| Thanks to your new knee, you will be able to do many of the activities
you did before your knee surgery, but with little or no pain. Most
people with total knees can do recreational walking, swimming, golf,
driving, light hiking, recreational biking, ballroom dancing and stair
climbing without difficulty.
Activities to Avoid
Even though your activity level is likely to increase, a knee
replacement surgery means that high-demand or high-impact activities
must be avoided. You should definitely avoid running or jogging, contact
sports, jumping sports, and high impact aerobics.
You should also try to avoid vigorous walking or hiking, skiing, tennis,
repetitive lifting exceeding 50 pounds, and repetitive aerobic stair
climbing. The safest aerobic exercise is biking (stationary or
traditional) because it places very little stress on the knee joint
How long will your implant last
The average total knee currently lasts 10-15 years before the components
wear out. In some cases, worn components can be easily switched out for
new ones, but revision surgery is always an experience doctors and
patients want to avoid if at all possible.
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