Hope you enjoyed this weeks' video! What position do you prefer to sleep in? Comment down below! PS: If you had a Total Knee Replacement and want to speed up your recovery in the comforts of your own home, check out the Total Knee Replacement Blueprint here: bit.ly/3iV7DdP

Who sleeps for hours after the surgery ? I can’t.

@restorepluspt

8 ай бұрын

I hear you @roberthoward3582. Most people can't sleep well right after surgery for various reasons. It gets better as the body heals.🙏

@sue-annthandy5387

6 ай бұрын

@@restorepluspt I couldn’t sleep for 2 months yes two months I got sleeping tablets didn’t talk then awful dark time never again

@restorepluspt

6 ай бұрын

@@sue-annthandy5387 I'm sorry to hear this. I have seen that in some of my patients. It usually range from 1-2 months. The 3rd month is significantly better. I hope you are way better now.🙏

@ipebbles7816

4 ай бұрын

Rite, I can’t . I am 3 months post- op TKR. My surgery was 9/18/23 and I fell and sprained my Knee(surgical) on 11/11/23 so I’m going through a lot of pain in my knee and it’s very stressful and frustrating. I can’t sleep good at all I will fall asleep in pain n wake up in pain. When the weather changes I can tell even though I have an TKR very weird anyone experience this also?

@sue-annthandy5387

4 ай бұрын

@@ipebbles7816 try a velcrow strap to put a ice pack in it keep changing all night get knee Xrayed checked please & a good Ostepath

No one has physical therapy beds, so a lot of this is not practical. Sleeping is just plain difficult after TKR.

Very good recommendation!

@restorepluspt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Maria. Hope it helps.

Thank you, I haven't been sleeping on my tummy but look forward to trying it!

@restorepluspt

Ай бұрын

You're welcome @dixiebrantnerdereus3416. I hope it helps.🙏

Thank you.

@restorepluspt

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome @wtbrn4u! Hope it helps.

Thank you. You are CORRECT. I APPRECIATE YOU.

@restorepluspt

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome @naomis.sharif! Happy to help!🙏

Thank you 🙏🏽

@restorepluspt

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome @alkakochhar7817! Happy to help.♥

What about using the wedge pillow? Sleeping is the big challenge after my knee replacement surgery. Sometimes I end up on my side by accident.

@restorepluspt

9 ай бұрын

Good question @slundgr. It depends on how you position the wedge. If you use it under your legs to elevate your legs with the knee straight, this will be good. If you place the wedge under your knees in such a way that your hips and knees are bent, this will not be a good position after TKR. Hope this helps.🙏

These are good recommendations to get the best ROM from your knee replacement. However, I have found that there has to be compromise. Lying on your back with the knee totally straight is too uncomfortable to sleep. You have to be sleep to get the rest needed for recovery

@restorepluspt

3 ай бұрын

I agree @virginiaanderson9695. I tell my patients that they have to get good sleep. This is where the medications can be helpful. Some people need them, some do not. If you cannot sleep with the knee straight like some of my patients, I suggest making that up during the day time when you are awake. Do exercises to straighten your knee as much as you can. This way you can sleep better without losing the range. I hope this helps.🙏

@obscurelyvague

3 ай бұрын

@@restorepluspt The medication has been making me very very sick. I was told that of all the meds I was given the one I have to make sure I take regularly is the Aspirin to prevent blood clots. I have to tolerate the pain because the pain meds make me dizzy, extremely nauseated, and on the verge of passing out.

Thank you so much for this video mom Two days post op and I thought I should sleep with leg raised.

@restorepluspt

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome @sadielaurentiwhitley3762!♥

Thank you again. My knee replacement was on April 12th 2023. I still have been sleeping with my leg on pillows no one told me any different. I will be removing them immediately. 💖

@restorepluspt

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I hope you find a comfortable position to sleep in. Your body needs that to recover faster.

@sue-annthandy5387

10 ай бұрын

May 15/ one month 25!days good luck future Good Health

@janetmacdonald9209

7 ай бұрын

Sleeping on my back...can I raise up my head and shoulders with pillows?

@janetmacdonald9209

7 ай бұрын

I can sleep well in a recliner. Is that okay as long as I keep my hips down to my feet on a firm pad, so that my legs are straight?

Well it's 7 weeks to late for this information. All the things you said can go wrong have gone wrong for me. I even had a manipulation and my knee still won't straighten and PT bootcamp is no kidding matter. I asked my therapist how to sleep and they said whatever I tell you you are going to move while you are asleep so it doesn't matter. Now I'm crying thru every session with my knee being preesed down and bent. I don't know what to do. I'm so depressed.

@restorepluspt

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear this @lindahughes5781. I understand what your PT is saying. Yes you will move when you sleep but my thought is when you start in a good position, at least you will spend a part of the time in that position. This is better than nothing. We have different opinions on matters. Have you tried taking pain meds an hour before PT? That can help with the pain. Using heat on the quads and hamstrings before stretching can help as well as doing soft tissue work on those muscles if the are in spasm. Just some possible options. I wish you the best.🙏

What if I wear a brace that keeps my leg straight?

Thank you Sir for advice, good thing is that I never use pillows to balance my knees, instead I used pillows to support my back,,,am I wrong

@restorepluspt

7 ай бұрын

Hi @lebognkono5380. Using pillows under your knees when you have back pain helps a lot. I don't recommend it if you have knee replacement though.

