Knee arthroplasty (include total knee replacements) is a surgical procedure to replace parts of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability.

SGH Physiotherapy has a team of physiotherapists that specialises in the management of knee arthropasty. The aim of physiotherapy is to guide patients through their journey of recovery after undergoing a knee arthroplasty surgery.

Before surgery, patients do physiotherapy to prepare their body and help recovery go better.

After surgery, a physiotherapist visits patients in their hospital bed to start exercises and help them walk again. This begins on the same day or the day after surgery. Patients learn to walk again, sometimes using walking aids like crutches or a frame, depending on how well they're healing. The main focus is to help patients straighten their leg completely and bend their knee to 90 degrees to get the most from their new knee.

Upon discharge, each patient receives their own exercise plan to help them recover quickly, go home sooner, and return to an active, independent life.