How to use this calculator
- Choose your procedure.
- Enter weeks since surgery and how recovery is going.
- Tick any warning signs.
How it works
Phases reflect widely used rehabilitation protocols. Each lists the focus for that stage, a typical milestone and when the next phase usually begins. Surgeons vary their protocols, so your own instructions take priority.
Reading your result
| On track | Continue your plan. |
|---|---|
| A little behind | Review the plan soon. |
| Well behind | Physiotherapy review needed. |
| Warning signs | Contact your surgeon now. |
Physiotherapy treatment
Post operative rehabilitation is the core of physiotherapy for knee replacement. After an assessment, your physiotherapist sets a plan built around rOM, gait training and progressive strengthening when cleared, progressed as your results improve. Hands-on treatment, pain relief and education are added where they help.
Exercises this calculator may recommend
Your result decides which of these appear, and at what dose.
Medical note
Calculators give estimates for general guidance and do not diagnose any condition. Stop and seek medical help for chest pain, fainting, sudden weakness or numbness, loss of bladder or bowel control, or severe or rapidly worsening pain. Always follow your surgeon's or doctor's instructions over any calculator.