Amputation Exercises, Below-the-Knee

para>This is an image of a woman lying on her back on the ground with her legs extending through a doorway. Her left leg has been amputated below the knee. There is a callout showing her with her left stump straight, raised and resting on the edge of the doorway.View Original

This is an image of a woman lying on her back on the ground with her legs extending through a doorway. Her left leg has been amputated below the knee. There is a callout showing her with her left stump straight, raised and resting on the edge of the doorway.

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This is an image of a man lying on his back in bed with his left knee slightly bent. His right leg has been amputated below the knee. There is an arrow by his right knee showing that he is pressing his right knee down into the bed.

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This is an image of a man lying on his back, in bed, with his left knee bent slightly. His right leg has been amputated below the knee and is extended slightly. There is a towel rolled and under his right knee. There is a callout showing him lifting his right stump of the bed slightly.

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This is an image of a man lying on his back with his left knee bent. His right leg is extended straight and has been amputated below the knee. There are two callouts showing him lifting and lowering his right stump.

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These are 2 images of a man lying on his back, arms across his stomach. His right leg is bent and foot is flat on the floor. His left leg is amputated below the knee and his stump is resting on a towel roll. In the first image his whole back is resting on the floor and in the second image he has lifted just his hips and lower back off of the floor.

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This is an image of a woman lying on her stomach. Her left leg is extended straight. Her right leg has been amputated above the knee and is propped up on a towel roll.

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This is an image of a woman lying on her stomach. Her left leg is extended straight. Her right leg has been amputated above the knee and is propped up on a towel roll.

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What will the results be?

Less pain
Faster healing
Stronger muscles
More flexibility
Prevent muscle tightening or contractures
Increased blood flow
Easier to move around and use a prosthesis or artificial leg

Helpful tips

Do not prop your stump up with a pillow unless your doctor or therapist tells you to do so. This could cause tightness to happen in the front hip muscles. This will make walking with your prosthesis more difficult.
Keep your stump wrapped as instructed by your doctor. If the bandages loosen, rewrap. Be sure not to wrap it too tight at the top so you do not cut off blood flow.
Stay active and work out to keep your muscles strong and flexible.
Keep a healthy weight to avoid putting too much stress on your joints. Eat a healthy diet to keep your muscles healthy.
If you have diabetes, it is very important to keep your blood sugar numbers good to help with healing.
Be sure you do not hold your breath when exercising. This can raise your blood pressure. If you tend to hold your breath, try counting out loud when exercising. If any exercise bothers you, stop right away.
Always warm up before stretching. Heated muscles stretch much easier than cool muscles. Stretching cool muscles can lead to injury.
Never bounce when doing stretches.
Doing exercises before a meal may be a good way to get into a routine.
Exercise may be slightly uncomfortable, but you should not have sharp pains. If you do get sharp pains, stop what you are doing. If the sharp pains continue, call your doctor.

Where can I learn more?

Amputee Coalition ‚
http://amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/nov_dec_10/strength_training.pdf ‚

Last Reviewed Date

2015-06-08 ‚

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