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ACL Injury

How To Use a Walker and Safety Tips To Use a Walker Properly

In this blog I will explain why you may need a walker, the difference in types of walkers, and how to know if your walker fits properly.

ACL

Benefits of Active Recovery: Resting Recovery vs. Active Recovery

Recovery, ah relaxation, a few days in bed binging your favourite Netflix show. That’s likely what you first imagine when hearing “recovery.” We associate recovery with such passivity, so much so that resting recovery sounds redundant and active recovery sounds like an oxymoron.

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Sex After Knee or Hip Injury or Surgery: Part 1 | Curovate

If you have had surgery and are wondering "When can i have sex?" But you are too embarrassed to ask, you are not alone. Read this blog for more information on Sex After Injury/Surgery.

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Sex After Knee or Hip Injury or Surgery: Part 2 | Curovate

This blog will discuss how to safely resume sex after surgery in more detail, including sexual positions that are safe and ones to avoid and how to monitor yourself to ensure you are able to physically tolerate sex.

Range of Motion

How To Measure Your Knee Range of Motion Using Curovate

Did you know that you can use Curovate to measure your knee range of motion? This blog will show you how to take these measurements in the Curovate application.

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Strategies To Keep You Consistent With Your Exercises | Curovate

Staying consistent with your rehabilitation exercises can be difficult. Here are 5 strategies you can use to help improve your consistency and get back on the fastest track to recovery!

knee pain

Should I Be Experiencing Pain When I Do Rehabilitation Exercises?

The purpose of exercise after ACL reconstruction, Total knee replacement, and total hip replacement is to reduce pain. Ever wonder if pain is normal when doing rehabilitation exercises?

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Should I Measure My Knee Bending and Straightening With My Phone

Measuring range of motion through a phone is actually very accurate! A good source for healthcare information are studies that examine the results of multiple studies done on a particular topic.

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How Can I Improve My Knee Bending and Straightening | Curovate

Range of motion is the amount of movement you have in one of your joints and is very important during your recovery. At first, moving your knee and improving your range of motion may seem impossible. The good news is, it's not!

ACL Injury

Guide to Wound Care After Your ACL Surgery | Curovate

After your surgery, you are likely to go home with a dressing and an elastic bandage around your knee. Proper care is crucial to your wound healing and minimizing the risk of infection. In this blog, we are going to talk about how to take care of your wound to allow your recovery!

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Range of Motion & Why It Is Important Following Knee Replacement

The amount of movement in your knee during your recovery will determine the types of activities you are able to do after surgery!

ACL Injury

Do Knee Braces Work? What Does the Research Say? | Curovate

In this blog I will focus on knee braces prescribed after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. Knee braces are recommended by some healthcare providers for one to two months after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery.

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What Exercises & Sports Can I Do After a Knee Replacement? | Curovate

If you have had or are going to have a knee replacement, then you have probably wondered about what kind of exercises and sports you will be able to do when you have recovered.

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Why Do I Have To Do So Many Leg Raises After Knee or Hip Surgery?

The leg raise is an exercise that is prescribed after ACL surgery, total knee replacement and total hip replacement and often patients have to do this exercise for 10 repetitions, 3 sets, 3 times per day, EVERY DAY!! That's a lot of leg raises! Find out why you have to do so many

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Video: How To Apply Compression Using an Elastic Bandage After Surgery

After surgery or injury you will need to learn how to apply compression using an elastic bandage which is also called an ace or tensor bandage. Here are the basic rules to remember:

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6 Things To Know After a Total Knee Replacement | Curovate

Total knee replacement surgery is a surgery that replaces up to three parts of the knee joint with implants. These implants are made of metals and hard plastics. This kind of surgery is usually done to help with pain and mobility issues due to osteoarthritis in the knee.

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How Do I Stay Consistent with my Physical Therapy Exercises After Surgery or Injury? Part 1

Fear, frustration, discomfort… These are a few things you may feel after a knee surgery. If you have ever undergone an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, a total knee or hip replacement you know the lengthy rehabilitation that is required for a successful recovery.

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Video: How to Use Crutches After an ACL Injury | Curovate

After surgery or injury you will need to learn how to safely use crutches to walk and use the stairs. Watch this simple video to help you learn how to use crutches. This video is particularly helpful after ACL injury or surgery, knee replacement and hip replacement.