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How To Cope With Pain While Sitting
Following Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery, about 5-10% of people with develop longstanding issues with knee pain, tightness, stiffness and swelling.
Some of these people will even develop “Stiff Knee Syndrome”, which includes the inability to full bend and straighten the knee, difficulty walking, weakness in the quad muscles, and swelling/heat surrounding the knee.
In this video, we’ll do into more detail about what “Stiff Knee Syndrome” is, and then I’ll share 3 things you can do to avoid developing it.

Total Knee Replacement (TKR) Surgery – How to Avoid “Stiff Knee Syndrome”
Following Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery, about 5-10% of people with develop longstanding issues with knee pain, tightness, stiffness and swelling.
Some of these people will even develop “Stiff Knee Syndrome”, which includes the inability to full bend and straighten the knee, difficulty walking, weakness in the quad muscles, and swelling/heat surrounding the knee.
In this video, we’ll do into more detail about what “Stiff Knee Syndrome” is, and then I’ll share 3 things you can do to avoid developing it.

Total Knee Replacement (TKR) Surgery – “How long/often should I take my pain medications?”
I get a lot of questions from clients after TKR surgery about their pain medications…
People ask how often they should take their medications and how long they should take them after surgery.
They also ask me about the possibility of becoming dependent on pain medications for the rest of their lives.
In this video, I’ll address those questions in detail. And I’ll also tell you what to do if you find that the pain medications don’t agree with your system after surgery and make you feel nauseous and sick.
I hope this video helps!

“Total Knee Replacement” Workshop – full Zoom video (2-3-22)
Couldn’t make it to our live TKR workshop on Zoom?
Not to worry, I recorded the entire thing!
Here are the major topics we cover in the workshop:
1. What is Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery?
2. How do you know if you need TKR surgery?
3. Risks and Complications with TKR surgery
4. “Stiff Knee Syndrome”
5. What is “Prehab”?
6. The 3 most effective ways to ensure a full recovery after TKR surgery
7. Preventing long-standing pain, stiffness and swelling (some more tips!)
8. What’s Next?

Total Knee Surgery – 4 Simple Ways to Reduce Swelling
If you’ve just had Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery, you’re probably dealing with a lot of swelling surrounding your knee…
And this swelling can be the biggest barrier between you achieving full range of motion (ROM) in your knee.
With that in mind, reducing your swelling during your recovery is of vital importance.
In this video, I’ll share 4 simple and effective ways you can reduce swelling at home during your recovery from total knee replacement surgery. And I’ll also share 3 other tips to help you manage any long-term swelling.
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