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My husband broke his left tibia just below the knee joint. His surgeon says no weight bearing for 3 MONTHS. How can he try to stay in shape and avoid gaining weight? Any ideas on exercise? He is in a removable brace, one of those contraptions with metal rods down the sides and several velcro bands that encircle the leg that he wears 24/7 except to shower.

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MITllama02 said:

My husband broke his left tibia just below the knee joint. His surgeon says no weight bearing for 3 MONTHS. How can he try to stay in shape and avoid gaining weight? Any ideas on exercise?

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seriously. he can lift wieghts which will help healing too. upper body stuff. but still give him plenty of good loving. and lite beer.

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Exercise bike or wind trainer can be used on the well leg with the aid of toe clips. This is a standard therapy for folks with knee surgery and can be done as soon as the person can sit on a bike without falling over. Just find a stool or table for him to put the injured leg on.

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DO NOT ignore doctor's orders on the matter of weight bearing.

 

A little creativity goes a long way, I did a lot of training when I broke both my ankles once....and there's a chance the doc will let him swim sooner than 3 mos, be sure to ask about that option. Good luck. thumbs_up.gif

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