How to Reduce Leg Swelling After Knee Surgery - By a Physical Therapist

How to Reduce Leg Swelling After Knee Surgery. Swelling is common after knee surgery, especially a total knee replacement, but how do you get the swelling to go down? What's normal and what happens when the swelling lasts longer than expected? Swelling can hinder knee movement and the ability to walk around.
I am a physical therapist that specializes in swelling and lymphedema, and I see a LOT of patients with this issue. So I am here to share the main ways we reduce swelling after knee surgery.

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲?
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00:00 Intro
01:03 What causes the swelling and is it normal?
The two basic options:
01:41 Treatment 1
02:10 Treatment 2
The more specialized options:
02:55 Treatment 3
05:37 Treatment 4
06:55 Treatment 5
07:38 IMPORTANT!

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Lymphatic Drainage Video for the LEFT Leg:    • Lymphedema Massage: FULL Manual Lymph...  
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*I am a physical therapist, but not your physical therapist. Although I do monitor comments, I cannot respond to personal medical questions. Please know that these are questions for your own doctor or provider as this is general information only. Thanks!

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