Getting stronger before a hip or knee replacement
Waiting for a hip or knee replacement? Learn what exercise before surgery (prehab) can and cannot do, what the research shows, and how SOS Clinic physio can help you prepare.
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Bone on bone, can exercise still help a hip or knee?
Told your hip or knee is bone on bone? Find out why exercise is still the first treatment for arthritis, what it can and cannot do, and how SOS Clinic physio can help.
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Knee replacement rehab, the milestones and how strength testing tracks them
Recovering from a knee replacement? Learn the usual rehab milestones, why the thigh muscle stays weak for months, and how SOS Clinic physio uses strength testing to track your progress.
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ACL rehab and the tests that come before return to sport
Recovering from an ACL injury, with or without surgery? Learn how strength and hop testing guide return to sport, why reinjury is common, and how SOS Clinic physio can help.
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Kneecap pain in runners
Pain around or behind the kneecap when you run, squat or take stairs? Learn what patellofemoral pain is, why hip and knee exercises help, and how to keep running. SOS Clinic, East Melbourne.
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Meniscal tears after 40, exercise first
Told your MRI shows a meniscus tear? For most people over 40, exercise works as well as keyhole surgery. Learn what the research shows and how SOS Clinic physio in East Melbourne can help.
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What a jump test shows about knee recovery
How a force plate jump test shows the way each leg pushes and lands after a knee injury or ACL reconstruction, and why jump height alone can hide a weaker side.
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Balance after a hip or knee replacement
Feeling unsteady after a hip or knee replacement? Learn why falls are common in the first year, what balance training can do, and how SOS Clinic physio tests your balance.
