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That’s right! Can’t forget about the muscles of the feet! It’s our foundation! Thanks for watching!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch this one and for commenting! I hope you find this video helpful in your recovery! Wishing you the best!

Thank you for taking the time to watch this one and for commenting! I love hearing from you all and I’m very happy to hear you found this video helpful! Wishing you well!

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! Yes ice can be a very helpful modality to help manage the acute pain and swelling.

Thanks for stopping by to watch and supporting the channel! The best thing you could do for a knee that has been braced or immobilized is to focus on daily exercises that will stretch your knee! Many of the exercises in this video will be a good start.

Thanks for taking the time to comment and for watching this one! I’m sorry you had a bad experience with any high impact activities. Although everyone’s circumstance and health history is different it’s important to know that there is not one activity alone that can damage your knee cartilage. This usually occurs with wear and tear over time. Now with severe osteoarthritis this activity might aggravate your knees but I have found many ways to modify this for many different populations. The evidence and research clearly shows these activities are critical for bone health and strengthening!

First off I want to say thank you for subscribing and for supporting the channel it really means a lot! When it comes to recovering from back surgery the 3 words that come to mind are: 1)proper breathing 2)core/hip strengthening and 3)body mechanics are very critical. My best recommendation is to enter therapy with an open mind ready to learn because there will be a lot of new terms and information you’ve probably never heard before! I think highly of the physical therapy profession and believe most are trained very well! You will be in great hands! By the way do you mind me asking where your surgery was located? Maybe I’ll think about creating an upcoming video on exercises after spine surgery? 🤔just a thought

@@MovewithDrMike Thank you for your response. You asked where I had my spine surgery done.. It was at The Danville Spine Center, Danville, Ky. My surgeon was Dr. Knetsche. I am so pleased with him, would highly recommend.

@@Abc-1973 My apologies if I wasn’t clear! I meant to ask where was the location of the surgery so that I can make video specific to this? Neck, mid, low back? Sorry for the confusion

@@MovewithDrMike ok now I understand 😂 The following is what I had done. L2-3, L3-4, L4-5, DLIF L5-S1, ALIF L2,3,4,5,S1 PSF LAMI All this was done 3/19/2024 I hope this helps. I love all the info in your videos.

@@Abc-1973 perfect thank you for this! It’s very helpful and I wish you a fast speedy recovery!!

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment! Now I am all about empowering others to engage in activities they love and enjoy but it’s all about risk vs reward. I know skateboarding can lead to a lot of falls and accidents that you can’t control and would likely lead to broken bones. There are safer ways to strengthen your bones that have less of a risk lol! Walking with a weighted vest, resistance training with weights, high impact activities in a controlled environment where you can focus on proper mechanics of landing and stability! Hope this makes sense!!

Thanks for stopping by to watch and for supporting the channel! I’m glad you enjoyed this video!! Take care!!

Thank you so much for your support!!!

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! There are a lot of different factors that could influence why your knee is stiff and doesn’t move. This is why consistency with all the mobility exercises are key to restoring for range of motion back to normal! If you want more instruction on how to do that check out my ‘Surgery’ playlist.

Thanks for watching and for your kind words! I’m thankful you found this video helpful! Wishing you the best

All the best for it becoming more bearable..I'm at 6 1/2 weeks myself and I found that right at the 6 week mark,.pain and swelling started to get somewhat less. I know not everyone the same, but I hope you find the same. Stay strong!

@@RoseBudFC thanks for stopping by to watch and support here! Wishing you a fast speedy recovery!! You got this!!

@@MovewithDrMike thx! Your videos have been so helpful since I started preparing for surgery. Appreciate your expertise!

@RoseBudFC wow you’re too kind and I want you to know I appreciate your comments! I’m happy that you’ve been enjoying the content!

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! Hoping for a speedy recovery! Hang in there!

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! Hope your husbands recovery was smooth and he’s doing well!

Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment here! I greatly appreciate this!!

Thanks for stopping by to watch and support the channel! I would recommend using it on both sides of the knee to address the swelling in the entire leg!

Thanks for stopping by to watch and for sharing this tip with us all! That’s actually a great idea!

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I’m so glad you found this video helpful and I’m wishing you the best! Take care!

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I do think this taping method can aid in a patient’s recovery even after 2-3 months post op! Try it out and let me know how it goes! Wishing you a fast recovery!

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! I’m glad you found this video helpful! I would say the most important tips to prevent yourself from over reaching while gardening is to ensure that you position your body in front of your project or activity and focus on staying as close as possible! It’s not that rotation of the spine is horrible or damaging. It’s when people do this over and over without using good body mechanics how injuries happen. Hope that helps!

