Rehabilitation training after arthroscopic surgery

Human body activities are inseparable from the joints. Once there is a problem with the joints, it will definitely lead to restricted activities or joint pain. If there is a problem with the joints, arthroscopic surgery must be performed. Arthroscopic surgery is currently a more advanced surgery. Arthroscopic surgery is a closed type of surgery that causes less damage to the joints and is not easy to cause joint infection and pain. So, what is the rehabilitation training after arthroscopic surgery like?

The rehabilitation training method after arthroscopic surgery should firstly perform ankle flexion and extension activities, which can drive the muscle pump effect and prevent the formation of deep vein thrombosis; secondly, the knee joint can be assisted by CPM machine or manually flexed and extended.

There are many training methods for arthroscopic surgery rehabilitation , and the rehabilitation training methods are different for diseases in different parts of the body. If the patient has a meniscus injury in the knee joint, the meniscus can be partially removed through arthroscopic surgery, and the patient can walk the next day, so the recovery time is shorter; if the patient has a ligament injury, the ligament can be reconstructed through arthroscopy, and the recovery time is longer, so early rehabilitation exercises are particularly important; if the patient has repeated shoulder dislocations, arthroscopic surgery can be used to repair the shoulder joint, and closed-chain shoulder joint rehabilitation training can be done after the ligament heals in 6 weeks, and open-chain shoulder joint rehabilitation training can be done after 12 weeks.

Any surgery is traumatic and is just a helpless choice of the lesser of two evils.

During arthroscopic surgery , the disc-shaped meniscus is trimmed into a semi-lunar shape, which changes the original mechanical structure of the joint. The joint has to readapt to this new mechanical force system, and naturally some parts that were originally not stressed will be subjected to increased force, causing changes in the force on the ligament tendon attachment points and the appearance of pain symptoms. Furthermore, part of the synovium needs to be cleaned during the operation, and the secretion of synovial fluid in the joint will also be reduced, and the lubrication of the joint will be reduced relatively speaking.

Patients are advised to exercise within one month and wear knee pads for protection. Maintain relative stability of joints. Sodium hyaluronate can be injected into the joint to supplement the components of the joint fluid and facilitate functional recovery.