Treadmills are perfectly to use if someone has had knee surgery. In fact, treadmills are preferred to walking outdoors because treadmills provide a constant rate and no terrain changes or physical hazards.
Folding treadmills are safe to use but you need to ensure when you are bringing the treadmill to its upright position that all joints are firmly in place to avoid any unnecessary accidents.
It is impossible to say if cheap treadmills are safe to be used by children, it depends upon the treadmill. If you or a child is using an electronic treadmill which can alternate speed, you must set it to a speed you/they can handle else it wont be safe for anyone.
Not as soon as you want. Knee replacement surgery is a serious medical procedure. After the surgery you will usually get a therapy to get use of your new knee replacement. This will take several months up to a year.
Knee braces are commonly used for conditions such as ligament injuries (like ACL, MCL tears), arthritis, meniscus injuries, patellar tracking issues, post-surgery recovery, and general knee pain or instability.
Compact treadmills are great for home use since they can be easily stored. They can save you space when you are not using them.
Yes, providing the scaring has healed.
A revision knee replacement is done when a knee replacement has failed (eg has loosened). If it was originally a partial knee replacement that was done, it will be replaced with a total knee replacement, if it was originally a total knee replacement, a new total knee replacement will be done. Approx 1.4% of patients require a repeat Total Knee Replacement, known as a Revision Knee Replacement
Treadmills are a safe low impact way to exercise. If you want to step it up a bit you can speed the machine up to run or incline to add to the resistance as you progress.
Yes, I'm not sure what makes you think it wouldn't be okay. Having knee surgery doesn't have any effect on whether or not you can use tampons.
The knee replacement surgery was successful, but the rehabilitation that lies ahead will be very challenging. His rehabilitation after the accident will include physical therapy, regular aerobic exercise and time in the weight room.
It's a good idea to use a stairmaster to avoid contact stress with the ground when working out.
During a knee surgery sometimes it is valuable to use the patients own biological material, whether it be blood, tissue, bone or skin, this is known as autograft.. When I have my surgery, there will decreased cause for rejection as I am using autografted bone.