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Submitted on: 05-12-2012; Answers: 9; Tagged under: Osteoporosis       ✘ Report abuse
Q What exercises are best when you need a knee replacement and also have bad hips?

A Hi, I have worked with a number of clients through knee and hip replacement, (and other issues). Pilates is great, particularly working with studio equipment as this allows us to modify the exercises to suit your body and its needs. It is important to maintain your muscle mass and alignment as much as possible pre surgery and then start moving your body, even working on your breathing, as soon as possible after surgery. Jenny Green, Bodywise Pilates
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Answered on: 06-12-2012;
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A Hello Dr Craig Walsham ( Chiroprctor ) I would just like to confir with a few posts alraedy put up in answer to your question. So in summary what I know you should do.1 water walking will allow you to do resistance work strengthening muscles without further damage being done to your joints 2 Vitamins are crucial to joint repair and maintanence so you need vit d, fish oils, joint formula and magnesium.3 as Dr Roche has said you will almost certainly need orthotics and Chiro adjusting which often gives huge relief and can mean some patients choose not to have the surgery depending on the severity of damage to the knee.At Chiroworks we use footlevelers orthotics and do a weight bearing scan that produces customised orthotics. For further infomation you can go to www.chiroworks.co.nz
I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.
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A Gentle exercise for anyone after any surgery. Yoga, swimming, and short walks, even 5 mins. You also need to look at your VitD3 level as this will help osteosporosis. Look at fish oils for inflamation and make sure that you are taking plenty of magnesium as this will help any muscle spasm in the knee or the hip area---- Robin Rodgers
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A Swimming and water walking are the best form of exercise for you. Exercise is a vital part of weight management for you as excessive inertia can lead to weight gain, which in turn puts more load on your joints. If you are carrying excess weight, I'd highly recommend undertaking a professionally supervised program, such as UltraLite, to get yourself to a healthy weight.
All the best,
Sharon
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A Hi - Dr. Cherye Roche here - I am a Chiropractor with special interest in lower extremity conditions. Your question persumes that the problem is weakness. You may well have some muscle weakness, however it is very important to identify imbalances, even in strong muscles. If your hips are "bad" as well as your knees, the first step is to identify why your knees and hips are breaking down and address that underlying cause. Then, we can develop at treatment plan that will include adjustments to the joints of the feet, knees, hips and spine, as well as muscle strength and balance. You may also need to consider orthotics to balance any foot mechanics that are faulty. So, if this all sounds like it makes sense, contact me via www.GaitDoctor.co.nz.
Good luck
Dr. Cherye Roche - Doctor of Chiropractic
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A Hi there, with special conditions you really need individual advice. Yoga is gentle, and, taught correctly, incorporates controlled breathing which helps regulate inflammation. I do not recommend a general class, but a one-on-one to determine your specific needs and create a daily routine - the only way to get results. We help people in this way at Science of Life.
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A Hello,
Swimming comes to mind with joint issues. Gentle stretching and yoga is also beneficial.
Taking supplements to assist your joint mobility are the omegas such as krill oil, flaxseed and coconut oils. Cod Liver oil and Fish oils are also good as long as the source is free of contaminants like mercury.
Increasing your mineral intake is also extremely helpful for joint health, Magnesium and silica will aid stiff joints. Epsom salt baths will load the body with magnesium and reduce inflammation.
All the best. Donna
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A Forgive my typo - I meanet LOWER limbs, not 'lover' limbs. LOL!
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A I suspect there's more behind your question than the words you've written, but I'll just answer the question for now. Presumably you're looking for exercises that don't require much movement or pressure on hips and knees...
There are lots of yoga and pilates types of exercises that work the upper body and core without stress on the lover limbs. I just Googled 'exercises that don't use the legs' and got several million pages. I suggest you take a look online and see what appeals. I'd be really interested to see what you come up with that works for you. Let me know: [email protected].
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