Knee Replacement Surgery

Knee replacement surgery, also known as total knee arthroplasty (TKA), can provide pain relief and restore function in severely diseased knee joints. During knee replacement, a surgeon cuts away damaged bone and cartilage from your thighbone, shinbone and kneecap and replaces it with an artificial joint (prosthesis) made of metal alloys, high-grade plastics and polymers.

Knee replacement can improve knee problems associated with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and other degenerative conditions. Knee replacement may help you if you have pain that, limits activities, function or mobility, have tried other methods to improve symptoms, are 55 yrs or older and are generally healthy.

After knee joint replacement, people are standing and moving the joint the day after surgery. At first, you may walk with the help of parallel bars, and then a walking device will be used until your knee is able to support your full body weight. After about 6 weeks, most people are walking comfortably with minimal assistance. KNEEHAB® can be used both pre and post surgery to maximise your quadriceps muscle strength thereby restoring your strength and joint movement with maximum control. Once muscle strength is restored people who have had knee joint replacement surgery can enjoy most activities.

After total knee replacement surgery the quadriceps muscle is often very weak and needs focused rehabilitation. An essential component of your rehabilitation after the operation is strengthening of the quadriceps muscle and KNEEHAB® is ideal for this purpose in the comfort of your own home.

KNEEHAB® is an innovative and clinically proven, garment-based Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) device. It is designed specifically to treat quadriceps atrophy (thigh muscle wastage) that arises from being unable to exercise after your knee replacement surgery. It re-educates the muscle by sending gentle electrical pulses through pads placed on the surface of the skin. This electrical stimulation applied to the motor nerve re-educates and strengthens the quadriceps muscle through cycles of contraction and relaxation.

It is recommended that KNEEHAB® be used in conjunction with voluntary exercise in order to optimize and control your rehabilitation.