Most Patients Gain Weight After Getting a New Knee

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Most Patients Gain Weight After Getting a New Knee

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You'd think folks who've had knee replacement surgery -- finally able to walk and exercise without pain -- would lose weight instead of put on pounds, but surprisingly that's not the case, according to a University of Delaware study. Researchers Joseph Zeni and Lynn Snyder-Mackler in the Department of Physical Therapy in UD's College of Health Sciences found that patients typically drop weight in the first few weeks after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but then the number on the scale starts cre

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Tags: Pain, Knee Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Walking, Surgery, Physical Therapy, Education

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Just had a knee replacement? Sounds like you better get out and start moving! Not moving = weight gain! http://bit.ly/cpnWb7

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Most Patients Gain Weight After Getting A New Knee

medicalnewstoday.com — “You'd think folks who've had knee replacement surgery -- finally able to walk and exercise without pain -- would lose weight instead of put on pounds, but surprisingly that's not the case, accordiView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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