going for 2nd knee surgery March 12 and am doing these ahead of time. Thank you again!

[janetbradley]

I'm so glad that I found this! Thank you!

[carlmanning]

Getting my left knee jan 24th and then the right one done March 27 so I need to do these. Thanks for the video looking forward to getting my knees replaced…..

[carlmanning]

Would like you to make video on post surgery exercises…thanks

[joolzmac]

Great explanation and demonstration of these exercises. I was given a leaflet with these exercises to do but watching you do them makes it easy to replicate. My TKR is in 5 weeks so these will help greatly. Thank you!

[Arosell]

How often should I be doing these 8 pre knee replacement exercises? Thanks for the video.

[marjoriecadanilla]

I’m having my knee replacement next week, on the 24th if this month, I am following your video step by step, thankyou very much.

[nazimarohom]

Thank you Dr. I'm considering to go for a knee replacement in two months time. Hope these exercises will help me to strengthen my foot. Respect from Mauritius

[audreywilliams]

Any suggestions for pre-surgery exercises in a pool.

[debbiec]

hello Tim Do you have exercises for the Osteoarthritis Hip aka Hip surgery ? Thank you .
In the near future I will need Total Knee surgery and Hip, both.
I am preparing for these surgeries . I believe the Hip surgery will be first ( since it will heal faster ).
Knee surgery takes at least a year and it all depends the healing . Thank you, Debbie

[leigh]

Do you alternate on both legs for these exercises.

[phishphan]

Doc, just subscribed to your channel.

I am behind the 8-ball. My left knee replacement is in exactly 3 weeks. Any value in your 8 exercises?

Also, given the rotation of 8 exercises, how many times a day? "Someone" said that since I only have 3 weeks instead of 6-8 weeks, I should do these 2-3x a day. Yet today, even the 2nd set seemed painful. Thoughts?

[shahidaaidrus]

Thank you Dr. Tim. I am going in for TRKR on July 30th I am scared. Your exercises are helpful except, I noticed you are not alternating the legs. Is there a reason for that? Should I be exercising just the effected knee and not the other one? Also, I am unable to do any exercises sitting down.can I do then laying in bed?. Thank you

[gaetaneoneill]

how many times a day to use these instructions

[lailahussein]

Do I need to do this daily prior to knee replacement surgery ?

[MPam]

Thank you for your video. I was wondering, if one is able to walk for 1-2 miles every other day, with no assistive devices, are all these exercises really necessary?

[carolebowlby]

where can I get that band you used that was attached to the buffet unit

[DJ]

Is walking on a treadmill good to strengthen legs before knee replacement??

[taniatzvetkova]

How long should be the foam roller?I looked on Amazon and they have 12, 18, 24 or 36 inch.

[dwaynekeith]

Getting a total knee replacement next month. As im waiting for surgery, my knee is getting stiffer. Will this affect the surgery?