recovering from knee surgery

Post Procedure – Leg, Meet Your New Knee!

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Medical Procedures: Adding Bridging for a full recovery

“Kinetic Konnections was different than my Physical Therapist. They looked at the bigger picture of how my knee had to work, including with the hip, foot, and other leg.”

Even with thorough planning, and pre-op exercises, the reality of post-surgical pain and discomfort is surprising to most people. One client recently opted to have a knee replaced when the bone-on-bone pain was regularly impacting her ability to get through her day.

She expected to be in pain and knew she would be up soon after surgery to help recovery. What she didn’t expect were the odd sensations around the entire knee, the tightness in her foot, and discomfort at the hip. Also, the pain medications messed with her sleep and digestion.

Three weeks after surgery her daughter brought her into the office. Big changes with that one session! The pain meds became a thing of the past. Sleep was better and she was soon walking without a cane. At the eight week surgical follow-up all the discharge milestones were met.

See how Bridging was able to help at various points along her recovery. Read more

cast on arm

Post Procedure – After the Cast is Gone …

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Medical Procedures: Setting a broken bone is a procedure too

Our client had been working out, finished, and was getting off the equipment when her pant leg got caught. Down she went. The good news was she caught the fall; the bad news — her wrist took the brunt of the impact and broke.

Injuries happen any time of the year, whether from sports, accidents or daily living. A common injury for both children and adults is a fracture. Often a cast is the choice to protect while healing.

In addition to the discomfort of the cast, common issues upon removal are muscle atrophy, inflexibility, poor control, and odd sensations of pulling and tightness. Read more

pain after hip surgery

Post Procedure – Hip Repair and Still in Pain

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Medical Procedures: Add some Bridging for Additional Recovery

Injuries happen any time of the year, whether from sports, accidents or daily living. When the pain is bad enough, an MRI may show a tear. This type of injury generally needs some surgical help for repair.

We recently met a college athlete who still had pain in her hip almost a year after surgery. She diligently followed the usual recovery steps doing physical therapy for mobility and strengthening. Sometimes, however, even those efforts aren’t enough to fully restore your movement or reduce the pain.

Bridging takes a look at the injury from another perspective of movement, which often yields another insight and solution. After one session she left the office able to move without pain; what we found had little to do with the injury or the surgery. Read why. Read more

woman with varicose veins on a leg walking using trekking poles

Post Procedure – Old Veins Gone, New Veins Yikes!

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Unexpected Post-procedure Outcomes

Medical Procedures: Add Some Bridging for Full Recovery

January is a time for medical procedures. Insurance plans kick-in with new options, and post-holiday downtime is a good time to take care of elective issues.

The trauma from procedures, even if elective, is enough to mess up your movement fundamentals. This often is experienced as discomfort, unexpected pain, delayed recovery, or decreased endurance. Often people don’t even realize how much the procedures have impacted them. Once Bridging returns the movement fundamentals to working order people are amazed at how much better they feel.

That was the case with one client who merely noted that her hips were tight when doing her usual workouts. Read more about what we found and how it was connected to a recent procedure! Read more