Arthritis At Home Episode 92 – Total knee replacement: Cheryl Koehn shares tips on how to prepare for surgery
In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, Founder and President of Arthritis Consumer Experts, shares tips on how to prepare for a total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. She explains some of the tools that you may need and find useful after your TKR surgery, including the two-wheeled walker, crutches, cane, bathtub transfer bench, handheld shower hose, raised toilet seat, high density foam cushion, and a Cryovac ice therapy machine.
The materials contained in this interview are provided for general information only. They should not be relied on to suggest a course of treatment for a particular individual or as a substitute for consultation with qualified health professionals who are familiar with your individual medical needs.
Check out the resources below to learn more:
Allina Health, Minnesota – How to use canes, crutches and walkers after surgery – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-9OxwOQX9c&t=0s
Massachusetts General Hospital – Knee: Cold therapy (ice machine) and cold therapy with brace – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI-ge1LOU20&t=0s
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
- Part 1: Preparing for your hip or knee replacement surgery – https://youtu.be/ZmOmEPRCuIA
- Part 2: What to expect during your hip or knee replacement surgery – https://youtu.be/QDa7I_iRKoE
- Part 3: After your hip or knee replacement surgery – https://youtu.be/uWgcBwk8LJI
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Resource page – https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=knee-replacement-injury-education-resources-video
- Pre-surgery: Preparing for knee replacement – https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=preparing-hip-knee-replacement-surgery
- Pre-surgery: Exercises to prepare for surgery – https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=how-prepare-knee-replacement-surgery-exercises
- Post-surgery: Getting out of bed after surgery – https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=get-out-bed-after-knee-replacement-surgery
- Post surgery: How to roll in bed after surgery – https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=how-to-roll-in-bed-surgery-video
Vancouver Coastal Health: OASIS (Osteoarthritis Service Integration System)
- Knee replacement – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVTZIoElTfo&t=0s
- Chair height – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iVr-wzqpyA&t=0s
- Sitting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0263MVvog0&t=0s
- Walking with two-wheeled walker – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nWEfSZrr_M&t=0s
- Sitting on a toilet – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofzydX1iws8&t=0s
- Going up and down with crutches – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D36on5Sn-0&t=0s
- Tub transfer bench/handheld shower hose – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhrYfbjzZ28&t=0s
- Walking with crutches – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iaor_Ne8Lhw&t=0s
Written resources
Bone and Joint Canada – Hip and knee replacement toolkit – http://boneandjointcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/11-2821-RR_HipKnee_Replacement_Toolkit_V3.pdf
The Arthritis Society: Knee Replacement Surgery – https://arthritis.ca/treatment/surgery/knee-replacement-surgery
Vancouver Coastal Health: OASIS
- Surgery: Considering hip or knee replacement surgery – http://oasis.vch.ca/surgery/
- Knee surgery – http://oasis.vch.ca/surgery/knee/
- Prepare for surgery – http://oasis.vch.ca/surgery/classes-to-prepare-for-surgery/
- After surgery – http://oasis.vch.ca/surgery/after-surgery/
- Before, during, and after hip and knee surgery – https://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FB/FB.130.B393.pdf