Exercise...

[Mailman_1]

You sir, are talking out of your arse!

Not only that, your advice is positively dangerous!

The question was for some recomendations on low impact gym activities.

Its what my doctor and physio told me to do after dislocating my knee and it worked fine for me. Whats so dangerous about it?

[Churchill]

The question was for some recomendations on low impact gym activities.

Its what my doctor and physio told me to do after dislocating my knee and it worked fine for me. Whats so dangerous about it?

Ok, the clue is "Reconstructive Surgery on the knee".

What you prescribed is low impact however it does put a shedload of strain on the joint!

[SueEllen]

The question was for some recomendations on low impact gym activities.

Its what my doctor and physio told me to do after dislocating my knee and it worked fine for me. Whats so dangerous about it?

Not all knee injuries are the same.

Which is why your advice is dangerous.

[HYpno27]

Without knowing the extent of Lucys problems, adding weights over and above her own body weight may make it far worse.

What is right for one condition doesn't make it right for another. Gotta be gentle until you know what the issue is

[Mailman_1]

Ok, the clue is "Reconstructive Surgery on the knee".

What you prescribed is low impact however it does put a shedload of strain on the joint!

That would be why i say nothing about the weight to put on. That is down to the strength and condition of the joint. Read the posts properly b4 you throw your toys out the pram.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Wii Fit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNVIcMnZh4

[Churchill]

That would be why i say nothing about the weight to put on. That is down to the strength and condition of the joint. Read the posts properly b4 you throw your toys out the pram.

Cycling is good for the knees, the bike with the handle by you butt is best for strengthening knees if u use high resistance, seated quad machine and the squat machine where u lay on your back are all low impact on the knees. If your gym has it, there is a squat machine where u push the weight up from your seated position below which is also a good 1. You gym attendants should be able to show u what u need to do.

Pram? Not me sunshine. Back-pedal all you want. Cycling or even squatting and standing up with just your bodyweight can damage your knees.

Do you really want to tear up your ligaments?

"Arse" and "out of" still spring to mind.

Nice try though, I thought it was a deliberate troll, not just ignorance.

[Moscow Mule]

That would be why i say nothing about the weight to put on. That is down to the strength and condition of the joint. Read the posts properly b4 you throw your toys out the pram.

She's not in the rehab phase for the injury yet - strength exercises may not be appropriate.

IIRC - Pre-op you should be concentrating on maintaining cardio-vascular fitness (hence the swimming) rather than strength building around the knee. But, again, it depends on the injury and the nature of the surgery.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Just control your diet, and incorporate a lot of walking into your daily routine, it's not rocket science really.

[Churchill]

Just control your diet, and incorporate a lot of wa nking into your daily routine, it's not rocket science really.

Shirley?

It'll take the stress off the knees...