I can only sleep on my side due to a very bad back. Can I side sleep with my tkr straight and other leg bent? Having my leg locked at straight for 14 months prior to my surgery this week.

@restorepluspt

4 ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear this @Cath75. If you can only sleep on your side because of your back, you can do what you mentioned. Monitor the knee. You want to make sure you are not getting any contractures flexion or extension. That is the important part. The position is not as important. Hope this helps.🙏

I had surgery on my right femur and left tibia and fibula. Please what's the best sleeping position?

@restorepluspt

5 ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear this @LydiaJames-ub8kj. It depends on what the surgery is on the femur and tibia/fibula. If it is ORIF, I will still recommend sleeping with the legs straight. Your surgeon will be able to guide you with this as well.🙏

It s not easy at all to find sleep even if it is kept straight.

@restorepluspt

23 күн бұрын

I know what you mean @shashiramdaursingh8866. In my experience, it is even more difficulty sleeping with the knee straight. Sometimes taking pain meds is acceptable in this situation. You need to rest to recover. I wish you the best.🙏

You can’t sleep on your side forever after surgery or just for the healing process?

@restorepluspt

10 ай бұрын

Good question @dariannyrodriguez8838. I recommend this just for the healing process. This is because when we sleep on our side, we tend to bend our knees and this can cause extension lag. Hope this helps.

@americantangsoodokarate

8 ай бұрын

Unless your child you're not sleeping on your belly everybody almost everybody sleeps on their side what is the best side position?

Semi-reclined sleeping worked for me. Lots of pillows. It was much better after I could take a hot bath before bed. I did use pillows under my knee, but I was diligent with my exercises and the amount of assistance I needed decreased steadily. I was at full extension by 5 months out, but 95% of that happened by three months post-op.

@restorepluspt

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this @angelabolton4478. The height of the back rest is not as important compared to the position of the knee. As long as the knee is straight, you have a better chance of getting full extension. You may have used a pillow under your knee a little but I am sure you did your stretches a lot and that helped you get to full extension. Great job!👍

Almost 2 weeks after my knee replacement. When I sleep on my side I cannot bend my surgery leg. There isn't much of a problem with me "Curling' both legs and in fact I wish I could bend the surgery leg.

@restorepluspt

2 ай бұрын

I suggest checking out my other videos on how to bend your knee after a knee replacement. I hope it can help you. 🙏

I slept with my knees up on pillows so they were elevated, but they were the long way (I was told this by my PT) so my knees were either straight at an angle up on the pillows or they were bent at 90 degrees. I've got good extension and flexion, but at 9 months now, I still have a fair amount of swelling and have to ice after being on my feet for even just a 1/2 hour (going for a walk or doing my exercises). I've been told the swelling can last a year or even two years. Do you have any ideas for helping the swelling to stop?

@restorepluspt

Жыл бұрын

Swelling after TKR can last up to a year or so Nancy. I suggest keeping up with the elevation and icing although I prefer to have the knee straight so the fluid in the knee can freely flow back to the system and not get stuck at the knee which happens when it is bent. 1 thing you can try is compression. If it is a lot of swelling, use compression stockings. If it is just a little and you don't want to use compression stockings, you can use regular stockings which has some compression but are more comfortable. Also doing centripetal massage on that leg can help mobilize the fluid more. Hope these help.

@linadimech7866

2 ай бұрын

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I wish I would have been told this after my tkr. I have always slept in fetal position. I'm 16 months out and still in pain.

@restorepluspt

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that you are still in pain this far out. Check out my other videos on knee replacement and see if they can help you feel better.🙏

How do you lay flat on your back for hours and days? Please give it a try and see! How would you sleep face down with your legs off the bed?

@kathyclark3168

8 ай бұрын

I cannot do that. Never have been able to sleep that way; maybe as a baby but that's it

What when both the knees are operated ?

@restorepluspt

10 ай бұрын

Great question @kokilaramakrishnan1988. The same principle applies. My recommendation is the same for 1 or 2 TKR. IN both cases, you want to promote full extension and avoid flexion contracture.

@cynthialambe4239

8 ай бұрын

Can you ever sleep again in the fetal position after TKR?

@sue-annthandy5387

6 ай бұрын

@@cynthialambe4239 u can after 5 months or longer 🤢🤮🤞😱😂🤣⁉️

You kneed to elevate your knee , not straight . I couldn’t sleep without it . People side sleeper can’t sleep , in the begging after 4 or 5 weeks yes . Any ways after six weeks still can’t sleep during night so much of movement ,my knee get hard and painful

i sleep only 4 hrs daily

Hell nah to the nah nah nah! On number 2! Go 4 or 5 days without sleep and do this video over!

I CAN'T sleep on either of these positions. I choke?

@restorepluspt

4 ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear this @phillipware9681. Sidelying will be better in your situation. Try to keep your knee as straight as you can so you don't develop flexion contracture. I hope this helps.🙏

I am 8 weeks post op. Maybe 1 hour sleep at a time. Who sleeps 8 hours Postoperative?

@restorepluspt

Ай бұрын

I understand how you are feeling @marystokes4436. I see this in a lot of patients. In this situation, I suggest taking the meds that your surgeon prescribed. They may help a little. I wish you the best in your recovery🙏

Thank you Sir for advice, good thing is that I never use pillows to balance my knees, instead I used pillows to support my back,,,am I wrong

@restorepluspt

7 ай бұрын

Hi @lebognkono5380. Using pillows under your knees when you have back pain helps a lot. I don't recommend it if you have knee replacement though.