Thanks for taking the time to watch this video and for commenting! Although many people are very frightened by this procedure I know many others that have had great success with the recovery!! Wishing you the best!

Thanks for stopping by to watch and for sharing this exercise with everyone! Ive seen many of my patients do the exact same thing and they had a lot of success with such a simple set up at home! Whatever works on your ROM! Great job! Wishing you the best

@@MovewithDrMike excellent advice in the video and thank you 👍

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Hope you found this video informative!!

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I appreciate it!

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! So with your knees up to a 90 degree angle you’re going to place your hands over the top of your knees. Take a deep breath in through your nose and exhale slowly. Press your hands into your knees while you attempt to lift your knees up towards your chest. There should be minimal movement. Focus on holding for 15-20 seconds for 4-5 times 2-3 daily. This may not look like much but this can be a great way to activate your deep core muscles which as a result can relax tight painful low back muscles. If it’s too difficult to lift your feet off the ground as shown, you can also perform the same exercise with your feet & calves resting on a box. Hope this helps!

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Hey thanks for stopping by to watch and comment! That’s a great question and I’d probably recommend to hold this exercise if you’re someone that has had any type of knee surgery in the last 6-8 months. Since any high impact activity can increase your pain or swelling. If you’re past the 8 month window and you have minimal pain then yes I would say it would be appropriate to begin incorporating this exercise starting off with a very small height box and getting comfortable landing with good stability. Also consider using hand assistance in the beginning to first learn the exercise. You’re going to notice this will challenge your balance and coordination! Hope that helps!

@@MovewithDrMike Many thanks for the input! Can't wait to get started and also see what else your channel has to offer !

@@Jan-km9nh thank you for your support! Let me know if there are any other topics you’d like for me to cover in an upcoming video!!

Thanks for taking the time to watch and for commenting! Wishing you the best!!

Thank you for stopping by to comment and most of all for supporting the MWDM channel! Your support is appreciated and I hope you enjoyed our recent video! I had a lot of fun filming with Janey! Hope you found these instructions easy to apply ! Take care

Thanks for stopping by to watch and for taking the time to comment! From my experience a slight chin tuck and lifting the head slightly off the ground does seem to make it easier to activate the upper core muscles. Hope that helps!

Yes, thanks so much for your reply!​@@MovewithDrMike

@@kylenesadiq1019 absolutely let me know if there are any other topics or videos you’d like for me to make in the future!

Hey thanks for taking the time to comment and for watching! I appreciate your support! Glad you found this one informative!

Thanks for stopping by to watch and for taking the time to comment! Congratulations on your recent surgery and I hope you’re doing well! Wishing you a fast recovery!!

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment here! My best recommendation for tightness is the following: continue to work on your knee flexibility with stretches that take your knee to end range (if you don’t know how check out the videos on my channel that go over this, I’ll link one below), try utilizing a heat pack before exercise sessions to improve blood flow and warm up the tissue, add in myofacial release techniques to break up any scar tissue and improve any fascia restrictions!! Hope this helps! czcams.com/video/X1IKepSl0fw/video.htmlsi=ioNnso3KM_TwMYM9

Thank you for stopping by to comment and most of all for supporting the MWDM channel! Your support is appreciated and I hope you enjoyed our recent video! Janey is so awesome 👏🏻

Congratulations glad to hear things are going well! Great job wishing you the best of luck! Thanks for watching!!

Thanks for stopping by to watch and for taking the time to comment such kind words! I really appreciate your support and glad you enjoyed this one!!

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! I would say that the normal walking (gait) cycle includes a person contacting the ground with their heel first! Then as most of their weight shifts to that side the weight transitions from the mid foot and eventually forefoot during push off! Some therapists may recommend temporarily applying pressure through the forefoot to minimize impact especially on a painful joint but the correct and most efficient way is through the heel.

@@MovewithDrMike I did spend time flexing my ankle….toes up and toes pointed then just walked across the room heal-toe heal toe feels much better to to push off with the forefoot! Now I need to rewatch the video on gardening stretches since the garden is where the ankle roll happened 🧐

@@cherylschumacher1832 That’s a good point! Protect those ankles and feet! I’ll be making a video on foot and exercises within the next week! I think it will be very good for you!! Thanks again for watching!

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Depending on how much stability and assistance a person requires crutches can be appropriate for some! If possible I would try to be evaluated by a physical therapist to assess safety with them. Hope that helps!

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