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Maintain passive range of motion once you are mobile after knee injury or surgery

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Dr Sheila Strover
Date:
Mar 26, 2008
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If there is still a lot of swelling, you may need competent help at this stage to regain flexion and extension. The next two exercises are:

Updated: 18 Apr, 2013
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Dr Sheila Strover is the founder of the KNEEguru website. Although not a knee surgeon, she has a sound understanding of knee surgery and rehabilitation acquired during her years as an anaesthetist, a knee...

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